Write a poem about directions and the bosses and line managers who give them with Alex Blustin. poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Christina Thatcher invites you to play with fire for today's NaPoWriMo prompt. poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Write about a trait that is now less prominent in your personality for today's NaPoWriMo prompt from Terry Griffiths.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Take a bit of nostalgia and use it in today's poem with this prompt from Andy N.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Steve de la Salle invites us to take a closer look at an everyday object we don't usually notice. Explore it until you find a poem.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Spring is in full swing and summer's just around the corner. Look back on memories from a previous summer and write a poem for today's NaPoWriMo prompt from Holly Marie Shakeshaft. poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Take an image from a poem and use it to create a new poem on today's NaPoWriMo podcast from Jeremy Langrish.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Focus on your daily environment and reimagine its importance to you for today's NaPoWriMo prompt from Brent Hagen.Autor: Patrick Widdess

Will Ingrams challenges you to think of an unlikely comparison and write a poem that shows that it works - like his love and a summer's day in Shakespeare's Sonnet 18.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Look to the future on today's NaPoWriMo podcast with Java.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Explore the world of mythology for today's NaPoWriMo prompt with Ella Duffy.Autor: Patrick Widdess

Rychard Carrington invites you to write about an aspect of yourself.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Alex Blustin shares a poem and prompt on clothing.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Vietnamese poet Haley Nguyen makes a welcome return with a prompt to write about solitude. So find a quiet space on your own and wait for some inspiration. poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Cliches may be old hat but sometimes they can be pure gold. Stuart Webb challenges us to pack a poem full of these much maligned words and phrases. poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Cathleen Davies returns with a prompt to write a poem for the dead and shares a hard hitting poem about teenage murder victim Elianne Andam as inspiration.cathleendavieswrit.wixsite.com/cathleendavies-comwww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Today, write a triolet, a simple eight-line form, with Patrick Widdess.www.patrickwiddess.co.uk poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Casey Garfield invites you to write a nature poem about something you wouldn't normally write a nature poem about. Listen for further explanation and an example poem.caseygarfield.co.ukpoetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Jane Rosenberg LaForge invites you to consider where your family members are living or dead, near or far for today's poem.janerosenberglaforge.compoetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Poet and comedian Rob Auton challenges you to write a poem about a random object from the Argos catalogue.www.robauton.co.ukwww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Miriam Grace makes her debut on Poetry Non-Stop with a prompt about an object that could have many meanings and contain all kinds of things.www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Will Ingrams looks at how to use rhyming couplets effectively for today's poem and prompt.www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Norwich poet Holly Marie Shakeshaft shares a poem and prompt on the theme of pain.medium.com/@HollyMarieShakewww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Norwich poet Cathleen Davies invites us to look to the silver screen and explore memorable films for today's prompt. They share their poem inspired by Thelma and Louise.cathleendavieswrit.wixsite.com/cathleendavies-comwww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Poetry Non-Stop host Patrick Widdess kicks off NaPoWriMo 2024 with a prompt to write about some good news.www.patrickwiddess.co.uk www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Alex Blustin offers a familiar topic for today's prompt - a bit too familiar you might say. Alex offers ways to take an original approach to this most well-worn topicwww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Terry Griffiths breaks down the villanelle and explains how you can start to experiment with this complex form for today's NaPoWriMo promptwww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Andy N shares some poems and talks about his prolific career as well as offering a few ideas for budding poets.http://onewriterandhispc.blogspot.comwww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Jenny Pagdin makes a welcome return to read some poems from her debut collection, The Snow Globe.http://jennypagdin.co.uk/www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Norfolk poets Andy Bennett and Russell J Turner (pictured) read sonnets from this year's edition of 28 Sonnets Later in which four poets take it in turns to write a sonnet every day in February. You can read all the sonnets from this month and previous years at 28sonnetslater.blogspot.com.www.poetrynonstop.com…

