Wahoo this week we have the wonderful Mussarat Rahman!! Mussarat is an artist and a poet. She has been a practising artist for at least 20 years and initially started off as a textiles student and expanded her horizons through self-learning and becoming self-taught. We dive into her story, how she got started and how she grew the courage to start sharing her talent in writing in poetry. We talk about the importance of self-learning and self-teaching and how she did this to aid her in her goals. Mussarat has also worked in various community projects in Yorkshire and is very active in supporting asylum seekers and refugees and volunteers for BIASAN. She is also a trained Reiki practitioner and a Spiritual Artist. We talk about her recent work on the poetry scene and how she plans to continue. Mussarat's writing expires themes about life, social issues, love, passion and spirituality. Her South Asian roots inspire her writing and we discuss this. Listen to her beautiful poems and get inspired by her story! You can find out more about her work on the following links: https://www.facebook.com/mussaratartiste https://www.facebook.com/biasanyorkshire Serenity: Bradford Cathedral https://www.facebook.com/cathmuldowneyphotography/photos/pcb.2582282775324857/2582277641992037/?type=3&theater Azaadi Freedom for Kashmir https://www.facebook.com/events/357009008571072/

In this first poetry recommendation vid, Lemsley focuses in on two talented Instagram poets: Tahira Rehman (@tahirarehmanpoet) and Colin Tan (@juxtaproser). Tahira has her own podcast (Tahira Rehman Poet) and two poetry books available right now! 'Mirages to Reality' and 'Inspirational Quotes from the Journey of Reality' are available now on Amazon; alternatively, head to her website for more: www.tahirarehmanpoet.com. Colin Tan is a poet with an excellent talent for high-impact, punchy and occasionally steamy poetry. He is edgy and cool and building a real following of dedicated fans on Insta - including me! Keep an eye out too for his upcoming debut novel - a surrealist work of fiction that he is approximately 80% of the way through. If it's anything like the content on his Insta page, it's going to a belter! Watch this space...

With great DELIGHT! we have the wonderfully hilarious JEM STUART!! I'm excited about this episode 😇.. Jem's first love will always be poetry, yet he never fails to make people laugh and that's where comedy comes in. Listen to Jem's poetry, learn from his inspiring story of overcoming his alcohol addiction and hear his journey on becoming a poet and comedian. He has also continued to do some great work during Lockdown and you can find out what he does. More about Jem - - - I’ve always written poetry and actually “wrote” my first poem when I was 4 years old, although I only really started performing my work after joining the Batley Poets in June 2017. Since then I’ve performed in many venues –  including the Houses of Parliament – for audiences from 4 – 400 people.  I usually aim for humour in my poems, though I do write some serious stuff as well, I’m particularly fond of writing parody lyrics to popular songs and have composed versions of Cool for Cats, I Will Survive, My Favourite Things, The Day Before You Came and many others.  My influences and inspirations are John Cooper Clarke, Mike Garry, Toria Garbutt and Kate Tempest – the first 3 of whom I have met! I am 61, a sober alcoholic for nearly 17 years and hopefully my first collection – entitled No Limericks Left in This Vehicle – will be published this year, in aid of the NACOA (National Association for Children Of Alcoholics). You can find out more about Jem and his work on http://www.batleypoets.co.uk/jem/   Speakeasy performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyThBzRw2ek   Listen to the FULL EPISODE here: https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/3334ea53/poetry-and-comedy-fueled-by-an-inspiring-story-with-jem-stuart #poetry #amwriting #writingcommunity #podcasthost #lifestory #inspiringstory

