Before The Poem Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:46:20 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2625909 en-us © 2026 Before The Poem yes c8988ca2-c025-544f-888e-14f62051da41 rebeccatantony@gmail.com Rebecca Tantony episodic false Before The Poem, an eight part podcast in which I sit down with extraordinary poets to explore faith , spirituality and the creative act. Fascinated by the collision point between creator and creation: that place where words, divinity, doubt and imagination overlap. Together, we’ll explore the mystery of trying to make sense of the world through language, and the strange, beautiful work of creating something tangible out of the unseen. 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Rebecca Tantony rebeccatantony@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/094nvn5tx28jjs98l9vuk2w07ewz?.jpg Before The Poem https://www.buzzsprout.com/2625909 Before The Poem with Vanessa Kisuule- Writing and Wonder Before The Poem with Vanessa Kisuule- Writing and Wonder In the first episode of Before the Poem, Rebecca Tantony is joined by poet, performer and writer Vanessa Kisuule for a conversation about ritual, creativity, and the mysterious forces that shape our work.

Together they explore the role of ritual and spontaneity in writing practice, the creative act of motherhood, and the parallels between making art and making life. They examine faith and questioning, beginnings and starting points, and the ways our deepest curiosities can lead us towards the page.

From moments of doubt to the giddy highs of writing and performing, they share reflections on what it means to feel guided by something beyond ourselves, and how we learn to trust those fleeting moments of inspiration.

A thoughtful, joyful and expansive conversation about creativity, devotion, and what comes before the poem.

]]> In the first episode of Before the Poem, Rebecca Tantony is joined by poet, performer and writer Vanessa Kisuule for a conversation about ritual, creativity, and the mysterious forces that shape our work.

Together they explore the role of ritual and spontaneity in writing practice, the creative act of motherhood, and the parallels between making art and making life. They examine faith and questioning, beginnings and starting points, and the ways our deepest curiosities can lead us towards the page.

From moments of doubt to the giddy highs of writing and performing, they share reflections on what it means to feel guided by something beyond ourselves, and how we learn to trust those fleeting moments of inspiration.

A thoughtful, joyful and expansive conversation about creativity, devotion, and what comes before the poem.

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