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Cloudy Day Art Presents:
The Poet Tech Podcast – Episode #005
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This episode features a discussion I had with Simon from The Slam Idol Podcast. We talk about the history of poetry podcasting, where we are now, what are the current trends, and what the future of poetry in tech and social media could be like.
Simon has a lot of great ideas about what he has planned for his long-running and ground-breaking show. The Slam Idol Podcast started in April of 2005 and has been at the forefront of the poetry podcasting field. He is also the lead founder of The Association of Poetry Podcasting of which I am also a founding member.
I hope you get motivated by this conversation as much as I am and that you too get inspired to think outside the box about new ways to use and spread poetry.
This is a long episode, clocking in at 1 hour and 26 minutes, but it is worth a listen.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Slam Idol Podcast
Slam Idol on Facebook
SlamStream
Slam Idol on Twitter
SlamStream on Twitter
Be sure to visit Simon and Slam Idol and let him know that you’re listening; and voting!
Please leave comments below. I love to hear from you!
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2010/02/07/005-poet-tech-podcast-talking-tech-with-simon-from-slam-idol/
WillBrown: DC people are panicking about the upcoming storm. Grocery store was packed. #Snowpacalypse Now! #fb
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WillBrown: We're supposed to be getting 16-24 inches of snow tomorrow in DC. Looking forward to going sledding again this weekend! #fb
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WillBrown: @jaredstill , That was Julez. @solangeknowles son.
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Cloudy Day Art Presents:
The Poet Tech Podcast – Episode #004
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In light of the recent events in Haiti, I decided to talk about we as poets can use social media as a tool to bring about thoughts, action, and change in the world around us.
Here are the topic points of the discussion. Listen in for the details and as always I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments, by email, or voicemail. Thanks for listening!
Lots of news about how Twitter and social media is helping to spread news
Current example : The Earthquake in Haiti
People sharing ways to respond
Texting Haiti to the Red Cross has raised $25 million as of this recording
Sharing pictures and stories of those on the ground there
What has been the poet’s response?
Writing related poetry
Share it online
Personal website
Email to friends and family
What is the logical next step?
Stepping out of our poetry circles and sharing it on social media (twitter, facebook, etc)
Even better : Encouraging others to act
Give financially
Participate in an event
Hellicane by PodPoet was an example. Dealt with the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina
Motivated poets to share their poetry
Social Media didn’t exist outside of blogs and podcasts
Listen to the interview I did with Steven Schultz : Cloudy Day Art #21 from September 2005
Every poet has their social muse
Speak on those things that move you to write
“Poets, your words make people think, and when people think, they act, and act by act, the world changes, little by little.”
–NotOneNotTwo via Twitter
“You are the spark of the world’s change, poets. Do not think yourselves powerless, or meaningless. You *have* power and meaning.”
–NotOneNotTwo via Twitter
Other links mentioned:
Haiku for Haiti (via Dragonfly Archives)
Thanks for listening and reading!
Please leave a comment or add to the discussion. Thanks!
