In this poignant last episode, Charlotte honours National Poetry Day 2025 while considering the timeless strength and liberation that poetry provides to all listeners, writers, and readers.

Charlotte examines the meaning of this year's theme, "Freedom," in the context of poetry, including topics such as establishing your voice in verse and expressing raw emotions. She offers a poignant spotlight poem, discusses the rich history of poetry, and exhorts everyone to participate by reading, writing, sharing, or just listening.

Whether you have always loved poetry or are just getting back into it, this episode serves as a reminder that poetry is for everyone and that it is liberation, both in terms of words and in other ways.

Charlotte also signs off with a warm farewell after an incredible run with Hanaz Writers, leaving behind a legacy of inspiration, creativity and community.

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In this week’s episode of the Hanaz Writers Podcast, Charlotte explores the beauty and creativity of personal essays, where real life meets literary craft.

More than just school assignments or job applications, personal essays are powerful reflections that use scene-setting, voice, metaphor and structure to turn everyday moments into meaningful stories. Charlotte explains how these essays are not simply about telling what happened, but interpreting experience, discovering insight and shaping emotion into art.

This episode provides both motivation and useful suggestions to help you start writing your own creative essays, whether you are examining a memory, expressing a paradox, or just thinking about a personal truth.

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In this week’s episode of the Hanaz Writers Podcast, Charlotte delves into the emotional power and creative depth of memoirs. While often seen as non-fiction, memoirs are in fact a rich and personal form of creative writing.

Memoirs, as opposed to autobiographies, only document a portion of a person's life. Memoirs blur the distinction between art and fact with their thoughtful tone, well-written dialogue, and imaginative scene setting. According to Charlotte, memory is a dynamic, individual truth that is influenced by emotion, experience, and interpretation rather than being a set of unchangeable facts.

This episode will teach you how to write honestly, artistically, and purposefully, regardless of whether you are inspired by authors like Michelle Obama, Anne Frank, or Ta-Nehisi Coates or you just feel prepared to share your own story.

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