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