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2010/01/19/004-poet-tech-podcast-poetry-as-a-social-media-tool/
The count of crumbled buildings in Haiti are outnumbered
Outnumbered by the premature widows, orphans, and the dying
Outnumbered by the endless rivers of tears falling from the eyes of those left behind
Outnumbered by the starving masses filling the decomposing streets of Port Au Prince
Pray with me
From a thousand miles away I can not feel their pain
Though the images are projected onto my mind I close my eyes and turn away
Thousands die before me and all I can do is turn away
Pray for me
Pray for those of us conveniently caught up in our own inconvenience
Too stuck in our now to think that we can provide them a better future
Pray for us
I saw a man with empty eyes–his arms full with the lifeless body of his child
I saw a child trapped in the rubble–tears muddied the lips that hadn’t tasted water in days
Then I saw an angel in blue reach out his hand to comfort the man filled with loss
Then I saw another of the crimson cross pull the child free–stroking her hair as she drank in life
Bless them
There are those who go when we don’t go–be it by circumstance, inconvenience, or fear
Fearless in the face of all encompassing death and destruction falling in on them like the walls of Haiti
Living as our hands, carrying our hope in their hearts, and crying our tears onto the shoulders of those who have borne too much
They are representatives of God–ambassadors of the royal kingdom prepared and willing to answer His call
Thank them
The crumbled buildings in Haiti are outnumbered
Outnumbered by the premature widows, orphans, and the dying reaching back in to help
Outnumbered by the endless rivers of tears falling from the eyes of those left behind as they rebuild together
Outnumbered by the starving masses filling the decomposing streets of Port Au Prince with hope
Help them
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WillBrown: My interview with poet Gordon Buss is online at The Poetry Podcast! He also shares three of his poems. http://bit.ly/5RKOKT #poetry #fb
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Cloudy Day Art Presents:
The Poetry Podcast – Show #89
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This week’s show features a recording of an interview that I did with poet Gordon Buss over the weekend. We had a great conversation about poetry, performing, sources of inspiration, and other topics. Gordon also shared three of his poems for us:
This Is All I Am
Is It Always Wrong
Dove
They are all wonderful pieces and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Be sure to stop by Gordon’s poetry site, Ugly Dog Poetry, to read and experience some of his poetry. Be sure to leave him a comment and let him know what you thought.
Links mentioned in the interview:
Ugly Dog Poetry (Gordon’s poetry site)
Indiefeed Performance Poetry
Slam Idol Podcast
Thanks for listening. Please subscribe to the show if you like what you hear!
I’d love to read your comments below.
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2010/01/10/089-the-poetry-podcast-interview-with-gordon-buss/
Cloudy Day Art Presents:
The Poet Tech Podcast – Episode #3
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In this week’s episode I give my predictions of what the future of poetry online looks like from this point forward. Here are the key points that I discuss. Listen in above or download the MP3 for the details:
Before the web, the only way a few ways to share poetry
Currently poetry is easier to put online than ever before. No technical barriers.
Anybody can create a poetry blog
Poetry can be posted on sites that aren’t specifically blogs
There are poetry specific web communities
New forms of sharing poetry are being embraced
Here is what I believe we’ll see in TwentyTen and beyond:
An slight upswing in poetry specific sites targeted at the masses. There is very little upend left.
An unavoidable decline in these sites.
Poets will host their own writings because of the ease of entry
The number of poetry magazines will continue to decline as poets begin to the value of social media to gain exposure
More poets will choose to self-publish their poetry books through on-demand sites such as LuLu.com and will stop seeking publishing deals and bulk book orders
SEEKING A PUBLISHER IS A WASTE OF TIME
There will be more poetry online than ever before because more people are online than ever before. Sharing every aspect of their lives.
Poets have an innate desire to share our creation
So, what are your predictions for the upcoming years? Do you agree or disagree with any of the statements that I made?
Let me know in the comments or by calling in to the voicemail line.
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2010/01/04/003-poet-tech-podcast-the-future-of-poetry-online/
Cloudy Day Art Presents:
The Poetry Podcast – Show #88
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This week’s episode of The Poetry Podcast features the following poets:
Jen Thorpe of the “Inside My Head” podcast reading – Three Haikus
Charly “The City Mouse” Fasano performing “Smiles That Go Ding
Listen to or purchase his latest CD/tape here: Charly’s Bandcamp page
Bruce McRae performing “Netherworld”
Outro music:
Gidgets GaGa – “A Christmas Wish”
Reminder: The Cloudy Day Art Podcast Network productions will be on a winter hiatus and will return to production on Sunday, January 3rd. The first release of 2010 will be on The Poet Tech Podcast. The next Poetry Podcast will be out on January the 11th.
This gives you four weeks to record and send me your poems! I’m looking forward to listening and sharing them with the rest of the Cloudy Day Art community.
Have a great holiday season and see you next year!
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2009/12/13/088-the-poetry-podcast-jen-charly-and-bruce/
Cloudy Day Art Presents:
The Poet Tech Podcast – Episode #002
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In this week’s podcast I go over the basics of poetry home recording. Many of the topics discussed will be the subjects of upcoming episodes, so please feel free to ask questions or offer your own personal insights. I know many of the listeners of this podcast and readers of the blog have had experience in this area as well. Please leave a comment. Thanks!
