In this moving episode, Helen talks with Rana, a teacher and poet from Gaza, who shares her heartfelt poem“My Motherland.” Written during her first journey away from home, the poem captures her love and longing for Palestine. Rana reflects on poetry as a way to heal, remember, and resist, and shares how she encourages her students to turn their feelings into songs and poems. Together, Helen and Rana explore the power of art to connect, comfort, and give hope — even in the hardest times. 💫 Lis...
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In this moving episode, Helen talks with Rana, a teacher and poet from Gaza, who shares her heartfelt poem“My Motherland.” Written during her first journey away from home, the poem captures her love and longing for Palestine. Rana reflects on poetry as a way to heal, remember, and resist, and shares how she encourages her students to turn their feelings into songs and poems. Together, Helen and Rana explore the power of art to connect, comfort, and give hope — even in the hardest times. 💫 Lis...
27. Portuguese Poetry and The Spiritual Power of Writing Poetry with Miguel Royo
The Elixir Poetry Podcast
1 hour 4 minutes
8 months ago
27. Portuguese Poetry and The Spiritual Power of Writing Poetry with Miguel Royo
In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Miguel Royo about Modern Portuguese Poetry and his own work: Miguel’s inner voice shifting language from Spanish to Portuguese The spirituality of writing poetry Elitism in British poetry communities How poetry should be sharedYoung people’s misconceptions about poetry Discover poetry through the heart of another… Find out more about the poems on Elixir and read them here! Receive our newsletter! The Elixir Poetry Podcast webs...
The Elixir Poetry Podcast
In this moving episode, Helen talks with Rana, a teacher and poet from Gaza, who shares her heartfelt poem“My Motherland.” Written during her first journey away from home, the poem captures her love and longing for Palestine. Rana reflects on poetry as a way to heal, remember, and resist, and shares how she encourages her students to turn their feelings into songs and poems. Together, Helen and Rana explore the power of art to connect, comfort, and give hope — even in the hardest times. 💫 Lis...
