Poet's Return - The Poetry Podcast
by Melissa BooeyPoetry is everywhere. Everyone can witness this powerful, timeless medium, in mainstream art and underground alike. Meet talented, evocative, rising artists as they perform their words and tell the stories that share their journey, inspiration and process. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poetsreturn/support
Copyright: Melissa Booey
Episodes
Words Heal
1h 15m · PublishedThe Bright and Talented Mr. White
56m · PublishedSpoken word poet Caleb Miller White flew onto our radar at Theatre of Note's 2022 poetry slam, where he was a semi-finalist. Beyond impressed with his pieces and performance, we invited him as a featured poet in Towne Street's Theatre Sum Poetry at Stella Adler last July. Caleb is a writer, actor, and producer based in Los Angeles, CA and originally from Texas. His love of spoken word began in 2016 during a 5-year stint in New York City studying sketch writing and comedy improv. Since then, Caleb has cultivated a distinct poetic style, one he describes as "incorporating punchy rap, clever comedy, and intimate vulnerability to amplify his unique perspective and voice."
@calebmillerwhite
Pieces Caleb performs :
Argumentative (18:56)
P.K. (28:11)
Daddy/Puppy (38:33) Poet's Return Exclusive! First time performing this piece live :)
Music featured today: Pontorose in July by Gramatik
hosts @philasocial Ron Johnson and @capnbooey Melissa Booey
Sum Poetry footage can be found @townestreettheatre
Ron and Melissa are published writers themselves. You can find Ron's book The Milkcrate Monologues available online and Melissa's book of poetry BIRDBRAIN will be out this summer
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50m · PublishedAmberlee Clark was born in Dallas, Texas and has been performing since she was four years old. When she was in 3rd grade, she was cast in a school production of Into the Woods Jr. Though it was a very small part, that little taste of the stage was all she needed to know she wanted to be an actor. She has been pursuing that dream ever since. However, also at a young age, Amberlee discovered she had a natural gift for writing as well. For fun, she would write poetry, short stories, and one-act plays, but her focus was still always on acting. It wasn't until her senior year of high school under the tutelage of Jason Carney and the Young DFW Writers program that she finally developed her voice as a poet.
These days Amberlee considers herself as storyteller. Not simply an actor or performer. She created Theatre of NOTE's poetry Slam (NOTE Slam), where she is making connections with poets all over Los Angeles.
@suddenlysherlock
@theatreofnote
Pieces Amberlee performs today:
Grown Up Birthday: (at 18:05)
Summer Love: (24:43)
Ode to Paperback Novels: (30:41)
The Eating House: (38:19)
Hosted by Ron Johnson @philsasifer and Melissa Booey @capnbooey and you can find us @poetsreturn on Instagram and Facebook
Original music by Philasifer
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1h 8m · PublishedRobert LaMarr Randle is a S.A.G. Actor, Musician, and Licensed Master Barber Hairstylist- an Artist on many levels! Today, we dive into his love of expressing himself through Spoken Word Poetry. A devoted husband and father, as well as a strong believer in God, Robert is an advocate for sharing lessons learned from real life experiences in order to help others. Poems performed today: BLOOD-LINE- about slavery and its existence today (minutes 23:54-29:10) HISTORY- follows the very human journey of not only one man of color, but many (minutes 42:57-46:34)
Robert is publishing an autobiography titled "Break me to Make me."
His son LJ joined us for this episode and is also a working actor on Abbott Elementary!
Stand out moments from the studio:
"My story's already been written...I'm just catching up with it."
"Sometimes you gotta break something down to build something up...."
Robert LaMarr's instagram: @lamarr_randlecuts
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48m · PublishedMarching On
3m · PublishedWe’re in this together, kid
1m · PublishedA Melancholy Monday
1m · PublishedBug in a Jar
1m · PublishedSharing is Caring with Bridget Hanson Tirrell
41m · PublishedBridget is a 23 year old Utah resident who has been interested in poetry since a young age. Her interest has grown into a continuous passion, peaking thus far during Bridget's senior year of high school and again about three years after her graduation. Just before I hit record during our zoom interview, the poet disclosed a story about being accused of plagiarism as a thirteen-year-old, simply because her teacher didn't believe the poem she submitted could have possibly been written by her. Little did this instructor know or realize that adolescent writer Bridget had already established herself online, posting her poems to wattpad.com under the name "the karma bug." Proving that her work was her own, Bridget felt slightly insulted and flattered simultaneously, ultimately feeling empowered to pursue her passion as a writer and poet more fervently than ever. Ten years later, she is still writing, and her strong use of meter and rhymes mixed with prose, as well as her use of metaphor and imagery all combine to create a truly gifted young writer, who when asked about her thoughts on this artistic medium said: "Poetry is one of the most beautiful, soulful ways to express emotion as well as work THROUGH emotion, and I believe everyone should give it a shot!" We agree, my friend.
Poems in this episode by Bridget:
A Four-Letter Labor
I Can't Eat This
Pick a Color
Detached
Welcome Back
Huge thank you to @philasocial, co host Ron Johnson, as well as Adam Lucas for the rad tunes. Thank you to @bridget_e_hanson.
Musical credit: lukapotomus "Patagonia"
Opening poem: My Purple Notebook
--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/poetsreturn/supportPoet's Return - The Poetry Podcast has 34 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 18:46:02. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 15th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 9th, 2024 11:11.