Deborah reads and reflects on her poem "Counting Poems" where she compares how many she's written compared to others, and reframes the 'distractions' of parenting as a kind of poetry itself. This episode is about freeing ourselves from the deadening effects of competition with others and ourselves, getting out of our own way in order to hear the still, small voices of creativity. The listener prompt is: Reflect on success as measured in a meaningful, personal way. Send to us at curiositycatpodcasts@gmail.com

A reading and discussion of Sue's poem "Obscurity Unpacked", exploring the inner demons of depression and feeling unseen within our present culture of FOMO, celebrity worship, and the loss of person-to-person connection. Today's listener prompt: “Demons Within”. Please write something to this and send it to curiositycatpodcasts@gmail.com.

Deborah reads and talks about her poem about the goldfish in her garden pond, and gives tips for how to get your poetry out there - chap books, poetry open mics and more. See our website for details and the poem in written form here. Here are Deborah's tips for becoming part of a poetry community. Listener prompt: Fish, fishing and/or another analogy that captures your creative process. Send to curiositycatpodcasts@gmail.com.