This week’s show features an audio interview with Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate from 2004-2006, and author of the previously reviewed book “The Poetry Home Repair Manual : Practical Advice for Beginning Poets“. With its release, Ted has created the most influential item to ever change the way I think about writing poetry. I highly… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2007
How to Record an Audio Poem Using Audacity – Video Tutorial
A listener named Steve was listening to Cloudy Day Art #80 and heard Don and I talking about using Audacity to record our audio. So, he promptly downloaded the free program, but had some questions about how to use it to record poetry. So, I decided to do a quick tutorial. I hope it helps… Continue Reading
Cloudy Day Art #80 – Tips for Reading Poetry Aloud with Don from ClassicPoetryAloud.com
Download Episode (Right-click –> Save as) Have you been looking for ways to effectively improve your performance when reading your poetry at an open mic? Or, have you wanted to submit an audio file of yourself reading or reciting a poem to an online website, but not happy with the recorded result? Well, this is… Continue Reading
Cloudy Day Art #79 – Discussion of Poetic Forms with Thom Ingram
This week’s poetry podcast features a recent discussion with Thom Ingram about the importance and non-importance of learning, studying, and using the various poetic forms in our everyday writings. It was a great discussion and I definitely learned a few insights that I will use in the construction of my own poems. We would love… Continue Reading
The 2007 Poetry Super Highway Contest
There are three weeks left in “The 2007 Poetry Super Highway Contest” of which I am one of the sponsors. One lucky poet will win, from me, one interview on “Cloudy Day Art” and a $15 gift certificate to Amazon.com. There are plenty of great sponsors, so be sure to check it out and send… Continue Reading