Talking Ink Podcast

Episodes

1. 11

   Deryn Rees-Jones - Seren Poetry Festival

   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 and edited by Lucy Smith Composer: Martyn White

   Nov 6, 2020

   23m
2. 10

   Daljit Nagra - Seren Poetry Festival

   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 Smith Composer: Martyn White

   Oct 8, 2020

   11m
3. 9

   Poppy Jennings – Seren Poetry Festival

   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 words can create between writer and reader, and the...

   Sep 4, 2020

   17m
4. 8

   Jannat Ahmed - Seren Poetry Festival

   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 importantly, how to make it heard. Created and edited by…

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   Aug 7, 2020

   18m
5. 7

   Andre Mangeot - Seren Poetry Festival

   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. Created and edited by Lucy Smith Composer: Martyn White

   Jul 3, 2020

   19m
6. 6

   Marvin Thompson - Seren Poetry Festival

   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 by Lucy Smith Composer: Martyn White

   Jun 3, 2020

   23m
7. 5

   Emily Cotterill - Seren Poetry Festival

   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 and edited by Lucy Smith Composer: Martyn White

   May 3, 2020

   19m
8. 4

   Roberto Pastore - Seren Poetry Festival

   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 in life. Created and edited by Lucy Smith Composer:...

   Apr 6, 2020

   19m
9. 3

   Strangers

   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 Sargeant Taylor Edmonds In association with Seren Books.

   Jun 4, 2019

   22m
10. 2

    Faces

    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 Writers: Megan Thomas Callum Winter Siobhan Denton D. H. In...

    Mar 10, 2019

    23m
11. 1

    Outsiders

    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 Christie Collins Frances Carron With music composed by Sebastian...

    Jan 15, 2019

    27m