{"podcast":{"title":"The Realisation Festival Podcast","slug":"the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015","podcast_index_feed_id":7072015,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2418827.rss","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/qt5ev7y7dwazsu1wnnzroik8aury?.jpg","author":"Mark Vernon","episode_count":26,"summary":"Welcome to the podcast of the Realisation Festival, which takes place every year at St Giles House, Wimborne, Dorset (http://realisationfestival.com). The podcast is hosted by Mark Vernon, in conversation with individuals who have attended the festival. The aim is to develop a sense of the various ways in which realising is done, as people offer reflections on ideas, experiences, books and activities.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015"},"episode":{"title":"Poetry as a tool for transformation. A conversation with Josiane Smith","slug":"poetry-as-a-tool-for-transformation-a-conversation-with-josiane-smith","published_at":"2025-04-29T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/poetry-as-a-tool-for-transformation-a-conversation-with-josiane-smith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827/episodes/17063936-poetry-as-a-tool-for-transformation-a-conversation-with-josiane-smith.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418827/episodes/17063936-poetry-as-a-tool-for-transformation-a-conversation-with-josiane-smith.mp3","summary":"What good is a poem? How might poetry be a tool for transformation, both personally and collectively? And how does poetry help us to better understand the spirit of our times? In this conversation, Mark Vernon and Josiane Smith explore the ways in which poetry goes beyond 'the poem', towards a more soulful way of living; engaging more deeply with the forces of nature and change all around. It can be used in surprising places to console and challenge, it can be a catalyst for our dreams ...","meta_description":"What good is a poem? How might poetry be a tool for transformation, both personally and collectively? And how does poetry help us to better understand the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3001,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/episodes/poetry-as-a-tool-for-transformation-a-conversation-with-josiane-smith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-realisation-festival-podcast-7072015/poetry-as-a-tool-for-transformation-a-conversation-with-josiane-smith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}