# Poems, Menopause & Midlife mayhem with poet Jan Brierton Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/womenkind-collective-3653569/poems-menopause-midlife-mayhem-with-poet-jan-brierton Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/womenkind-collective-3653569/poems-menopause-midlife-mayhem-with-poet-jan-brierton.md Podcast: [WomenKind Collective](https://stenobird.com/podcast/womenkind-collective-3653569) Published: 2025-07-05T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/womenkind-collective/episodes/poems-menopause-midlife-mayhem-with-poet-jan-brierton Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/660030ee8d6ad80016ba0381/e/6862b1f55670d865080eb2d6/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/womenkind-collective-3653569/episodes/poems-menopause-midlife-mayhem-with-poet-jan-brierton Duration seconds: 3144 ## Resource Jan Brierton: Accidental Poet, Menopause & Midlife Mayhem In this episode of  Spill the Tea with Womenkind Collective , we sit down with the sharp, funny, and all-round good human — poet  Jan Brierton . From accidentally going viral to performing at  The Palladium , Jan talks about her journey from fashion to poetry, tackling big topics like  menopause ,  mental health ,  midlife madness , and  female rage  with wit and heart. We also wrap up Part 2 of our  Book Club  pick  How To Kill A Witch  by  Claire Mitchell & Zoe Venditozzi  — a powerful, haunting read that uncovers how women were persecuted under the guise of witchcraft. Expect laughs, truth bombs, swearing and a poem reading you won’t forget. SUBSCRIBE for more bold, honest chats on feminist issues, women’s health, sisterhood, and smashing the patriarchy — one cuppa at a time. Jan Brierton Live Dates: September 12th at The Morecombe Poetry Festival https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Lancaster/Morecambe-Winter-Gardens/Morecambe-Poetry-Festival-2025/40609946/ November 20th, Buxton Pavilion with Henry Normal -https://buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/event/henry-normal-an-alphabet-of-storms-2025 Jan Brierton books: Everybody is a poem, midlife in rhymes https://www.waterstones.com/book/everybody-is-a-poem/jan-brierton/9781848409200 What day is it? https://www.waterstones.com/book/what-day-is-it/jan-brierton//9781848408272 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbgoodtome?igsh=aXlucXNtbm93aWdm   Support the pod: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast Don’t forget to like, subscribe and drop us a comment — we love hearing from you! Follow, rate, and share if you believe in telling women’s stories — loud and unfiltered. ☕&… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/womenkind-collective-3653569/episodes/poems-menopause-midlife-mayhem-with-poet-jan-brierton/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/womenkind-collective-3653569/poems-menopause-midlife-mayhem-with-poet-jan-brierton.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.