Listen to the ryhthem of Spirituality with my special guest Wayne-Daniel Berard. Listen to three beautiful poems, one called 'My Father's Covid' as we take a moment to think about his father and his family. Learn from Wayne-Daniel's beautiful philosophy on what it means to be spiritual and hear his unique story on finding out he was Jewish! Wayne-Daniel PhD, teaches Humanities at Nichols College, Dudley, MA. He publishes broadly in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. His poetry chapbook, The Man Who Remembered Heaven, received the New Eden Award in 2003. His non-fiction When Christians Were Jews (That Is, Now), subtitled Recovering the Lost Jewishness of Christianity with the Gospel of Mark, was published in 2006 by Cowley Publications. A novel The Retreatants, was published in 2012 (Smashwords). A chapbook, Christine Day, Love Poems, was published in 2016 (Kittatuck Press). His novella, Everything We Want, was published in 2018 by Bloodstone Press. A poetry collection, The Realm of Blessing, will be published in 2020 by Unsolicited Press. You can find out more about Wayne-Daniel here on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/waynedaniel.berard 🎤🎤🎤 And if you have a story to share, if you are a writer, artist, Performer, Author, Poet, singer or an entrepreneur and want to be featured on the Podcast, just get in touch. Stories are not limited to artists, if you have any story that changed your life and you want to inspire others, I want to hear it! Get in touch to be featured on the show 🎤🎤🎤 Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tahirarehmanpoet/message #podcast #podcasting #podcastlife #podcaster #podcastersofinstagram #spotify #podcastshow #applepodcasts #radio #itunes #interviewer #WritingCommunity #podcastinglife #youtube #podcastlove #music #inspirational #lifestory #inspirationalstories #poetry #amwriting #podernfamily #podcastmovement #newpodcast #applepodcast #podcasthost #spotifypodcast #love #podcastnetwork For more Podcast episodes please subscribe on my channel to be updated. Facebook page : Tahira Rehman Poet Instagram : @tahirarehmanpoet Twitter : @tahirapoet

You've got to love what you do! And that is Andy in a nutshell for you 😃 hear Andy's inspiring story and listen to his wonderful poems. For more Podcast episodes, click link here ⬇️ https://open.spotify.com/show/4kFgyf9GifzMihE39w2J3d?si=ZYKIjRbFTwqXDpgVzUXvBQ Follow me on Instagram ➡️ @tahirarehmanpoet Join me on Twitter ➡️ @tahirapoet Facebook Page ➡️ Tahira Rehman Poet

Today it's time to take our writing not so seriously! It's time to have some fun! Let's cheer us up during these difficult times! 🎉 7 brilliant poets from all over the world get together in their act of bravery and share their very FIRST poem with YOU! 😅 And hey, it was my request so I share mine too 😊 Send in a voice message and this could be featured in the next episode. Don't forget to get your FREE mini eBook of Mirages to Reality here: www.tahirarehman.com/freebook 💡 support these lovely poets and check out their pages, they're all on fire! Bagro Ahmed: https://www.facebook.com/Bagroahmadizada/ Masooma Ali: https://www.facebook.com/MasoomaAliwrites/ Nabeela Ahmed: https://instagram.com/nabeela__ahmed?igshid=wngzproi3m5a Tolu Akinyemi: https://m.facebook.com/ToluAAkinyemi/ Yvonne Ugarte: https://www.facebook.com/yvonne.beeston Jem Tevoy: http://www.batleypoets.co.uk/jem/ Arun Kapur: Twitter @arunkapur47 👂 Listen to the FULL episode here: www.tahirarehman.com/podcast Wanna get featured on the next show? Submit here: www.tahirarehman.com/submit

The past doesn't live with Eden, dreams do. A young writer with a passion for horror takes us behind the scenes of their inner strength to succeed. Having been diagnosed with hEDS and FND, they write to inspire others and show people that "dreams can change and still come true." Speaking of dreams, their first novel 'An Elemental Circus' is ready and due to be published soon. We talk about the struggle and the payoffs, as being diagnosed with HEDS and FND never came in the way! Also listen to the opening poem 'Living in Corona' relevant to the current times and get a sneak peak of the novel while you listen to an extract. You can find out more about Eden on Instagram and Twitter. Show your support and give them a follow! Instagram: www.instagram.com/eselvedge Twitter: www.twitter.com/ESelvedge Listen to the episode here: https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/33063659/dreams-come-true-with-eden-selvedge Have an inspiring story to share? Apple to get featured on: www.tahirarehman.com/interview  Wanna submit a poem? Do so here: www.tahirarehman.com/submit

Dive into Mike Southwell's inspiring story on becoming a spoken word artist. Discover the man who inspires him as we explore themes that need to be addressed more often. Hear some music and an emotional ending as we listen to Mike's poem dedicated to the people of Palestine. Mike is a resident Poet for the Sunday Practice, a live music and spoken word night in Leeds. He has been featured at various spoken word events, festivals and charities. He has had two of his spoken word pieces recorded professionally by Urban Soul and Entheos media group. You can find out more about his work on Facebook: Mike Southwell. Relate to the themes addressed in this episode? Send in your thoughts with a voice message on the Anchor app or email on avaexpressions@outlook.com. Wanna share a poem? 💡 Listen to the full episode here! 👇 https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/e3d4d4c0/real-talk-with-mike-southwell-an-inspiring-story-on-life-lessons-spoken-word-and-some-music Wanna get featured? Submit here: www.tahirarehman.com/submit