Staying strong and believing are no stranger qualities for Pauline. And we could do with such advise these days! Pauline is not only a wonderful friend who I was privelaged to meet earlier this year, she is also a strong and beautiful poet! We hear her poems 'Stay Strong And Believe' and 'My Champion.' Listen to her inspiring story and great tips on writing and getting your voice heard. Also be inspired by Pauline's amazing strength and positivity that carries her in her journey. More about Pauline: 💫 Pauline Gilman nee Hanson is the author of 'The Tapestry of My Life.' She is the mother of three fine young men and the grandmother to one grandson. Her parents are from the Windrush era to whom she greatly admired. Her love of writing stems from her childhood years at primary school. As a cancer survivor, Pauline wrote' The Tapestry of My Life.' She says "Our voices were not made to be stifled and quietened down. They were made to be heard. Let us not to be afraid of the dark to come into the light, let our dreams become reality, break our shackles, let us all rise like the phoenix from the ashes." 📙 'The Tapestry Of My Life' is about awareness of emotions in all aspects of our lives and learning how to find and explore our coping mechanisms. Moreover, not to be too afraid to discover our different ranges of inner moods. 💪 You can find out more about Pauline on the following platforms: ☑️ Facebook: Pauline Hanson Gilman ☑️ Facebook page: The Tapestry of My Life ☑️ Instagram: @adina1962 ☑️ Twitter: @phg9497 ☑️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauline-gilman-28895849 💫 Check out her book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916170188/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zvMqFb9AC37K0 Listen and subscribe to the FULL episode here: 👇 https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/210da6ac/the-awareness-of-our-emotions-with-pauline-hanson-gilman #poems #writingcommunity #poems #poets #author

We open the episode with Paula's beautiful poem 'Listen with an open heart' and we close with her poem 'Shopping' - another great piece! Paula shares her wonderful and inspiring story and how her dynamic work has remained true to her own passion and desire to give other people a voice. Her writing stuck around and last year, she decided to stand forward and started sharing her poetry on the Yorkshire poetry scene where she headlined at 'High Five' in Howarth. Paula also discusses how 'the power of your own words' can act as a powerful source in being open as an individual. Why is being open important? How can it aid us in our journey? Listen, find out and be inspired ☺️ 💫 more about Paula: Paula is a poet and performs her poetry on the Yorkshire poetry scene. As a child, Paula danced and did gymnastics and it won't come as a surprise to you, that the performer in Paula won and she completed drama school in Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre. Paula has worked as an actor and has directed 'The Tempest' with a group of 28 learning disabled young people, which they performed on the main stage at The Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield. She has also been an Associate Artist with Blaize for many years and toured rurally and worked in community theatre. She has worked as a lead artist on many projects and in community engagement and project management. Paula is also an Accredited Relational Dynamic Coach. She has written her first play: 'The Mounting' which is work in progress. Find out more about Paula on Instagram here: @paula_horton 👉 and on Twitter here: @pjh012 Listen to the FULL episode here: https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/377259e2/the-power-of-your-own-words-with-paula-horton

Why do some people give and not expect anything in return? What do the achieve? How can learning and developing the art of giving enhance the quality of our lives? Well today's episode is dedicated to a special friend who is a very giving person. How can we be inspired by her amazing qualities? Find out ☺️ 💫 Life is always worth living if we can find the things to live for, and giving is one quality that can give you a sense of purpose. Listen to the FULL episode here: 👇 https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/37463bf4/the-art-of-giving-a-special-dedication

So HERE IT IS! Drayzera is featured on my show and I have been featured on his! Listen to both here!! 👇 ... Be ready for some HIGH energy poetry and inspiration! 💫 DrayZera started writing at the age of 7. He started performing in 2016 and since then, he debuted his first festival "Bury Fringe All Dayer” a few months later as well as the “Folkeast” Festival. He is also the author of "Broken Circuitboard" released in 2017. He has performed in the US at the “Tenth Annual Poetry Festival.” DrayZera has since performed across the UK and released the accclaimed Spoken Word-themed film series “Psycho Lucy” filmed in the grand Roman City of Bath and his Debut Music Video “Cut Them Loose” 🎶... in this episode, you can listen to his poems, find out what it takes to become a performer, the challenges of balancing work and life and we touch base on other inspirational themes. 💫 You can find out more about DrayZera on the following links where you can also watch his videos: 👉 www.drayzera.net 👉 www.youtube.com/c/drayzera 👉 www.facebook.com/drayzera 👉 www.twitter.com/drayzera 👉 www.instagram.com/drayzera I was also featured on DrayZera's Podcast! You can check it out here: https://youtu.be/mpMPmp4knHw Listen to the FULL episode here! 👇 https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/1a444f28/high-energy-poetry-with-drayzera 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 #youtube #spotify #itunes #lifestory #poems #poetry #poet #inspirational

