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Pete Strong is a poet and performance artist whose work explores memory, landscape and identity. He creates theatrical performances and installations using film, movement, spoken word, audio recordings and found sound. He has previously been shortlisted for the Bridport Poetry Prize, performed at the Hammer & Tongue Spoken Word National Final, and been a runner up in the Brighton Comedy Squawkers Award.In May, Pete performed at Brighton Fringe Festival with his show Greenfinch. Greenfinch is an autobiographical piece of poetry and performance that explores how we make sense of memories and the past, and how we can be shaped as people by the lands and hills we walk across. He is based in Brighton, UK.You can find Pete on Instagram @petestrongpoet on Twitter @petestrong.If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and give it 5 stars on Apple Podcast!Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out. CREDITS: Poetry To Your Ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O'Dwyer and Éloïse 'Loulou' Armary at the University of Sussex, platformed by 76 podcasting. The soundtrack is 'Dans la peau' by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.

Simon Maddrell is a queer Manx poet thriving with HIV based in Brighton. He is the author of "Throatboane", "Queerfella" and co-author of "All about our mothers". He recently performed at Brighton Fringe with his show "Two Old Queens and a Clutch of Poems". You can find Simon on Instagram @SimonMaddrell, on Twitter @QueerManxPoet or on Facebook "Simon Maddrell Spoken Words & Poetry". You can purchase on (or all!) of his collections here: https://instabio.cc/110303n4LxIf you liked the episode, follow our podcast and give it 5 stars on Apple Podcast!Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out. CREDITS: Poetry To Your Ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O'Dwyer and Éloïse 'Loulou' Armary at the University of Sussex, platformed by 76 podcasting. The soundtrack is 'Dans la peau' by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.

Ali Malek is our special guest today. Ali is a queer poet from Dubai, based in Brighton. 'Baby Teeth' is the second poetry book by Ali Malek, published in March 2022. Following 2020's 'Traditional Kids', Ali makes it clear that they have found their voice as a story teller through poetry. Described as a book about acknowledging, accepting and moving through mistakes, its the new handbook on beginning your 20's and the settlement it is going to bring. 'Baby Teeth' is available on Amazon and Lush Brighton.You can follow Ali on Instagram @his.name.is.aliIf you liked the episode, follow our podcast and give it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out.CREDITS: Poetry to your Ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O'Dwyer and Éloïse 'Loulou' Armary at the University of Sussex, platformed by 76 Podcasting. The soundtrack is 'Dans la peau' by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.

Sprigs of Heather joins us on this week’s episode. Heather is a poet and writer based in Brighton. She speaks of wild and divine feminine archetypes, the primordial natural world and the bittersweetness of being human. She is published in ‘No ordinary Words: The Real Life Wisdom of Women’, a book written by 33 women and edited by Kelly Herrick. She publishes her poems on her website and on Instagram @sprigsofheatherhttps://www.sprigsofheather.com/wing-woman

In this episode, we are delighted to have One Inky Queer with us - trauma poet keeping it light. Serving you queer cripple realness, honey.  Big stylistic range, or possibly just quite confused. Insistently and unstoppably intimate and inappropriate, but not in the fun way. Also does children's poems (no, really). "Poetry that makes you horny" @IAmSophieReidThat sums it up, right?If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out!CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse Armary, recorded at the University of Sussex, platformed by @76podcasting. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.

Welcome to the ninth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We are back to a conversation between us two co-hosts, Tom & Lulu. We discuss Kae Tempest’s new album, ‘The Line Is A Curve’, Lulu’s latest performances at poetry events in Brighton, and how we can play around between written poetry and spoken word. If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse Armary, recorded at the University of Sussex, platformed by @76podcasting. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.

Welcome to the eighth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We interview Ella Sadie Guthrie. She is a Brighton-based poet, co-founder of WRIOT collective and Words by the Water poetry night. She writes about love and is releasing her first poetry book this August '22, that is all about her love fantasies with Pete Davidson. You can follow her on Instagram @poetrytoyourears.If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse Armary, recorded at the University of Sussex, platformed by @76podcasting. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.

Welcome to the seventh episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We interview AFLO. the poet. She created a community in Brighton of Black poets from marginalised genders. Her work focuses on race, gender and mental health. We hope you will enjoy this interview!You can follow her on Instagram and Youtube @aflo.the poet. If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse Armary, recorded at the University of Sussex, platformed by @76podcasting. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.

Welcome to the sixth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We interview Elly, who goes by Aphrodites’ teachings, a Brighton-based poet. She writes about love and sexuality from a female gaze; and is inspired by nature to create. If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse Armary, recorded at the University of Sussex, platformed by @76podcasting. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.

Welcome to the fifth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! It features a poem about the pandemic amongst a selection of nonsensical poetry. Poems read in the episode:The Shadow Voice by Margaret Atwoodpink goo by Éloïse Armarytwo years later by Éloïse Armary213th Chorus by Jack KerouacThe Jabberwocky by Lewis CarrollIf you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse Armary, recorded at the University of Sussex, platformed by @76podcasting. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.