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I love that there’s a steady stream of fresh ideas in podcasting. It’s cool to get glimpses into people’s lives, but sometimes a bit more structure is appropriate.

So I was glad to be pointed to The Slam Idol Podcast. It’s a poetry podcast, but with a twist. Not just stuff from one poet, but from anyone who sends in a recording. These poetry tracks are then bundled into groups (the first group featured six, with delightfully diverse styles and content, for example), and site visitors are encouraged to vote on the pieces. I guess the audience-voting is why it gets the slightly-specious “idol” in the title.

I’ve missed the first “slam", but I’m seriously thinking about submitting some of my poetry for a later battle. So if you see my name on the site some time, feel free to vote. Nudge, nudge :-)

Read more, listen, and vote at The Slam Idol Podcast.