"It's a poetry slam for your MP3 player!"

[Will-Casel]

This week’s show features an interview with Simon Toon of The Slam Idol poetry podcast (http://slamidol.tripod.com). “It’s a poetry slam for your MP3 player!� Here’s the breakdown of this week’s show:

01:30 Announcing the “Second Sunday� poetry challenge! (more info to come)
04:40 Interview with Simon Toon of “Slam Idol� using Skype
06:30 Are there qualifications to be a poetry podcast host?
08:30 What is the Slam Idol Podcast?
11:10 How Slam Idol began.
14:30 MipoRadio (http://miporadio.libsyn.com) poetry podcast
17:17 How not to promote your podcast
19:20 How to promote your podcast
21:50 PodPoet wherefore art thou???
22:45 How to compete in the Slam Idol poetry slam
23:50 Ahh, the lonely world of podcasting
27:20 London’s poetry scene
31:41 Poetry Resource of the Week: 911 Poems (http://poeticvoices.com/911Poems/20010911.html) (thanks to Robert Parent (http://robertg.blogspot.com))

DOWNLOAD HERE (http://libsyn.com/media/cloudydayart/cloudydayart20050911.mp3)

[jimk]

Before I download...

is it delivered in that standard sing-son slam cadence?

[Will-Casel]

Actually, this episode is just an interview with Simon the host of The Slam Idol podcast. The poetry submitted to his show includes all styles of poetry. Some folks submit the sing-song style, some are traditional rhyming poems, and some folks even put theirs to music.

He plays one submission per episode until he has six poems then begins the voting process. Its a great way to check out multiple poets and styles.

Will

[cdoelle]

The Slam Idol cast is pretty darn good... I have been hooked on that one for quite some time... the reading styles run the gamut.