Luke Emsley is a talented poet, rapper and the author of 'Beyond Daylight', a psychological crime thriller. He trained as an actor at Italia Conti drama school in London and has always been massively passionate about performing. In this episode, Luke shares more on the following: "I thought theatre, TV and film work would be my ‘forever-career’, but as with the best laid plans of mice and men, it didn’t work out that way. I was a naive, young man, immature in many ways. I couldn’t figure out how to pay the bills and live independently and so waiting on my ‘big break’ was a little like playing the lottery; I was just hoping for things to fall into place..." ⚠️ Find out what happens next, listen to his wonderful poems, top tips about being true to yourself, how to deal with stress and mental health and how creativity can aid you in your journey. We discuss ways in which we can build good communication skills when working with children, the flaws in the education system and the simple solution. We also touch base on how it can be difficult to find the right balance in life, why expressing yourself through writing is important, how this can be a challenge and how Luke has been using Lockdown to rekindle his creative passion! He has also started to professionally film his spoken word poetry and you can subscribe to his channel 'lemsleyspeaks' here and if you're a poet, why not put yourself forward to 'lemsleyrecommends' and have your work featured? 🎉: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXwsjVHFpRg1S79A2bqEYKg | Check out his debut novel here 📙 | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07GXQ9ZSW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_GNihFb9B6CJ50 | Find his amazing work on Instagram here: @lemsleynovels Listen to the FULL EPISODE here 👇 https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/1f40d28a/rekindle-your-creative-passion-with-luke-emsley

It's time to talk about the things that need to be talked about more often and also time to take some inspiration! After all, it's all about RESILIENCE THROUGH POETRY TODAY! We have an NHS HERO from York: Antony Stones 🏆 Antony has been writing and performing poetry for 2 years. He has worked on the NHS front line since 2006, he's worked ten years in the ambulance service and the last three and a half years in primary care as an Advanced Practitioner. He has recently branched into children's picture books and has published 'Puffin bills Extraordinary week' which is available on amazon. Here is the link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Antony-Stones/e/B08CVT3ZP6/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 📙 Antonys writing style is fairly straight forward and very honest. His work is mostly related to mental health and some of his poems are related to his personal experience of mixed anxiety/deppressive disorder and PTSD, some of his writing also springs from his professional experience. We talk about Antony's story and how he got into writing and performing, his journey, challenges and how he uses his challenges to inspire and strengthen others. Listen to his wonderful poems and you don't have to feel alone again when you listen to his second poem 'The Darkness.' We talk about mental health and what anxiety actually is, what it feels like and even importantly, how writing can help. We have a profound discussion about impulsive thoughts and Antony mentions some thought provoking insights. You can find out more about Antony on his YouTube channel where his poetry is uploaded: 'A Stones Poetry’ 📼 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkFpTI9bsmtHQ7k-7hXBew #writingcommunity #poems #poetry #poets #bookish #bookworms #podcast #spotify #itunes #podcasthost

Get ready your pen and paper ready for WISDOM and tips about happiness from a young and beautiful soul: Julia Iannielli all the way from New York! 🗽 Julia brings her unique story and poems to our doorstep! We dive into her past and how she used it to meet her goals and feed her inner-drive. We talk about how writing can help express one's feelings and make sense of the world. We touch base on multiple important subjects that need to be addressed more often. Julia's book 'Because The Universe Told Me To' was a work in progress during the recording of this episode, but now it is published and you can find it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0578701022/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_0pVcFb883SMYZ ✔️ More about her story: Julia is a senior at Washington State University graduating with majors in Political Science Pre-Law, Philosophy Pre-Law, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is a member on the board of director’s for Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse, Alpha Omicron Pi – Alpha Gamma Chapter, ASWSU Cougar Lobby Team, and the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association. She also holds intern positions at the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service, the WSU Pre-Law Resource Center, and is the Contact Representative for WSU Cougs in the Law. Julia enjoys writing and performing spoken word poetry in her free time. In the future, Julia aspires to work for the United Nations and eventually attend Columbia Law School in New York to become an Apello Court Judge. Additionally, she has recently published her first beautiful poetry collection called "Because The Universe Told Me To" and aspires to use her writing to create social change. Find her on Instagram here: @juliaiannielli Listen to the FULL episode here 👇 https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/3fc5bc51/wisdom-and-writing-is-the-key-to-happiness-with-julia-iannielli

New episode alert! 🎉 The Joy Of Failure with CHRIS CAMBELL! That's right! Chris is an American poet living in the UK. As well as an accomplished poet, storyteller and a graphic designer, he is also the Co-Founder of the Fight Evil With Poetry Press and loves speaking about culture, creativity and the joy of failure. He writes poetry both for the page and the stage and teaches poetry online at Skillshare. Chris is also the winner of the 'Four letter word poetry Slam.' In this episode, Chris shares two great poems, we talk about what it took him to turn a story of hurt into a story of love, and how he uses poetry to express his feelings and experiences. We talk about the method he uses for writing and we can learn some great tips. Listen in for a massive inspirational boost as Chris also shares the story behind 'Fight Evil With Poetry' and how it became a great success. Get in touch for bookings, script work, workshops, or custom poetry commissions! Visit www.chriscambellpoetry.com ✔️ find out more about the Anthology on www.fightevilwithpoetry.com and follow him on Facebook, twitter and instagram: https://m.facebook.com/christhepoetcambell ✔️ https://instagram.com/chriscambell?igshid=z31zk8dhj3vq ✔️ Twitter: @chrisncambell Listen to the full episode right here! 👇 https://www.tahirarehman.com/podcast/episode/2687f8ff/the-joy-of-failure-with-chris-cambell

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/