A big thank you to Barbara Leonhard, for her excellent ‘podcast’, and I must say I became quite emotional, it was both fascinating and very moving to hear my poems being narrated by Barbara.
I have uploaded an episode featuring Ivor Steven to my poetry podcast, Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul. You can access it here.
https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-ivor-steven/
In this episode, I feature the memoirs of Ivor Steven, who writes of his loss of his wife to Multiple Sclerosis. His poems reveal raw and touching grief.
Ivor Stevenformerly worked as anindustrial chemist and a plumber. He is now retired. He has had numerous poems published in on-line magazines such as Vita Brevis, Spillwords, Drabble, Wolff Poetry Journal, Festival of Poetry, Slasher Monster Magazine, and Fae Corps Publishing. Recently he was appointed to the “Go Dog Go Café” magazine’s website teamof Baristas. He is also an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc. and many of his poems are published in their anthologies. He started writing 19 years ago to help with his recovery from a stroke. During this time, and for the 30 years…
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How wonderful and what a tribute to you and your words
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Yes, it’s to hear my poems narrated by someone 😊
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That have been such a cool feeling
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I actually got guite emotional, as the theme of the podcast is, ‘Grief and Healing, and read out 3 of very heartfelt poems… plenty of tissues.. 😂😅📖
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Congratulations, Ivor! This is an extraordinary tribute.
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Thank you Paul, Barbara Leonard’s narration is excellent. 😊
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Ivor, Congratulations on this podcast. I enjoyed listening to your poems being read and Barbara telling a little bit about you and your accomplishments and your volunteer work. I thought it was quite impressive. I think it must have lifted quite a few spirits in these difficult times.
Thank you, Ivor, for this uplifting post. Take care! ❤ Cheryl
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Thank you Cheryl, and yes Barbara’s presentation was very impressive… and of course I cried all the way through, they are very emotions poems that she read out… 😂😊💓
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Wow! What a wonderful and deserved tribute to you and your work! Congratulations.
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Very emotional, Ivor.
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Yes it was Sue… I had box of tissues beside me…
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lol a bath towel would have been more use … congrats Ivor! What a wondrous tribute, Barbara did you well … take care kind gent 🙂
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Thank you dear Kate, it was quite an emotional and humbling experience, to have those 3 poems narrated for me…. and I could never recite them without breaking up…😂 …….xxx
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you wear your heart on your sleeve Ivor, so glad Barbara did it for you 🙂
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And she did it superbly…to show my appreciation, I sent her a couple of PDF copies of my Tullawalla booklets,
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nice but sure a bottle of wine with them would have been appreciated too 🙂
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Wow that’s a long way to send a bottle of wine
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lol you can order one locally and have it delivered, a bit like flowers 🙂
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Really ??
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not sure about during lockdown … but should be a way round it!
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OH MY GOSH! This is SO wonderful! 🙂
How kind of your friend Barbara to honor you, your writing, and Carole!
Before I even listened, I got the tissues ready, because I knew I would cry.
I couldn’t leave a comment on the podcast, but I left one on Barbara’s WP blog. 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Yes, the podcast was purely “oh wow”. and of course I had the tissues ready…. I knew the 3 poems 3 she was going to present…. and I was happy but babbling mess…. I was both emotional and humbled…. I’ve down loaded the broadcast, and shall treasure moment dearly.. ((Hugs))
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Congrats Ivor. Your words are lovely.
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Hearty congratulations, Ivor
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Thank you Derrick, yes, the first time I’ve featured on a podcast… 2 years ago, I didn’t even know what a podcast was…??
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I still don’t really know 🙂
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This is wonderful, Ivor! Congratulations!
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Thank you Eugenia, it was something very different for me. 😊☺📖
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Very well done! My hearty congratulations to you dear one ❤
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Thank you, I’m so pleased with the overall presentation by Barbara, her broadcast was excellent.
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Yes indeed ❤😊🥰🥀💜🧡🌷🌼🌻💚
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A beautiful read on the pod cast, Ivor. I can see why it made you feel very emotional as you listened. A very difficult thing to have gone through for sure.
Dwight
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Thank you Dwight, Barbara did a fabulous job with the narration, and I found listening to my poems being read by someone else, a thoroughly enjoyable experience..
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That would be very nice!
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