Topics discussed:
Show schedule update
Reasons for recording
Share on personal blog
Send to a friend or family
Record a series of poems to sell via CD or download (future series)
Send in for sharing on a poetry podcast
Covered basic Audacity how-to video
How can it help you as a poet
Reciting a poem out loud can help you get a better feel of how the piece flows, which may lead you to revise it
Listening to the playback of your recital can give you a feel of how an audience member or even a reader receives it
Sharing audio of you poetry can help give you exposure if you are trying to promote your works
Play on podcasts
Audio samples of a CD you have for sale
Equipment needed:
Microphone
Internal laptop microphone
Web-cam microphone
USB microphone (cheap or expensive) ($15-400)
(I used a USB mic on very first Poetry Podcast in 2005.)
Hand-held dynamic (cheap or expensive)
Mixer (only if using higher end microphone)
$50-1,400
Recording device
Computer
Audacity (free (PC or Mac))
Garageband (free for Mac users)
Adobe Audition ($350)
External recorder
Can be used to record to without buying a mic or mixer
No noise from computer components (electronic noise and static)
No loss of recordings from software issues (mainly affects longer recordings)
Process
Be familiar with the poem you’re recording
Cloudy Day Art #80 “Tips For Reading Poetry Aloud with Don From ClassicPoetryAloud.com”
Record in the quietest part of the house possible (in the evening or early morning may be best)
Turn off everything (A/C, fans, computers, refrigerators, etc)
(Don’t forget to turn it all back on!)
Multiple takes if necessary
Edit recording
Upload and send!
Other options
Phone
Audioboo (iPhone)
Utterli
Voicemail
Thanks for listening! I looking forward to hearing your feedback and suggestions.
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2009/12/07/002-poet-tech-podcast-poetry-home-recording-basics/
Cloudy Day Art Presents:
The Poetry Podcast – Show #87
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This week’s show features the poetry of:
Robert G. Parent – “The Little Blue Box”
Fierce – “I Love You” (Courtesy Music Alley)
Cody Spanbauer – “Burn Black” (Courtesy Music Alley)
I also play a song by Allison Crowe entitled “Choose to Be” (Courtesy Music Alley)
Please be sure to visit the website of all the featured artists and let them know that you heard their works on Cloudy Day Art’s “The Poetry Podcast”!
Let me know what you think of the show in the comments! Thanks for listening.
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2009/11/29/087-the-poetry-podcast-87/
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Welcome to the first episode of The Poet Tech Podcast!
In this week’s episode we discuss:
The purpose of The Poet Tech Podcast
Play a welcome message from Simon from Slam Idol
Talk about the benefits and distractions of tech and social media
How we can ensure tech and new media distractions don’t hinder our writing
Links mentioned:
Article from Psychology Today: “Easily distracted: why it’s hard to focus, and what to do about it”
I would love to hear your feedback on this week’s episode, so please leave a comment, call my voicemail line, fill out the contact form, or send me a message on my twitter!
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2009/11/23/001-poet-tech-podcast-why-poet-tech/
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Welcome back to The Poetry Podcast presented by Cloudy Day Art! It has been a long time since our last podcast. I’m so glad that you decided to listen to this week’s show. Take a listen to hear about where I’ve been and where the show, and website, is going.
Featured in this week’s show:
Racquel Cook shares a poem called “Change” (Thanks to Doug Ramsay!)
Unspoken with “Thanks to You”
Suzi Q. Smith with “Dear Huey“
I share a poem entitled “Mist“
Outro song “Faking It” by MC Jack in the Box featuring Brad Sucks
Please let me know what you think of the show in the comments!
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2009/11/16/086-the-poetry-podcast-welcome-back/
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WillBrown: @talibmorgan , Yeah. That's a great feature. I was glad when they added that.
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I am pleased to announce that within a few weeks I will be launching “The Poet Tech Podcast”, a new addition to the recently launched Cloudy Day Art Podcast Network.
The Poet Tech Podcast is a podcast for poets and writers about how we use technology, in the broadest form of the word, to create and interact with our works. I’ll discuss everything from computer hardware and websites to pens and paper.
