Word Spoken
Spoken word artists have their own unique combination of lyricism, storytelling and performance. In each episode you'll hear 3 performances alongside an interview, a free write challenge and more. From the comedic and entertaining to the passionate and purposeful, poetry is healing for both the writer and the listener.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
Solomon Adams: Self Empowerment, Intelligent Movement and Perseverance
Solomon Adams is a poet with soul. His music and poetry combine to take your mind elsewhere. Through pensive and thought provoking verses Solomon's work addresses spirituality, mental health and self…
00:48:09 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
George Lawrence: Technophobia, Growing Pains and Carbonated Cans
George Lawrence’s work combines his man about town attitude with a sensitivity and emotional awareness only the art form spoken work could elicit. His softly uttered verses explore the complexities o…
00:56:57 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
Henry Beckwith: Motherhood, Fit Bits and Self Affirmation. 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY with Aiz
WORD SPOKEN IS A YEAR OLD! For the 1 year anniversary special, this episode is hosted by the man who helped kick everything off, Aiz. We talk about how I got into spoken word, why I started the podca…
01:04:35 |
Mon 02 Nov 2020
Sonny Green: Cocaine, Instagram and Milk Bottles
Sonny Green is a lyrical mastermind. Rapper come mentor come poet come MC come lyricist. Founder and host of Trouble Tongues. His new track GRENADE is OUT NOW! Make sure you get streaming. We get to …
01:05:16 |
Mon 26 Oct 2020
#TakeTheMic - Open Mic Competition
#TakeTheMic is here and we've got a KILLER line up for you. There were over 120 people applying with over 200 entries, whittled down to just 10! From romance, to punk, to the political to the lyrical…
00:44:34 |
Sat 03 Oct 2020
Becksy Becks: Hindsight, Anxiety and Balance
Becksy Becks utters her poetry with casual delivery, yet purposeful writing. Her work explores her reactions to the world around her, relationships, loved ones and life itself. We hear 'Silence', '10…
01:00:55 |
Sun 20 Sep 2020
Emy P: Chaos, Fear and Emo Bands
Emy P is a Essex girl through and through. Her poetry is raw, depicting life with punchy lyricism and attitude. As someone who suffers from ADHD, she sheds light on what living with the condition is …
01:09:13 |
Sun 13 Sep 2020
Annotate: Faith, Bitter Pill and Word Play
Flo-poet Annotate is a force to be reckoned with. His words are infused by purposeful lyricism and intricate cadence. His poignant performances will etch themselves into your memory as his social com…
01:06:19 |
Sun 06 Sep 2020
Abena Bediako: Heritage, Platonic Love and All Things Queer
Abena is a true gem. Her poetry blends delicate storytelling with purposeful writing. A Camden Roundhouse poet, Abena has recently made it into the final 12 of BBC Word's First. We get to hear 'Shall…
01:04:05 |
Mon 31 Aug 2020
Joe Johnsey: Randomness, Ejaculation and ADHD
Joe Johnsey never read the rule book. His poetry morphs and blends into a performance that constantly puts the middle finger up to your expectations of what's coming next. Getting to grips with the i…
00:53:56 |
Sun 23 Aug 2020
Shaun Rivers: Human Contact, Transformation and the Apocalypse
Shaun Rivers' poetry cascades with an eye-winking exuberance matched only by his luscious locks. A performance poet to the core he'll get you thinking whilst tickling your toes and caressing your inn…
01:06:36 |
Sun 16 Aug 2020
Season 2 COMING SOON!!
Brand new episodes, new features, new guests! Word Spoken is back! Head to YouTube to catch the full episodes! OUT MONDAY!!!
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00:00:50 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
Season 1 Recap: Part 4 with Billie PN
It's the final recap episode and Billie PN joins us again to go over the final 4 episodes of Season 1. The poets are Billie PN herself, Danny Martin, Mr Milise and finally Poet Curious. Enjoy!
Hosted…
00:42:02 |
Sat 16 May 2020
Season 1 Recap: Part 3 with Billie PN
Season 1 Recap Part 3 has arrived, and the glimmering Billie PN is here to co-host the show. We get to hear one poem each from Kyla Wynter, Woodzy, Jamie Merrick, Jamal Hassan and Tyrone Lewis. This …
00:54:44 |
Sun 10 May 2020
Sam Castell-Ward: Pattern, Bullies and Apathy
Carousel Radio's resident poet Sam Castell-Ward comes into the studio. Carousel is a Brighton-based award-winning charity supporting learning disabled people to achieve their creative ambitions. It r…
00:40:47 |
Sun 03 May 2020
Word Spoken Open Mic: Part 2
Part 2 of the Open Mic series is here, and we've got a stella line up for you. Chris Moore, Jessica Jane-Morling, Jake Nathan, Faz Barber, Zazie, Joe Johnsey, Amalia The Alchemist, Nawar, Abena Bedia…
00:47:29 |
Sun 26 Apr 2020
Word Spoken Open Mic: Part 1
You're missing open mic nights right? Well Word Spoken has got just the thing for you. In this episode we get to hear from 10 poets who entered the competition to have their poetry feature on the sho…
00:47:32 |
Sun 19 Apr 2020
Pen Clique: Swapcast - Alex Alpharaoh, Meccamorphosis, Judah 1 and Mathew Cuban
Ep #023 sees us put out a Swapcast, from the incredible poetry platform across the pond! In this episode the Pen Clique guys provide us with a mixtape of their Season 2 highlights. We get to hear fro…
00:45:25 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
Season 1 Recap: Part 2 with Aiz
It's Part 2 of the Season 1 Recap episodes and we've got one hell of a line up for you. Episodes 6 to 10 saw Fisky, Aishah, Sarah Callaghan, Tanaka Fuego and Ella DG come onto the show and deliver so…
01:01:35 |
Sun 05 Apr 2020
Season 1 Recap: Part 1 with Aiz
So Season 1 has come to an end and what could be better than going over some of the highlights? Well I sat down with the man who helped me kick this whole thing off, Aiz, and the finished result is t…
01:03:14 |
Sun 29 Mar 2020
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