Ep.14 | 'To the man with his wife in a car in Sheung Wan on a Sunday' with poet Frank Doogan.

In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with Frank Doogan, a Hong Kong-based poet. Frank reads a selection of his poetry and we discuss how he develops his narratives. We also talk about getting lost, the relationship between culture and intelligence, argue what art is and the role of craft in contemporary art. The poetry discussed in this episode can be found on http://www.oscarvenhuis.com/blog/to-the-man-with-his-wife-in-a-car-in-sheung-wan-on-a-sunday-with-poet-frank-doogan Frank Doogan Poetry has been part of my life since childhood. My mother gave us all poems to memorize and recite, and taught us to formally debate and value clear expression – words were what we did as children. My father and uncles wrote poetry, and there was a genuine respect for anything that was defined as artistic, and anyone who was defined an artist. The naming was not done lightly. The list of poets we learned from included Allingham, Yeats, Tennyson, Keats, Wordsworth, Auden, Shakespeare, Blake, Donne, Eliot, Dylan Thomas, Frost, Pope, and Shelley. Part of why I memorize and write poetry is the conversation is quiet and resonant, bringing glimpses of meaning and beauty that are beyond us as people. Or, in the words of Yeats ‘… love is less kind than the gray twilight, And hope is less dear than the dew of the morn.’ ----- The Last Supper Instagram @thelastsupper.asia Website The Last Supper | Email: [email protected]