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the anxious poet’s podcast

Adrian G R Scott

The Anxious Poet is a journey into the world of poetry, anxiety and vulnerability.

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Episode 16 - Antiphons, Cribs & Shadows

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/12/17

The first piece of music is by Enya from her 2008 And Winter Came Album. The first poem The Crib at Greccio is, as yet unpublished. The final poem Tofts Lane can be seen with all the others in my Exhibition - A Sheffield Advent at https://www.whirlowspiritualitycentre.org/a-sheffield-advent you can also view the film I made for the exhibition there too. Thanks again to Andy Selman for the musical the end and to my daughter Eva Scott for reading the Advent Blessing. All other info can be found at

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Mini Poemcast - Arriving in Magic

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/11/13

This poem can be found in an earlier version in Adrian's book Arriving in Magic. If you want to see the version used in this podcast go to Adrian's Blog at www.adriangrscott.com

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Episode 15 - The Frontier In Our Lives

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/09/18

Aravaipa Canyon - the poem used in this Podcast is as yet unpublished. If you want a copy you can contact Adrian through his website www.adriangrscott.com See https://aravaiparanch.com for more about the ranch and the canyon. The directors cut of Dances With Wolves is available on DVD as a three disc special edition. For more on Animals in dreams and as symbols see Barbara Hannah The Archetypal Symbolism of Animals and The Cat, Dog and Horse Lectures.

26:59

Mini Poemcast - This is Sheffield

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/08/16

This piece comes from a collection I am writing about my life and experience of the city of Sheffield. I hope to publish this in 2021 alongside a series of photographs. The music is by Andy Selman. The article mentioned can be found at https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/aug/21/tragic-story-of-sheffield-park-hill-bridge The production of Standing at the Sky's Edge was at the Crucible and they are hoping to reprise it in November.

19:17

Mini Poemcast - This Is All The Life You Have

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/07/16

This poem is taken from my collection entitled Arriving In Magic and is available on Amazon or from my website adriangrscott.com Thanks to Andy Selman for the musical accompaniment.

01:12:32

Episode 14 - Fiona Watson - A Mindful Conversation

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/06/27

Fiona Watson is a Mindfulness Practitioner in Sheffield. You can find more about her at http://www.fionawatsonmindfulness.com The poems used are Easdale Tarn from A Night Sea Journey, Haste from Arriving in Magic, www.adriangrscott.com The Wendell Berry Poem is called The Peace of Wild Things and can be found in his selected poems. Many thanks to Fiona for joining me. The conversation was recorded on Zoom so apologies for the quality.

23:13

Mini Poemcast - Silence

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/06/09

The poem Silence is to be found in Adria's Book Arriving In Magic. The Music used was composed for the piece by Andy Selman - local Sheffield musician. Adrian and Andy are beginning to collaborate on music and poetry projects. They are hoping to produce an album of poems and music in the future and (when things are safe) to do some live gigs. www.adriangrscott.com

29:35

Mini Poemcast - The Terrible Invitation

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/05/06

A slightly longer mini-ish Poemcast for my birthday - reflecting the time of lockdown we are living through. Thanks to my old friend Graham H Nash for the music. The poem used is from my latest collection - A Night Sea Journey available from www.adriangrscott.com

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Episode 13 - A Moment in Each Day

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/04/20

The poems read in this Podcast are The Real Truth from The Call of the Unwritten by Adrian Scott, Incertus by Seamus Heaney, from New and Selected Poems 1966-1987, A Dream of Trains by Pablo Neruda from Five Decades :Poems 1925-1970, Iron Hans by Anne Sexton from Transformations, an unpublished poem called A Moment in Each Day by Adrian Scott, and Taking Stock from The Call of the Unwritten by Adrian Scott. The film mentioned is Il Postino (the Postman) available on amazon prime. The book about

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Mini Poemcast - There is a certain kind of vow - from...

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/03/27

The Music is called Priveghiati si va Rugati by Angela Gheorghiu, the Romanian National Choir "Madrigal-Marin Constantin", the London Philharmonic Orchestra & Ion Marin. The title means watch and pray. This is often chanted on Holy Thursday after the service and remembers Jesus in the garden of gethsemane and his words to the his friends as they struggled to stay awake.

