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The Sounds of Poetry - David Williams

The Sounds of Poetry - David Williams

Written by: David Williams
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Original poetry by David Williams, heard through many voices. Readings include the author, guests, and AI voices, exploring sea, memory, work, weather, loss, survival, and many other aspects of lifeDavid Williams Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • The intercom crackled
    Jan 7 2026

    This poem traces the rise and fall of the out-of-town superstore — once a place of bargains, announcements, and convenience, later a hollow centre that quietly replaced the very town it helped erase. Through tannoy voices, rolling baskets, and abandoned local shops, it charts how community life was absorbed, repackaged, and ultimately discarded.


    By the time the intercom speaks again, announcing closure, the irony is complete: the town is gone, the store is going, and there is nowhere left to shop.


    A poem about consumer culture, convenience, and the unintended cost of progress — told with dark humour and a very British shrug.

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    2 mins
  • Norway
    Jan 7 2026

    Norway is a poem shaped by memory and place, where landscape and feeling are inseparable. Moving through quiet villages, narrow streets, and still water, it captures a deeply personal vision of Norway — not as a destination, but as something held and returned to in the mind.


    With blossom, mist, mountains, and mirrored fjords, the poem reflects on how places become part of us, and how memory preserves their beauty long after the moment has passed.


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    1 min
  • The Kestrel Hovers
    Jan 7 2026

    A chilling metaphor of predation and disguise, The Kestrel Hovers examines emotional blindness, manipulation, and the masks worn by those who feed on others — asking the listener to question what appears gentle, and what waits beneath.

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    2 mins
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