<p>If Tom &amp; Jon wrote poems</p><p>‘spose it will be assumed</p><p>They won’t be as good as Henry’s</p><p>Normal service will be resumed.</p><br><p>In this episode, we meet up with Henry Normal: poet, writer of famous sit-coms, TV producer and poetry festival founder, and have a blummin’ lovely natter.</p><br><p>(After we did that - we watched him perform all his lovely poems, so effortlessly. So fluidly. So naturally.</p><p>And thus, inspired by his performance, we wondered how hard it would be to knock off a quick poem and perform it aloud.</p><p>“Bloobee blah blah bleeblee</p><p>&nbsp;Bloobloo bloobloo la!…”</p><p>Sort of like that.</p><p>Dead easy.</p><p>So we did.</p><p>The results were... profoundly... um...</p><p>...well... decide for yourself.)</p><br><p>Henry Normal’s insta:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/henrynormalpoet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/henrynormalpoet/</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Henry’s books:</a></p><p><a href="https://flapjackpress.co.uk/products/henry-normal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://flapjackpress.co.uk/products/henry-normal</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Henry’s tour dates:</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/henry-normal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/henry-normal</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BIG UPS…</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The bloke who wrote the short story that Jon loved:</a></p><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aaroncourts.com/</a></p><br><p><strong>A.B. Finlayson</strong>&nbsp;and his excellent book:</p><p><a href="https://abfinlayson.com/rockzombie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://abfinlayson.com/rockzombie/</a></p><br><p><strong>Genevieve Marenghi-Daly</strong>’s lovely website.</p><p><a href="https://sharpewords.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sharpewords.uk/</a></p><br><p>Cover photo: J. Preston. Available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and saucy stuff. </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Failing Writers Podcast

The Failing Writers Podcast

S4 Ep21: Henry Normal & Performing Poetry

NOV 18, 202443 MIN
The Failing Writers Podcast

S4 Ep21: Henry Normal & Performing Poetry

NOV 18, 202443 MIN

Description

<p>If Tom &amp; Jon wrote poems</p><p>‘spose it will be assumed</p><p>They won’t be as good as Henry’s</p><p>Normal service will be resumed.</p><br><p>In this episode, we meet up with Henry Normal: poet, writer of famous sit-coms, TV producer and poetry festival founder, and have a blummin’ lovely natter.</p><br><p>(After we did that - we watched him perform all his lovely poems, so effortlessly. So fluidly. So naturally.</p><p>And thus, inspired by his performance, we wondered how hard it would be to knock off a quick poem and perform it aloud.</p><p>“Bloobee blah blah bleeblee</p><p>&nbsp;Bloobloo bloobloo la!…”</p><p>Sort of like that.</p><p>Dead easy.</p><p>So we did.</p><p>The results were... profoundly... um...</p><p>...well... decide for yourself.)</p><br><p>Henry Normal’s insta:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/henrynormalpoet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/henrynormalpoet/</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Henry’s books:</a></p><p><a href="https://flapjackpress.co.uk/products/henry-normal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://flapjackpress.co.uk/products/henry-normal</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Henry’s tour dates:</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/henry-normal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/henry-normal</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BIG UPS…</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The bloke who wrote the short story that Jon loved:</a></p><p><a href="https://www.aaroncourts.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aaroncourts.com/</a></p><br><p><strong>A.B. Finlayson</strong>&nbsp;and his excellent book:</p><p><a href="https://abfinlayson.com/rockzombie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://abfinlayson.com/rockzombie/</a></p><br><p><strong>Genevieve Marenghi-Daly</strong>’s lovely website.</p><p><a href="https://sharpewords.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sharpewords.uk/</a></p><br><p>Cover photo: J. Preston. Available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and saucy stuff. </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>