To the Virgins: A Poetic Analysis of Walkabout (1971) prelude
Thank you for listening in 2023! A Shropshire Lad, XL A. E. Housman Into my heart an air...
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To the Virgins: A Poetic Analysis of Walkabout (1971) prelude
Thank you for listening in 2023! A Shropshire Lad, XL A. E. Housman Into my heart an air...
03:57
Adukeh is a poet based in London, England. Her poetry is influenced by her faith. The episode was...
31:51
Interview with an inspirational black, one legged poet Chris Paradox
Chris Paradox left the highly paid corporate world to live under a tree in a London park. He...
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Interview with an inspirational black, one legged poet Chris Paradox
Chris Paradox left the highly paid corporate world to live under a tree in a London park. He...
19:09
Episode 129: Interview with bestselling author Renée Watson
[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] For the 10th...
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Aldeburgh Backchat 2010: Bill Manhire
Bill Manhire discusses growing up in 1950s New Zealand, the sense that “real life might be...
10:29
Aldeburgh Backchat 2010: JO Morgan
JO Morgan talks about the strangeness of winning the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize, the ‘deep...
04:39
Aldeburgh Backchat 2010: Andrew Motion
In a reflective & open conversation, Andrew Motion discusses the moment he 'got poetry',...
12:31
Join Wimbledon Poet Matt Harvey on Henman Hill
Is it Henman Hill or Murray Mound? As Matt Harvey, the first Wimbledon Championships Poet, says...
03:43
Wimbledon Championships Poet 2010
Wimbledon, in collaboration with The Poetry Trust, has for the first time appointed a...
07:20
[SPL] December: Ian Bell on Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan has played many roles in his life: voice of a generation, rock 'n' roll Judas,...
31:40
[SPL] December 2013: Ouyang Yu
We discuss translation, identity, the value of mistakes and the virtues of bad poetry with the...
26:55
[SPL] October 2013: J.O. Morgan
Ryan Van Winkle interviews J.O. Morgan at his home in the Scottish Borders. His latest book, At...
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[SPL] April 2013: Gillian Clarke
On a dull and rain-soaked day in March of this year, the SPL travelled to St Andrews to interview...
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[SPL] January 2013: Marianne Boruch
Good poetry gets beneath the skin of readers. This episode features a poet who, for a short...
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[SPL] December 2012: My Life in Poetry with Candia McWilliam
In November 2012, we staged the first in a new series of My Life in Poetry events at the Scottish...
27:31
[SPL] November 2012: Sean Borodale
We met up with Sean Borodale at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August 2012, where...
32:57
[SPL] September 2012: Judy Brown
Judy Brown's first book, Loudness (Seren, 2011) was shortlisted for the 2011 Forward Felix Dennis...
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[SPL] September 2012: Liz Lochhead on the 40th anniversary of Memo For Spring
In 1972, Liz Lochhead published her debut collection, Memo For Spring, a landmark in Scottish...
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