SAM TUMBLIN | Spoken Word Poetry Podcast

A reflection on courage, taking chances, and learning that sometimes we must try before we surrender to defeat. Every attempt is a step toward triumph, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow.

THE SHADOW WITHIN is a spoken word journey into the darkness we sometimes carry silently within ourselves.

Behind every smile, every moment of strength, and every step forward, there can be a shadow—one shaped by memories, fears, doubts, and the things we rarely say aloud.

In this performance, Sam Tumblin explores the hidden side of the human experience and the struggle to confront what lives beneath the surface.

🎙️ Listen closely. Sometimes the darkest place isn't around us… it's within us.

Written and performed by Sam Tumblin

The Piano Between Life And Death

Why does the piano seem to play endlessly at the beginning of life, yet fall silent when death arrives?

In this haunting spoken-word poem, Sam Tumblin reflects on the strange relationship between life and death—the music we hear while we're here, the silence that follows, and the fragile space between the two.

Life and death may seem like opposites, but perhaps they are simply different movements in the same song.

🎙️ Listen. Feel. Reflect. And ask yourself: what song are you playing while you're still here?

WHEN RIGHT BECOMES WRONG | Spoken Word Poetry by Sam Tumblin

When does right become wrong, and wrong become right? This thought-provoking spoken-word poem explores the uncertainty of judgment, the struggle between opposing truths, and the blurred lines that can leave us questioning what we believe.

Sometimes the answer isn't as clear as black and white.

🎧 Listen, reflect, and decide for yourself where you stand.

Written and performed by Sam Tumblin.

Wanderlust | Sam Tumblin Spoken Word Poetry

As autumn arrives, something inside us begins to wander. 🍂

“Wanderlust” is a nostalgic journey through changing seasons, familiar memories, and the restless feeling that calls us toward something beyond where we stand. A poetic reflection on fall, freedom, and the moments that remind us to slow down, look around, and remember.

Take a moment, press play, and let the words carry you somewhere familiar—or somewhere you’ve never been. What memories does autumn awaken in you?

Spoken word poetry by Sam Tumblin.

CAGED THOUGHTS explores the thoughts we keep locked away—the words left unspoken and the feelings searching for a way to escape. Through rhythm, rhyme, and imagination, Sam Tumblin gives those hidden thoughts a voice, inviting you to look within and discover what your own heart wants to say.

A spoken word poetry performance by Sam Tumblin.

Some storms bring fury, some bring trials, but every storm tests our strength. Whatever the storm, face it with courage, strength, and fury.

Lessons Of Time

Time has a way of teaching us what life cannot explain in a single moment. Through joy, loss, mistakes, memories, and change, we discover lessons that shape who we become.

Lessons Of Time is a reflective spoken-word journey about the experiences that leave their mark, the wisdom we gain with age, and the truths we often understand only after living them.

Sometimes time heals. Sometimes it reveals. And sometimes, it simply teaches us to see life differently.

Spoken Word Poetry by Sam Tumblin

What we breed in the mind can shape the life we live. Our thoughts can become dreams, fears, hopes, struggles, and ultimately the choices we make.

What We Breed in Mind is a spoken-word journey through the thoughts and emotions that live within us. Through poetry and reflection, Sam Tumblin explores love, pain, hope, darkness, growth, and the human experience.

Because what we allow to take root in the mind may eventually become part of who we are.

ALL THAT GLITTER | Spoken Word Poetry by Sam Tumblin

Not everything that glitters is gold. In this original spoken word poem, Sam Tumblin reflects on wealth, beauty, and the hidden cost behind what we admire. All That Glitter invites listeners to look beyond appearances and discover that true value is often found beneath the surface.

Written and performed by Sam Tumblin.