Georgia's Poetry Workshop

Georgia Conlon

Hosted by Georgia Conlon, poetry workshop facilitator and teacher. Creative ideas and poetry prompts to help you with your writing. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

33 Episodes

S2 E8: Acrostic Secrets
11/30/2023
8:05
Writing an acrostic, with help from a poem by Patience Agbabi.References: 'Invisible Ink' from Bloodshot Monochrome by Patience Agbabi. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E6: Writing Magical Realism Poems
11/16/2023
5:11
Writing magical realism poems! References: 'A Boat' by Richard Brautigan. Music by GC O'Hare (intro) and Portamento (outro). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Don't miss an episode of “Georgia's Poetry Workshop” and subscribe to it in the GetPodcast app.
S2 E5: Writing the Storm
11/9/2023
6:08
A poem and writing prompt about the weather! References: 'Wind' by Ted Hughes from New Selected Poems 1957-1994. Music: Intro by GC O'Hare, Outro by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E4: Writing festivals
11/2/2023
6:57
A poetry prompt for writing about celebratory festivals.References: 'Mid-Autumn Moon Festival' in Magnolia by Nina Mingya Powles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E3: Writing Autumn; in memory of Louise Glück
10/26/2023
6:59
I read and discuss Glück's poetry and an excerpt from one of her essays, and give a poetry prompt to start your own poem. References: 'Proofs and Theories' and 'To Autumn' by Louise Glück. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S2 E2: Writing cinematic poems, inspired by Joelle Taylor and Vicki Feaver
10/19/2023
7:30
I discuss Joelle Taylor's philosophy of cinematic poetry and use Vicki Feaver's work as an example.References: 'The Handless Maiden' by Vicki Feaver from The Handless Maiden / Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New Season! Writing poems worth wearing
10/12/2023
6:25
The first of the autumn/winter 10 week series! Write a poem today with a prompt you could dress up in.References: 'Your One Good Dress' by Brenda Shaughnessy from Liquid Flesh.Music by GC O'Hare (Intro) and Portamento (Outro). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Clinging to the past: using dust to write poems
9/14/2023
11:23
I discuss how we might use dusty objects in the house to write meaningful poetry.References: 'Sunflower Sutra' by Allen Ginsberg from Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems. Music: Intro: GC O'Hare. Outro: Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Waking up: using dreams to write poems
9/7/2023
5:03
I discuss how each poem is a movement from unconsciousness into consciousness.References: 'The Bull' by Vicki Feaver from The Book of Blood. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Using symbols to share secrets
8/31/2023
11:43
I discuss how we might use specific images to share secrets.References: 'The Pond' by Vicki Feaver from The Book of Blood / 'Toads' by Vanessa Lampert from 'On Long Loan'. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More Episodes

Get the whole world of podcasts with the free GetPodcast app.

Subscribe to your favorite podcasts, listen to episodes offline and get thrilling recommendations.

A company from

Georgia's Poetry Workshop

Georgia Conlon

33 Episodes

S2 E8: Acrostic Secrets

S2 E6: Writing Magical Realism Poems

S2 E5: Writing the Storm

S2 E4: Writing festivals

S2 E3: Writing Autumn; in memory of Louise Glück

S2 E2: Writing cinematic poems, inspired by Joelle Taylor and Vicki Feaver

New Season! Writing poems worth wearing

Clinging to the past: using dust to write poems

Waking up: using dreams to write poems

Using symbols to share secrets