Spoken Label

Spoken Label

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Spoken Label episodes

  • Pete Slater (Spoken Label, June 2020)

    New from Spoken Label is a old friend from Spoken Label, Pete Slater who returns with a brief chat and lots of his poetry.


    Poetry read out in this session include:

    1) The End of Summer
    2) We are Soldiers
    3) Homeless Blues
    4) No Return.
    5) Olden Days

    Pete can be found on facebook as PeteSlaterPoet and youtube as the same.

    31 min
  • Tahira Rehman (Spoken Label, June 2020)

    Latest Spoken Label Podcast features the wonderful Tahira Rehman.


    Tahira Rehman is a Performance-Poet and an Outreach support worker in Leeds. Her poetry has been published in the US by Our Verse Magazine, Soul-Lit and locally by Make Our Rights Reality Campaign.

    She made a big name for herself in 2019 with headline performances at award-winning and long running spoken word nights such as Spoken Weird and Punk in Drublic. She is also the author of Mirages to Reality published in
    April 2019.

    "A uniquely styled performance that was atmospheric and powerfully thought provoking!" - Blur
    The Lines | Leeds Playhouse

    More about Tahira can be found at: www.tahirarehman.com

    Poems read out during this session include:

    1) Mirage
    2) Escape
    3) Sit by me
    4) Travelling Eyes
    5) Undefined happiness

    27 min
  • DrayZera (Spoken Label, May 2020)

    Back in the house is a new session with old friend of Spoken Label, DreyZera.


    Some links for Drey include:

    www.drayzera.net
    www.drayzera.net/merch.html
    www.facebook.com/drayzera
    www.twitter.com/drayzera
    www.youtube.com/c/drayzera
    www.instagram.com/drayzera

    Pieces read out in this session include:

    1) Love of Gabrielle
    2) Breeze Of The Sweet Blue Sea
    3) Gin unlocked

    40 min
  • Helena Ascough (Spoken Label, May 2020)

    Latest Spoken Label features the lovely Helena Ascough.

    Pieces read out in this session include: 

    1. The Wicked Witch

    2. I might not get a 1st. 

    3. Spring 

    4. Balloon Brain

    More about Helena can be found at:

    https://www.facebook.com/HelenaLouiseAscough/ (facebook)

    https://www.instagram.com/hellielouascough (Instagram)

    https://twitter.com/Helena_Ascough (Twitter)

    26 min
  • Martin Zarrop (Spoken Label - May 2020)

    Back in the house for Spoken Label is the wonderful Martin Zarrop, author of three collections, his most recent collection being ‘Is anyone there?’

    All three of Martin’s books can be found easily on Amazon

    And all great booksellers.

    Poems read out in this session include:

    1. Lonelyville.

    2. Zombie

    3. Hands

    4. To my 90s

    32 min
  • Michael Maul (Spoken Label, May 2020)

    Latest Spoken Label Podcast is from MIchael Maul, author of "Dancing Naked in Front of Dogs (Selected Poems 2014 - 2018)" and "Birds Who Eat French Fries".


    More about Michael can be found at his website www.michaelmaul.net

    or his facebook page
    www.facebook.com/Michael-Maul-Poetry-429141337692248/

    Poems read out in this session include:

    1. Anniversary Poem
    2. German Town
    3. Love songs for Melanie Harrison
    4. Husbands lost in Florida

    36 min
  • Amy Lee Tempest (Spoken Label, May 2020)

    Latest Spoken Label Podcast featuring the wonderful Amy Lee Tempest.


    More details about:

    www.amyleetempest.co.uk (Website)

    @ amy_lee_tempest (Twitter)

    @ Amy-Lee-Tempest-102449711139713 (Facebook)

    Pieces read out during this session include:

    1) Slaughterhouse 4
    2) The tent
    3) Lungs
    4) Things I didn't do during Co-vid 19.

    37 min
  • Natasha Borton (Spoken Label, May 2020)

    ** Featuring  adult language not suitable for all ** 

    Latest Spoken Label feature features the wonderful Natasha Borton.

    More about Natasha can be found at: 

    https://natashaborton.com/ (Website)

    https://www.facebook.com/natasha.borton/ (Facebook)

    Pieces read out in this session include:

    1. Hidden in plain sight

    2. Ginger

    3. My body


    27 min
  • Órla Fay (Spoken Label, May 2020)

    Back in the house for Spoken Label is a wonderful Irish Poet I met somewhere around 2010 Órla Fay.

    More about Órla can be found at: http://orlafay.blogspot.com/

    Poems read out in this session include:

    1) The Persuasion of time

    2) Words for mobile

    3) The member of the wedding

    4) How the West is won



    29 min
  • Gemma Whiteley (Spoken Label, May 2020)

    ** Contains language not suitable for everybody **


    Latest Spoken Label is from the lovely Gemma Whiteley.

    More details about Gemma can be found at:

    Twitter: @Gemma_Whiteley
    Twitter: @CompanyFourMcr

    sensiblegem.weebly.com/poetry.html
    (Some of Gemma's work can be read here)

    Work read out in this session:

    1. Bricks
    2. Sand
    3. Hangover
    4. Mam

    37 min

About Spoken Label

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Spoken Label is a podcast series designed to interview and record sessions from authors, poets, artists, musicians etc in North West England and beyond.