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Dive in to the wonderful world of Spoken Word with The Loudcast! We'll be showcasing some of the best poets the UK has to offer, different styles, unique voices, and chat with the poets themselves. Our host RJ Hunter is ready to bring you right into this Spoken Word Revolution.

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The Loud Poets Album and Scoring Poetry (w/ Jack Hinks) - The Loudcast 07/26/2026

'Afternoon T', Transness and Evolving With Your Art (w/ TJ Poetry) - The Loudcast 06/28/2026

'The Man You Script', Community and Healing Through Poetry (w/ Drew Gill) 05/31/2026

'Everything Everyday' - Poetry as Journalistic and Political Device with Hannah Lavery 04/26/2026

'Staying Blessed' and the Roundhouse Experience (w/ Bradley Taylor) - The Loudcast 03/29/2026

Queerness, Religion and Rising Through the Ranks (w/ Fiona Jane) - The Loudcast 02/22/2026

Poetic Narratives Through Theatre & Community (w/ Kate Ireland) - The Loudcast 01/25/2026

Making a Business From Your Poetry (w/Heather Rose) - The Loudcast 12/28/2025

New host and all things Spoken Word (w/Kevin Mclean) - The Loudcast 11/30/2025

Grand Slam Final Special (w/RJ Hunter) - The Loudcast 08/07/2024

NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 7 - Wrap Up || 05/08/2022

NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 7 - Wrap Up || Thank you for joining us for the final episode of NaPoWriMo 2022! The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days. Here at I Am Loud HQ we did NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April. This week host Bex Sherwood speaks with regular guests Katie Ailes, Mark Gallie and Kevin Mclean about their writing this year, discusses Grackles, and shares poems from other poets in the scene. Here are the links from this episode! Mark Gallie - Pokemon Poem: https://youtu.be/h38SiH_iQS4 Demi Anter - Clear: https://youtu.be/3gYnU6TO1l0 Katie and Authenticity: https://youtu.be/s5tQBRFUM5g Jack Macmillan: https://jackpoetry.com/ Sam Small: https://samsmallpoetry.wordpress.com/ Rob Auton: https://www.robauton.co.uk/ Our episode on Found Poetry: https://youtu.be/pz4jX_fo9MU The Fringe Slam on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/56662330 Colin Nelson: https://www.instagram.com/pooetryman/ Colin Nelson - The Life & Times Of A Sewer Dwelling Fatberg: https://youtu.be/OkwfcuV9PLk What the hell is Babalon 5? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5 Sarah M Davies: https://www.instagram.com/fromsarahspen/ Found Poem Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuZlMBtVwdM Poetry for Cows: tinyurl.com/cowpoems Andrea Gibson: https://andreagibson.org/ Loudcast: https://andreagibson.org/ Lewis Brown: https://www.instagram.com/shouldhavesentapoet/ Prisoners Constraint: https://wordsverse.com/2020/05/prisoners-constraint/ May Open Mic: https://fb.me/e/2pObqaGCU Help - Kevin Mclean: https://youtu.be/bYxt-hTfahs Lewis Brown - The Spark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJhlAHutMY Georgia Barlett McNeil: https://www.facebook.com/gbmpoetry/ Georgia Bartlett McNeil - Psalm 136: https://youtu.be/hUUBqsz6Hdk Jack NaPoWriMo poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUUGKcfi6LU Sarah Grant NaPoWriMo films: https://www.instagram.com/sarahgrantcreative/ Palindrome Poetry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOuebcLW_t4 Renga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP_Z0C49F8k List Poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qv7Pe4Z72o Patreon: Patreon.com/iamloud Our next SSC show: https://www.facebook.com/events/1398991120617280 Our next Away show: https://www.facebook.com/events/359034746288929 Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dxzKIL Follow us! Katie: www.twitter.com/KatieAiles || www.instagram.com/katie.ailes Kev: www.twitter.com/KevOutLoud || www.instagram.com/KevOutLoud Mark: www.twitter.com/MarkGallie_ || www.instagram.com/mark_gallie Bex: linktr.ee/bexcreative /episode/index/show/iamloud/id/22989941

NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 6 - Contrapuntal || 05/01/2022

NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 6 - Contrapuntal || Thank you for tuning in to this episode of NaPoWriMo 2022! The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days. Here at I Am Loud HQ we do NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April. Using 5 Forms from Return to Form Season 2, each week host Bex Sherwood guides regular guests Dr Katie Ailes, Kevin Mclean & Mark Gallie in conversation about poetic form, and writing practice, and invites them to share their work from the week. This is the penultimate episode of NaPoWriMo 2022. All of us have completed our final challenge of writing a Contrapuntal poem, but next week we'll be sharing work from other poets and wrapping up this year of NaPoWriMo! Here are the links from the episode! Outwith by Katie Ailes: https://youtu.be/oQF0O2VPMVk Contrapuntal Workshop: https://youtu.be/m0Flk7A31a4 Contrapuntal by Harry Baker: https://youtu.be/XgjZsTzrL5o Our Instagram: Instagram.com/IAmLoudPro Insomnia by Kevin Mclean: https://youtu.be/OWdbIl39D9U Standard Habbie Workshop: https://youtu.be/RNfu4yMT-zw Palindrome Poetry: https://youtu.be/GOuebcLW_t4 Dawn French Ballerina Sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRN17AJ0RY8 Mirror by Rita Dove: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/153518/mirror-5eb219fd3ffe1 Samsung Advert on the News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-8XrXKu_A Cont by Tim Minchin is available on Netflix within "Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra Live" Katie's hate Shelley Poem: https://youtu.be/g6DBwCkQm5Q Hollie McNish: https://holliepoetry.com/ Don't trust poets by Mark Gallie: https://youtu.be/55F48xPRYTM Follow us! Katie: www.twitter.com/KatieAiles || www.instagram.com/katie.ailes Kev: www.twitter.com/KevOutLoud || www.instagram.com/KevOutLoud Mark: www.twitter.com/MarkGallie_ || www.instagram.com/mark_gallie Bex: linktr.ee/bexcreative /episode/index/show/iamloud/id/22961420

NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 5 - Found Poetry || 04/24/2022

NaPoWriMo 2022 || Ep. 5 - Found Poetry || Thank you for tuning in to this episode of NaPoWriMo 2022! The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month. Founded in the US in 2003, poets around the world join the challenge of writing poetry every day for thirty days. Here at I Am Loud HQ we do NaPoWriMo a little differently, by doing 5 poems across 5 weeks in April. Using 5 Forms from Return to Form Season 2, each week host Bex Sherwood guides regular guests Dr Katie Ailes, Kevin Mclean & Mark Gallie in conversation about poetic form, and writing practice, and invites them to share their work from the week. This week, we share our newly crafted poems found poems and set up our next challenge - Contrapuntal Poetry! We have a Contrapuntal poetry workshop created to help with this challenge, as well as inspiration from Harry Baker! Form Fundamentals: https://youtu.be/t3cmmppEtbA How to Write a Contrapuntal Poem: https://youtu.be/m0Flk7A31a4 Return to Form || Contrapuntal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgjZsTzrL5o Here are the links from the episode! NaPoWriMo 2022: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrqBc7cnm-OtCAaBD1HOMooTtG0mrh3az Found Poetry Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuZlMBtVwdM Katie's Scottish Family Party Found Poem: https://twitter.com/katieailes/status/1387502707972481025?lang=en Jess Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46iuD3_iH9U What's a Grackle? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grackle Poetry As Fuck: https://poetryasfuck.wordpress.com/ Mark's Don't Trust Poets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55F48xPRYTM Our April Show: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65456222 For the Poets - The Repeat Beat Poet: https://youtu.be/NfVG-W8ymRU The Repeat Beat Poet's Pamphlet: https://vervepoetrypress.com/product/peter-degraft-johnson-testaments-to-life-death-pre-order-free-uk-pp-due-feb-22/?v=79cba1185463 Shake the Dust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hP1WCiSgWg Harry Baker: https://www.harrybaker.co/ Our April Open Mic: https://www.facebook.com/events/793548481618729 Follow us! Katie: www.twitter.com/KatieAiles || www.instagram.com/katie.ailes Kev: www.twitter.com/KevOutLoud || www.instagram.com/KevOutLoud Mark: www.twitter.com/MarkGallie_ || www.instagram.com/mark_gallie Bex: linktr.ee/bexcreative /episode/index/show/iamloud/id/22889945

NaPoWriMo 2022|| Ep. 4 - Terza Rima || 04/17/2022