Former guest Linda Collins takes over to interview upcoming poet Olivia Tuck. They discuss Olivia's work and how autism has shaped her poetry. Olivia also reads a couple of poems from her yet to be published manuscript Mistress of Arts.www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

We welcome back one of Norwich's most celebrated poets Martin Figura, who reads a couple of poems from his new collection - The Remaining Men.www.martinfigura.co.ukwww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Tony Amis shares a couple of poems on the Norfolk Poets series.Autor: Patrick Widdess

Jenny Knight shares some poems on the Norfolk Poets podcast. She says: "I am a concentrate of transexual ambition, Prosecco and middle-class privilege that may contain traces of passion fruit."www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Norwich poet and musician Kevan Taplin shares a humorous poem in the Norfolk Poets series.www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Terry Griffiths shares a couple of poems on the Norfolk Poets series.www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Norfolk Poets: Jimmy Hall by Patrick WiddessAutor: Patrick Widdess

Stuart Webb from Cromer published his debut chapbook, Notes from Hysteria Island, in 2023. He shares a selection of poems on the Norfolk Poets series.Autor: Patrick Widdess

Norwich poet Iona May reads a selection of poems from her debut collection Breaking Down Loudly, published by Verve Poetry Press.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Grime poet the Anti Social Worker reads some poems and talks about his life as a poet, journalist, DJ and freedom fighter plus his return to the studio to record his latest album Militant Business and Grime Poetry.http://m1music.com/antisocialworker.htmlwww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Jenny Danes reads three poems in the Norfolk Poets series.Jenny Danes is a poet, writer and workshop facilitator from Essex. She studied at Newcastle University and now lives in Norwich. Her work has been published widely in journals such as Poetry Wales, The Rialto, Magma, Under the Radar, Butcher’s Dog and bath magg. In 2016 she won the Poetry Bu…

The Anti Social Worker AKA Paul Wellings shares a poem ahead of an upcoming interview in which he talks about his extraordinary life and career as a poet, journalist, musician, DJ, freedom fighter and more. Having started out in London's East End he now lives on the Norfolk coast, where he's making a name for himself on the local spoken word scene …

Cathleen Davies shares three poems in the Norfolk poets series covering topics including the pandemic, the Mars Rover, David Bowie and love. Find out more at: https://linktr.ee/cathleendavieswriter?fbclid=IwAR2ueBy55UdE_K5VQrfFOAR8xA_Nk0WimZR4pRCDzjJrBiSfj79H7_Ewn7sAutor: Patrick Widdess

Brandon Webb shares his surreal poetry and comedy on the second in the Norfolk poets series.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

In a new series of podcasts showcasing the best of the Norfolk poetry scene Norwich poet Rhian Brooke shares a couple of poems. https://linktr.ee/rhianbrookepoetrywww.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

Peter Wallis reads poems from his forthcoming collection Half Other, about his twin brother and how he was inspired by Matthew Welton to explore repetition in his poems.www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

It can be easy to get weighed down by life and social expectations, but the guest on this episode, C. D. Seventeen, has always chosen her own path. C. D. grew up in China and moved the UK aged 17 to study psychology. She cycled solo around the Scottish Highlands and Orkney Islands, writing all the way and later publishing her collection: The Weight…

Poetry Non-Stop returns with a selection of poems written in April during Napowrimo. Patrick Widdess presents poems from Brent Hagen, Java, Haley Nguyen, Rychard Carrington and Will Ingrams.www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess

It's the end of NaPoWriMo, but it's also just the beginning as you begin to develop, polish and share the poems you've written during April. This podcast features some of the poems contributors to this year's podcasts have already shared. There are poems by Will Ingrams, Java, Brent Hagen, Haley Nguyen, Scott Gooch and Patrick Widdess. Please send …

Hope you've had a great month writing poems from the different prompts. But sometimes it's good to ignore prompts as Alex explains in this final #NaPoWriMo podcast of 2023.www.poetrynonstop.comAutor: Patrick Widdess