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/

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