Second Sunday June Promo!
May 31, 2006
Hey everybody.
I hadn’t put out a new promo in a while, so I decided to put one together for this month’s Second Sunday poetry challenge.
The theme for June is “Television”. All poems need to be sent to me by the 10th of June to be included in the show’s release on the 11th of June. Please see the “Second Sunday” link on the top of the webpage for more information.
Please let me know if you have any questions at all.
Listeners: Please contribute. I really enjoy hearing your works. Also, please pass this on to your friends and fellow poets.
Pocasters: Please play this 58 second promo on your shows. Thanks!
Will
No CommentsCloudy Day Art #50 - Poetry Backed by Music
May 22, 2006
Well, we’ve made it to milestone 50 here at Cloudy Day Art. Thanks to all of you for your great support over this past year. I appreciate each and every one of you.
This week’s show features poetry backed by music. This show even features a song by me thanks to a challenge by Thom Ingram of the Poetguru Podcast. Let me know what you think!
Here’s this week’s breakdown:
01:16 Second Sunday’s theme for June 11th is “Television”
01:43 Looking for text poems for the Newsletter. E-mail me any of your poems.
03:06 “Metro Ride” ft Melissa K , produced by Vincent Vega
05:19 “New Beat Attitude” ft Eightprime produced by Porchcat
07:48 “Audacity” ft Will Brown music by DJ Lenin.
10:49 “Maybe” by Rachel Kann
17:45 “Near Numb Ear Drum Drum Head” by Jonathan Brown
Size: 16.7MB
Length: 24:12
Cloudy Day Art #49 - Second Sunday for May 2006
May 14, 2006
Hellooo Everybody,
This month’s “Second Sunday” theme was “Architecture and Buildings”. Not sure if it was the very harsh theme, but we only received one submission this month. No worries, the show keeps marching on! Thanks to Robert Parent of “The Write Stuff” podcast for submitting his poem “The Old Mill Buildings”.
I also share my poem “Construction”. I have included both poems on the “Poetry” page.
It has been more than a year now since our very first show. I’d like to thank all of you for your contributions and your wonderfull support. This show also contains the very first Cloudy Day Art poetry podcast from 27 April 2005. I hope you enjoy the show!
Size: 11MB
Length: 11:01
Cloudy Day Art #48 - Discussion on Finding the Muse with Harry Lafnear and Thom Ingram
May 7, 2006
We have an extra-special show for you this week. I had a great “round-table” discussion with Harry Lafnear of the Everyday Muse podcast and Thom Ingram of the Poetguru Podcast.
We talked about their similar but different poem-a-day projects and the lessons they have learned from them. We speak about creativity and finding your “muse”. We discuss whether the muse even exists or can anyone become a good writer if they are disciplined enough.
We invite you into the discussion. Tell us what you think.
Hear Harry Lafnear’s recite his poem “The Medicine Chest of Dorian Gray” on the Slam Idol podcast!
Outro Song: State of Everyday Madness by ShockShadow
Cafe Rg’s Splash Poetry Mother’s Day Competion
Size: 31.4 MB
Length: 54:45
Publishing poetry and the beginnings of thought
May 4, 2006
Every so often a little voice inside my head suggest that I should publish my poetry. Then, I remind my little voice, “I don’t have that much poetry to publish”. Then my voice says, “Oh…yeah…nevermind”.
Anyway, I’ve decided that the only way to silence that voice is to first build up a body of work, so that I can at least give myself the option of publishing or not. And, as I am building up my works, I can submit single poems to various magazines, newspapers, articles, and podcasts to find out what kind of reception and feedback my poems get along the way.
In my entire life I have submitted poetry to three or four projects. Two of those were podcasts.
The Washington Post ran an article about some great publishing alternatives for us amateur writers. LuLu.com has gotten rave reviews for their on-demand publishing method. I have heard many unsung writers singing its praises. Blurb.com just debuted as a direct competitor as of yesterday. Both worth checking out.
So, as a result, I’m going to work hard at becoming a better, more frequent author. I’m putting together a discussion podcast on creativity and overcoming writer’s block with Thom Ingram of the Poet Guru Podcast and Harry Lafnear of the EveryDay Muse podcast to find out their techniques for their poem-a-day writing projects. We’re shooting for recording this Saturday. Stay tuned!
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Bus Boys and Poets’ Andy Shallal
May 2, 2006
Just read a really informative article on Andy Shallal (you may have to register), the owner of DC’s Busboys and Poets. You may remember that venue from the “sound-seeing” visit I did a few months back during the Tuesday night open mic. (Check it out here).
Apparently he is quite the artist and entrepreneur. He is also going to be opening up an new Bus Boys and Poets in the Arlington area. I’m not sure if that one will be closer for me or not, but we’ll see.
Be on the lookout for an interview with him from Cloudy Day Art in the near future.
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