What if? ebook out now!!! Today marks a year since we launched Positive Poetry's first publication: What if? a collection of hope filled performance poetry. To celebrate, this week you can buy the beautiful softcover paperback for only £9 inc UK delivery (usually £15)!! Offer ends Monday 1st June 2020. Delivery's will be a bit slower due to the current happenings. EBOOK Today we're launching What if? as a digital download for only £5.49. Perfect for lockdown if you want it right now! BUY - ebook £5.49: https://payhip.com/b/W1TE - Softcover £9: https://www.positivepoetry.org/shop FOLLOW - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_positivepoetry/ - Website: www.positivepoetry.org #mentalhealthawareness #hope #whatif #ebook #positivepoetry #performancepoetry

This week our featured poet is Samantha Harper-Robins. We had the honour to film her incredibly powerful, challenging and reflective piece 'What Matters' which aired as part of the BBC Upload festival last weekend. We've been so moved and challenged by this poem as we continue to seek to educate ourselves. Thank you Samantha for this amazing piece!! #blacklivesmatter #whatmatters #positivepoetry #bbcupload

Such an honour to have Chloe feature on Positive Poetry's Youtube!! Let her words unravel the hidden pieces of you that may need a touch of hope today. She speaks truth with such artistry and boldness that uncovers the hurting places and ignites perseverance back into weary hearts. Powerful, comforting and relatable are all threads woven into Chloe's cleverly crafted tapestry of work. www.janeymcleod.com #TheLocksmith #PositivePoetry #WordsofHope

Hanna pulls apart the skin deep romantic ideals and structures by diving straight into the depths of what real, unconditional love is. Hanna's soothing words are mirrored in her calming delivery, while each word is packed like a parcel of power. Written to perform at a wedding, this is certainly a poem that should be proudly presented in response to musings of what love is. IG - @hannaglover #PositivePoetry #loveis #hanna #spokenword #wordsofhope www.janeymcleod.com

Em the incredible singer, songwriter and poet shares with Positive Poetry her compelling writing on discovery of hope in the unknown. Em's heartfelt words share her strength in vulnerability and invites all hurting hearts to come and rest while she offers words like medicine. Subscribe for more videos like this!! #PositivePoetry #TheUnknown #WordsofHope #PerformancePoetry www.janeymcleod.com

A poem by Janey Mcleod-White. Head over to the Positive Poetry channel to see more! www.janeymcleod.com

This one's for the wild at heart, the adventurers, travellers and the SKINT! Wrote this a few years ago now, and funnily enough some of the things I dreamt up have actually happened! If you enjoy it pease LIKE// SUBSCRIBE// SHARE Thank you :) Music: waterfalls of love by Muciojad https://soundcloud.com/muciojad Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music provided by Music for Creators https://youtu.be/FZ1UUUtpDTA *Some video clips taken from www.pexels.com #TRAVEL #WANDERLUST #POSITIVEPOETRY

We all do it, some more than others (me - but thats changing!). Its a process, but the most liberating thing I've learned about anxiety, is that its not a huge descending, inescapable cloud of darkness descending on me - though thats exactly what it feels like sometimes. I've learnt that its something I create, I choose - I've just been blinded by that for so long because anxiety/ panic attacks make you feel like there's no control, but if its me creating it in the first place, its me that can learn how to silence it. So this piece is just my conversation with anxiety, reminding me that its not a huge war, its a decision. I have lots more poetry coming up on this subject, taking different angles and looking at how to (not just cope but) thrive when you're challenged by it. #ANXIETY #STRESS #PEACE #POSITIVEPOETRY Things that have helped me: - If you're struggling with anxiety, I can't recommend The Lightning Process course enough! Or the book: http://lightningprocess.com - Also check out Youtuber Joesapoet, his video on anxiety is really comforting, with useful tips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6huCTRL30tY Music in this video: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=deliberate+thought Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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