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Mini Poemcast - Sedition - from A Night Sea Journey

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/03/14

The second Poemcast, a short period of poetic reverie, for as William Blake says "There is a Moment in each Day that Satan cannot find Nor can his Watch Fiends find it, but the Industrious find This Moment & it multiply. & when it once is found It renovates every Moment of the Day if rightly placed." (Milton, Plate 35:42-3) In this difficult and frighteningly uncertain time we have not only to face our outer fears but our inner ones too. This inner journey introduces us to parts of ourselves that we

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Mini Poemcast - Falling - from Arriving in Magic

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/02/19

This is a new initiative for the Anxious Poet's Podcast - Poemcasts, a short sharing of one poem as a way of pausing in a busy day and opening ourselves up to another economy. To the slow work of reverie, of musing and absorption. This is the poem Falling from the book Arriving in Magic, to be found on Amazon or at www.adriangrscott.com The Music is by a good friend of mine Graham Nash (not of Crosby Stills Nash and Young vintage, rather a lovely musician from Sheffield.

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Episode Twelve - Vulnerability - Keel Hauling and...

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2020/02/04

This episode explores the twin phenomena of vulnerability and resilience. Adrian uses five poems, Keel Hauled from The Call of The Unwritten, All At Sea from A Night Sea Journey, When Will You Be ready and There is a Certain Kind for Vow from Arriving in Magic, House Martins in the Eves is a new piece. The rest are available on www.adriangrscott.com Brenee Brown's work can be found at https://brenebrown.com

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Episode Eleven - The Season of the Holly King

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2019/12/18

In this episode Adrian speaks of Christmas and the Solstice Season. With his own poetry and that of Charles Causley, Kristian Evans, and Dylan Thomas he leads us into the season of the Holly King and the dark of winter.

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Episode Ten - Dylan Thomas - entering the round Zion...

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2019/11/19

In this podcast Adrian is working with the poetry of Dylan Thomas the welsh prophet who lived in the middle part of the 20th Century. Using his own and Dylan's poetry he explores the ways in which we wrestle with the dark and the light, with life and death, with innocence and experience. The pain we experience that creates many of our mental health issues is faced, both head on and avoided with addiction in Dylan's tempestuous life. This allows us to explore these issues through the lyrical and

01:08:06

Francis of Assisi - An Anxious Saint?

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2019/10/14

In this episode Adrian explores the life of someone who was and is a great friend to him in his travails with anxiety and mental health issues. Although Francis of Assisi lived 800 years ago Adrian shows just how relevant his life is now. Especially when he is stripped of some of the religiosity and hagiographic accretions that have but up around him over the years. The poems come from Adrian's last collection - A Night Sea Journey available on Amazon or at www.adriangrscott.com The Leonardo Boff

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Two Anxious Poets and Alfie - With Poet and Writer...

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2019/09/12

Helen Mort's latest novel is Black Car Burning published by Chatto & Windus. Her website is http://www.helenmort.com She read Mountain and The Fear from No Map Could Show Them again published by Chatto and Windus. I read The Tremor of Silk and Rivelin Valley Vespers from A Night Sea Journey published by Authorhouse, The book by Sarah Wilson is First, We Make the Beast Beautiful published by Corgi 2019 a great read for anxious people and those who live with us!

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Episode Seven - The Bird Singing Path of Enchanting...

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2019/08/10

The first piece I recite is the title poem from The Call of the Unwritten available on Amazon or from my website www.adriangrscott.com The second poem 'A Fairytale Ending?' is, as yet, unpublished. Email me at adriangrscott@me.com for a copy. The piece of the prelude is available at https://wordandsilence.com/2018/05/24/william-wordsworth-need-i-say-dear-friend-that-to-the-brim-my-heart-was-full/ . This is the website of Mobile Power that my good friend Jono West is part

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Sixth Episode - Vincent and the barred window's field

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2019/06/05

Adrian explores the Vincent Cycle of poems from his last collection - A Night Sea Journey. Drawing out the implications for our mental health and creativity he delves into the life of this solitary, visionary, trouble and prolific artist. The films mentioned are At Eternity's Gate 2019 - Loving Vincent 2018 - Exhibitions on Screen https://exhibitiononscreen.com/films/vincent-van-gogh-a-new-way-of-seeing/ . You can buy A Night Sea Journey at www.adriangrscott.com

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Episode Five - In Conversation with Patrick Ryan -...

the anxious poet’s podcast ·

2019/04/18

Apologies for the length of this podcast but it seemed a shame to edit it as the conversation was a rich one. This is a seminal theme for me and it was great to explore it childhood loss with a friend who had a similar test different experience.

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