He wrote an article for “Open Culture” entitled “Listening to Poetry Online” and said some very kind words about my poetry podcast “Cloudy Day Art”.

Cloudy Day Art (iTunes – Feed – Web Site) similarly involves interviews, most recently with former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, but with a different focus. A home-produced show by Washington DC resident Will Brown, the aim is to draw out of those he interviews thoughts, tips and advice for those who, like the ever-enthusiastic Will himself, are writing poetry, for publication or just for themselves.

I did an interview with Don back in September on an episode entitled “Tips For Reading Poetry Aloud“. Check it out if you are interested in learning how to improve your recitation of poetry or any other written work in public.

NaBloPoMo #7

Podcast options aplenty for poetry

Type the word poetry into a podcast directory search and you’ll get about 140 results, often more. Some poetry podcasts are based at institutions and have money behind them, such as Poetry Off the Shelf, which is produced by the Poetry Foundation, the publisher of Poetry magazine. Likewise, Jim Lehrer of the PBS program NewsHour hosts a poetry series that features readings and interviews with nationally known poets.

But individuals with an interest in poetry have found the medium accessible enough for them to make programs, too. From bedrooms and laptops around the world people are recording podcasts, registering them with directories such as iTunes, promoting them, and garnering a listenership – all for very little money.

Thanks to Katie Haegele for contacting us and conducting the interviews. We really appreciate the exposure she gave to poetry podcasting. Awesome!

Read entire article here.

I’ve had them before, but they’ve never really gone anywhere. I’ve posted a poem or two then just given up. In fact, I just remembered “Will the Poet” (I used to own the domain name).

Well, now that I’m hosting my poetry at my hopefully permanent online home, I will always be reminded that I need to continue writing…at least for now.

Check it out: Will’s Poetry Blog