EPISODE · Apr 17, 2017 · 59 MIN

Ep. 97 - Rachel Long; Raymond Antrobus (transcript available)

from Lunar Poetry Podcasts · host Lunar Poetry Podcasts

This episode is in two parts. Full transcript available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-97-rachel-long-raymond-antrobus-lpp-transcript.pdf Part One: David Turner talks to Rachel Long about her work as a poetry educator and facilitator for Barbican Young Poets, leading Octavia - the collective for Women of Colour and the effect this has on her own writing practice. https://writesrachell.com/ https://www.barbican.org.uk/education/young-people/young-poets Part Two (30:51): David Turner talks to Raymond Antrobus about the influence Derek Walcott has had on his writing, taking a relatively fresh look at his Jamaican heritage and his new pamphlet To Sweeten Bitter out through Out Spoken Press. Frankie the cat also makes an appearance. http://www.raymondantrobus.com/ http://www.outspokenldn.com/ http://chill-pill.co.uk/