Possible topics:
How to set up your own website to showcase your writing
Review of a popular notebook brand
Interviews with poetry website editors
How to podcast your writings
I’m looking forward to the launch, so please subscribe and stay tuned!
http://www.cloudydayart.com/2009/09/08/coming-soon-the-poet-tech-podcast/
WillBrown: Meeting my pastor for a bite to eat at Ruby Tuesday. Feeling like a salad kind of a day.
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WillBrown: @CarnivalMonkey , Hmmm...I have the $8.99 1 DVD out plus 'unlimited instant watching' plan. I got is specifically cuz I have a Roku box.
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WillBrown: Good morning everybody. I hope you have a great start to Independence Day weekend!
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WillBrown: @DynamicDiva42 , That's a sign that the movie isn't going to do so well...
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WillBrown: RT @WestWingReport: At Radio-TV Correspondents Dinner - premier of new JibJab video portrats Obama as superhero. http://bit.ly/Dnyd9
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WillBrown: RT ..@jjgardner3: @anildash tells crowd that Six Apart is now making plugins for wordpress. Great example of "getting it"... #wordcampmidatl
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WillBrown: Correction: White House Poetry Jam live here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ (via @CloudyDayArt)
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WillBrown: Enjoying some @Matisyahu tunes: — Matisyahu: Jerusalem http://dora.fm/M5 #dora
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WillBrown: @Zunited , Congrats!
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WillBrown: Oops, meant @poetachica.
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WillBrown: @shannonbuggs, Thanks for the info on Brave New Voices youth poetry documentary on HBO. I was there for the finals. Good info.
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WillBrown: Watching "Drupal 6 Theme Basics" cuz theming ain't easy. Well, to me anyway. http://www.mustardseedmedia.com/podcast/episode3
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WillBrown: Great episode of #Lost tonight. Listening to @GSPN interview the kid who plays young Ben. http://gspn.tv/live
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WillBrown: Crazy morning. My wife is with my son at the hospital. He's been having stomach pains. Please keep him in your prayers. Thanks.
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WillBrown: @Raquita , Wow. "Laundry" is a beautiful piece. If you send me the audio file I'll play it on an upcoming show. Will{at}CloudyDayArt.com
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WillBrown: Attending the Zen and theming session at #drupalcon. Rm 156 is booked up all day with design and theming talks.
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WillBrown: @JaNaiH , I know. Me, too. I have no idea who is telling truth. Ben or Widmore???
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WillBrown: New Blog Post - My sponsor interviews for DrupalConDC 2009 are online: A few weeks back Bonnie Bo.. http://tinyurl.com/d3akdy
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WillBrown: On a visit to NYC. Nice town.
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WillBrown: @basseyworld , I know! I had to turn the tv off.
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WillBrown: @CedricMcCay , Thinking about my post military career. Been in the Air Force for almost 20yrs. Gonna miss the job security.
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WillBrown: @mosaeus That would be cool. Would you be talking about spoken word issues or sharing your pieces?
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WillBrown: HBO is allowing local cable companies to air the inaug concert for free. I hope DC Comcast will.
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WillBrown: Good morning, all! Happy New Years Eve (or NYE as some tweeters say). I see its almost NYE in Australia.
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WillBrown: @greggrunberg , LOL. Congrats on reaching the 10K follower mark. Now...back to your lines. We need more Heroes! :-)
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WillBrown: Finally updated my sites to Wordpress 2.7. One-click installs are sweet. I hear that you'll be able to do that from within WP-Admin.
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WillBrown: @wuteva_kt , Yes. I go here: http://www.TheNorthwestChurch.com/ (I'm going to be redesigning the web site). What about you?
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WillBrown: @MyLoveForMusic , Thanks, man! You just reminded me that I needed to subscribe to your show. Done! I'm going to call tomorrow. ForRealz! :-)
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WillBrown: @MrFresh , That's my poem, as well.
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WillBrown: @techmate, Good morning! How do you use @posterous?
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WillBrown: @paulnicholls, " Jesus just loved people for who they were first." That is so true.
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WillBrown: Good morning, all! Getting son ready for school.
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