The One Where I Talk To Poet & Writer, Amy Key

Send us Fan MailSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to the inspiring Amy Key. Amy is a poet and author who lives in London. Her poetry collection, Luxe, was published in 2013. Her second collection, Isn’t Forever, was published in 2018 and was a Poetry Book Society Wild Card choice. Amy’s debut non-fiction book, Arrangements in Blue, was published in spring 2023. The book uses Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album, Blue, as a framework to investigate our cultural obsession with coupledom, and what it means to live a life in the absence of romantic love. Amy grew up in Kent and the North East, but has lived and worked in London since 2001. Topics that Amy & I cover are:how, when she broke up with her last boyfriend at the age of 22, she assumed her singleness would be temporary;how in her thirties she thought there was something uniquely wrong with her that was the reason she was alone;how putting romantic love at the centre of everything can be damaging to both singles and people in relationships;how Amy used to think of herself as a perpetual adolescent rather than a ‘proper’ adult;how Amy still feels lonely at times, but how she has learnt to embrace her solitude;her advice for singles about the importance of being intentional with their weekend time;why we should question the relative importance of romantic love;how Amy came up with the idea for her book, Arrangements in Blue;how Amy has spent a lifetime listening to Joni Mitchell, and how she is in her blood;how she used the songs from Joni’s album, Blue, to give the book a framework to reflect back the different elements of Amy’s single life;how the song, All I Want, resonated with Amy as soon as she heard it at the age of 14;the meaning behind, and Amy’s interpretation of, the songs Blue, A Case of You, and The Last Time I Saw Richard in the book;how the concept of having a ‘soulmate’ can make single people feel even more lonely;how other things in life can make you equally as happy as romantic love.Check out Amy’s website:https://amyvkey.com/ Buy Amy’s book:https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/447053/arrangements-in-blue-by-key-amy/9781787333895Follow Amy on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/msamykey/ Follow Amy On Twitter:https://twitter.com/msamykeyFollow Amy on Blue Sky:https://bsky.app/profile/amykey.bsky.social Amy’s Substack:https://amykey.substack.com/ Support the showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: [email protected] And thank you so much for listening!