theOverhear.app Podcast: Recent Episodes
Overhear Poetry & Prose
In this Episode we talk to Dr Gregory Leadbetter about his most recent publication Maskwork as well as his Overhear commission for the Birmingham Literature Festival. We reference Gregory's online launch event which you can find here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebMo2w7scww Also here is a bonus blog of other bits we couldn't cram into the podcast: https://www.theoverhear.app/post/on-gregory-leadbetter-s-derive
In this episode, Tom and Kibriya are joined by Overhear poet Shaun Hill to chat about all the ins and outs (these days, mostly ins) of writing about location. Shaun discusses his inspirations, talks us through his poetry process and drops some excellent writing tips along the way - as well as helpful alternatives to taking LSD.
You can find out more about Shaun at www.warmbloodedthing.co.uk
Kibriya and Tom are giving podcasting a punt! Episode 1 is a bit of an intro, floating some ideas about what this podcast might look like we also recommend having a listen to Verse Firsts podcast here: Adrian-earle-617671193 – Ep-4-poetry-as-psychogeography-pt1-mixdown-1
Listen to Kibriya Mehrban's blog piece focusing on Emma Purshouse & Steve Pottinger's poems for Light House Cinema and The Posada. These poems were commissioned by Overhear for the Wolverhampton Literature Festival and can be collected by downloading the Overhear App and visiting the Light House Cinema and The Posada. bit.ly/OverhearApp Funded by Arts Council England
Listen to Kibriya Mehrban's blog piece on Laura Jane's poem for the Lych Gate Tavern. This poem was commissioned by Overhear for the Wolverhampton Literature Festival and can be collected by downloading the Overhear App and visiting the Lych Gate Tavern. bit.ly/OverhearApp Funded by Arts Council England