Iambic Poetry Podcast

The Green Knight

Reel Poets review the 2021 film, the Green Knight, starring Dev Patel.
Snap Judgement
6.25 out of 9 snaps
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Marvin - Starvinmarvin09
Auntie Vice - Auntie Vice
CharRon - Iambiczine

Sharon Mahany: Insight to truth

CharRon chats with Placer County Poet and Healer Sharon Mahany.  We talk about her works in poetry and as a life coach / healer.  We champion poems that can be found online(search for: "Sharon Mahany poet") and living in the middle of two poetry communities: Sacramento and Nevada County.  Plus, we ask about being a Page and Stage Poet.
 
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CharRon - Iambiczine

Pinero (2001)

Iambic Poetry Podcast Presents: REEL POETRY. The Reel Poets review the 2001 release: Pinero. The film starred Benjamin Blatt, Edgar Wright, Giancarlos Especito. Directed by Lyon Ichaso.  This movie gives a glimpse of endavors done by poet/playwright Miguel Pinero.
 
Snap Judgment
Pinero: 5.5 snaps out of 9
 
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Marvin: Starvinmarvin09
Auntie Vice: Auntie Vice
CharRon: Iambiczine

Asantewaa Boykin: Live, Love + Liberation

CharRon chat with Visual artist, poet, Activist, register nurse, and Book author: Asantewaa Boykin. Asantewaa is a founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project and a co-chair for Mental Health First. Plus, a co-chair and advocate of Capital City Black Nurses Association. We also discuss her first book, Live, Love + Liberation(Nomadic Press), being release on May 7, 2022. She will be doing a Book tour starting in May. 
Check out: 
Asantewaa - www.asantewaaboykin.com
CharRon Smith: Iambiczine(instagram)
APTP: https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/
MH first: https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/mh-first-1
Capital City Black Nurses Assoc.: https://www.ccbna.org/

Blue Car

Reel Poetry reviews the 2002 Film, Blue Car.  The film stars Agnes Bruckner, David Strathairn, Margaret Colin, & A.J Buckley.  Beside the poetry being limited but fair, the story took this teenage girl into multitude of issues.  
 
Snap Judgement
4.5 out 9 Snaps
 
Instagram
Marvin - Starvinmarvin09
Auntie Vice - AuntieVice
CharRon- Iambiczine

Donte Clark: KNOWFREEDOM beyond Closed Caskets

CharRon chats with Spoken word artist, Author, Writer, Actor, Former Richmond Poet Laureate, Educator, and Social Activist: Donte Clark.  We discuss: his two books: KNOWFREEDOM & Close Caskets, Being an Actor, Writer, Poet Laureate, an Educator, and being aware on what is to come. We talk about Romeo is Bleeding(Reel Poetry review: 9 out of 9 snaps). Plus, Page vs. Stage & Top 5.
Poem excerpt:
Somewhere in America by Donte Clark https://youtu.be/QI5OjkMbAzI
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Donte Clark - DonBlak
CharRon - IambicZine

The Sweet Hereafter

Reel Poetry starts March with 1 of top 10 Canada Films, The Sweet Hereafter. The film stars Ian Holms, Bruce Greenwood and Sarah Polley.  The film reference Robert Browning's The Pied Piper of Hamelin from his poetry collection, Dramatic Lyrics 
Excerpt from Robert Browning's The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Snap Judgement
3.5 out of 9 Snaps
 
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Marvin - Starvinmarvin09
Auntie Vice - AuntieVice
CharRon - Iambiczine

The Butterfly’s Dream

Reel Poets review 2013 Turkish Drama film, The Butterfly's Dream(Kelebeğin Rüyası). This film was enter in 86th Academy Awards.  It is a true story about 2 poets: Muzaffar Tayyip Uslu and Rüştü Onur whom fell ill to tuberculosis.
Poems By Muzaffar Tayyip Uslu and Rüştü Onur
 
Snap Judgement
The Butterfly's Dream: 7 out of 9 Snaps
 
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Marvin - Starvinmarvin09
Auntie Vice - Auntievice
CharRon - Iambiczine

Word and Pictures

Reel Poets review the 2013 film, Words and Pictures starring Clive Owens & Juliette Binonche.  The film characterizes Ekphastic Poetry. It also discuss alcoholism, sexual harassment, and Prep school mentality.
 
Snap Judgement
Words & Pictures - 5.75 out of 9 snaps
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Marvin - Starvinmarvin09
Auntie Vice - AuntieVice
CharRon - Iambiczine

Yelling to the Sky Movie Review

Reel Poets reviews 2011 Independent film, Yelling to the Sky.  This flim features Zoe Kravitz, Jason Clarke, Gabourey Sidibe, and Tariq Trotter.  Directed by Victoria Mahoney
 
Snap Judgement
Yelling to the Sky - 2.5 out of 9 snaps
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Marvin - Starvinmarvin09
Auntie Vice - AuntieVice
CharRon - Iambiczine