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BOOKS AS SPORT, ARTWORKS, WORDSEARCH, CARD TRICKS?
A piece about how the writer’s imagination works, using examples from my recently published novel, Love’s Register. My thoughts about writing Love’s Register begin with the image of the novel as a house of cards. What I see is an
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JANE BURN – POETRY AS HARD GRAFT, INSPIRATION, REACTION OR EXPERIMENT?
I interviewed poet & artist Jane Burn who won the Michael Marks Environmental Poet of the Year 2023-24 with A Thousand Miles from the Sea. Jane, who is prolific multi-published poet, talks about autism, her compositional methods and her deep
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POLLY OLIVER – FROM RADIO JOURNALIST TO THE MUSIC OF POETRY
I interviewed ex-broadcaster and poet Polly Oliver about oral and visual poetry, her compositional methods, and learning the Welsh language. Polly says, “I absolutely love
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JO HOWELL – CYANOTYPE, #WEAREXPERIMENTING & SAVE THE NATIONAL GLASS CENTRE!
I interviewed Jo Howell who says about herself: “I’ve been a professional photographic artist since I left Uni in 2009. I am a cyanotype specialist.
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TRACEY RHYS REVIEWS WAYS TO BE EQUALLY HUMAN -“A peaceful, hopeful dawn chorus amongst the white noise.”
Poet Tracey Rhys, writer of Teaching a Bird to Sing and winner of the Poetry Archive’s video competition reviews Ways To Be Equally Human. Tracey,
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BEL JACOBS – FASHION & CLIMATE REBEL AND ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
I interviewed Bel Jacobs FRSA, writer and speaker on climate justice, animal rights and alternative systems in fashion. Bel‘s interview is an urgent message about
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LIZA FRANK – FROM THEATRE MANAGER TO PHOTOGRAPHER & FOLKLORIST
I interviewed Liza Frank folklorist, photographer and former stage manager with two books to her name Everyday Folklore, an almanac for the ritual year and My Celebrity Boyfriend. Liza tells her story