Deryn Rees-Jones reads from Erato (Seren) - shortlisted for last year’s T S Eliot Prize - and chats to me about the importance of connecting, the joy to be found in making errors, and how she constructs and weaves a poetry collection.Created a

Daljit Nagra - Seren Poetry Festival

Oct 8th, 2020 11m 21s

Daljit Nagra reads from his collection British Museum (Faber & Faber) and we talk about British identity, the complex idea of home, and about how to use overlooked British histories as a way to move forward.Created and edited by Lucy SmithCom

Poppy Jennings – Seren Poetry Festival

Sep 4th, 2020 17m 51s

Poppy Jennings, a writer and artist who performed at this year’s festival with Lucent Dreaming and Goodparley (musician Oli Richards), reads her poem ‘Ars Poetica’. We discuss the path she took to fall in love with poetry, the intimate moments

Jannat Ahmed - Seren Poetry Festival

Aug 7th, 2020 18m 40s

Jannat Ahmed, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Lucent Dreaming magazine and marketing officer at Poetry Wales, reads me one of her own poems and we talk about her experience as a poetry editor, about how to make something new and, most importa

Andre Mangeot - Seren Poetry Festival

Jul 3rd, 2020 19m 16s

Andre Mangeot reads from his latest collection Blood Rain (Seren) and we chat about how poetry can make us think for ourselves, about the growing need to be aware of what’s happening around us, and the art of transforming words into poems.Crea

Marvin Thompson - Seren Poetry Festival

Jun 3rd, 2020 23m 56s

Marvin Thompson reads from his debut collection Road Trip (Peepal Tree Press) and talks to me about what poetry means to him, what it means to be Black and British, and how home may not always be a comfortable place to live. Created and edited

Emily Cotterill - Seren Poetry Festival

May 3rd, 2020 19m 4s

I talk to Emily Cotterill about her pamphlet 'The Day of the Flying Ants' (smith|doorstop) and we chat about what makes a place feel like home, how these feelings can shift, and the importance of making poetry accessible for everyone. Created

Roberto Pastore - Seren Poetry Festival

Apr 6th, 2020 19m 46s

The first Talking Ink episode from the Seren Poetry Festival. I talk to Roberto Pastore about his debut collection ‘Hey Bert’ (Parthian) and we discuss finding happiness, the strange power of poetry readings and celebrating the smaller things i

Strangers

Jun 4th, 2019 22m 4s

The third episode of Talking Ink, a podcast for Radio Cardiff. Four writers respond to the theme 'Strangers' and talk about their ideas. Created and edited by Lucy Smith Composer: Martyn White Writers: Julie Primon Rosey Brown Samuel Sarg

Faces

Mar 10th, 2019 23m 52s

The second episode of Talking Ink, a podcast for Radio Cardiff. Four writers respond to the theme 'Faces' and talk about their ideas. This episode contains some strong language. Created and edited by Lucy Smith Composer: Lawrence Tucker Wri

Outsiders

Jan 15th, 2019 27m 11s

The first episode of Talking Ink, a podcast for Radio Cardiff. Five writers respond to the theme 'Outsiders' and talk about what it means to them. Created and edited by Lucy Smith. Writers: Bryan Marshall Jill Berrett Richard Rogers Chris

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