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World Slam champion Harry Baker shares his poem A-Z and offers tips on having fun with poetry and using limitations to unlock creativity. He also discusses his latest show Unashamed which he was performing at Norwich Arts Centre

What does pouring milk on your cereal too early or hesitating to board an elevator have to do with Halloween and traditional Japanese poetry? Brent Hagen explains in this slightly spooky episode.

New Zealand poet, currently based in Norwich, Linda Collins discusses her collection Sign Language for the Death of Reason, written in response to the death of her teenage daughter from suicide. Linda reads some of the poems and discusses how poetry can be used to respond to tragic and difficult experiences in life. Picture by Oamaru Mail lindacollinswriter.com poetrynonstop.com

Nathan Nicolau talks about how poetry saved his life and how being mindful and observing the world around us can inspire poetry. Nathan is also editor of New Note Poetry newnotepoetry.com nathannicolau.com poetrynonstop.com

Alan Parry invites to look back on our lives and find the stories and poetic moments we have to share. He reads poems from his latest book Echoes and shares an exercise which uses old photos as a starting point for a poem. www.thebrokenspine.co.uk www.poetrynonstop.com

It's the final day of NaPoWriMo and Pete Goodrum finishes off with a topic you should all have something to write about after the last month – poetry www.poetrynonstop.com

It's nearly the end of the month and what a journey it has been. And that is today's prompt with Christina Thatcher making a welcome return to Poetry Non-Stop for NaPoWriMo. www.poetrynonstop.com

Connect with the natural world for today's NaPoWriMo prompt from Gabrielle O'Donovan. www.poetrynonstop.com

Peter Wallis introduces us to the sevenling on today's NaPoWriMo podcast. www.poetrynonstop.com

Alex Russell invites us to take inspiration from urban legends in today's NaPoWriMo podcast. www.placeholderpress.co.uk www.poetrynonstop.com

We welcome back Michelle Marie Jacquot on today's NaPoWriMo podcast with an exercise to find humour in dark times. www.michellemariejacquot.com www.poetrynonstop.com

Alexander Blustin shares the prompt release and a useful technique from crafting a coherent poem out of nonsense on today's NaPoWriMo podcast. www.poetrynonstop.com

Salma shows us how we can use a creature or animated figure to write a poem on today's NaPoWriMo podcast. www.poetrynonstop.com

Terry Jude Miller shares an effective way to write poems on the theme of resilience for today's NaPoWriMo prompt. www.poetrynonstop.com

Norwich-based poet, writer and performer John Osborne returns with a NaPoWriMo prompt we can all relate to: Teachers. Picture by Katie Pope. johnosborne.bandcamp.com www.poetrynonstop.com

We're two thirds of the way through Napowrimo! Today Wendy Hind from Tiny Poetry Project makes a welcome return with a prompt that's a recipe for success. www.tinypoetryproject.com www.poetrynonstop.com

Fay Roberts makes a welcome return with a short, fun form for day 19 of NaPoWriMo the clerihew. www.poetrynonstop.com

David Hanlon returns for today's NaPoWriMo podcast with a poem for spring. www.poetrynonstop.com

Today for NaPoWriMo write an ode with Daisy Thurston-Gent. Photo by Rachel Pearson. www.poetrynonstop.com

Olly Watson invites you to do a bit of eavesdropping to discover today's poem. www.poetrynonstop.com