
THE ART OF SLOW WRITING
Leslie Tate I’m a slow author. It took three years to write my latest book Ways To Be Equally Human. That’s an average of 40 words per day. So, if you were reading my book you’d have reached my daily

Part 2 MARK STATMAN: MEXICO AND THE POETRY OF GRIEF AND CELEBRATION
Part 2 of my interview with Mark Statman looks closely at Mark’s Latin American poetic influences, his life in Mexico and ends with an extract from Volverse/Volver, his most recent published collection. Mark, who has won national arts awards, is Emeritus

CHRIS BLAZINA – WHAT ANIMALS CAN TEACH US
I interviewed professor and psychologist Chris Blazina about the bond between people and animals. Chris is an award-winning author of eight books who has been

FOUSSENY TRAORE – CLIMATE ACTIVIST FOR THE SAHEL, WEST AFRICA
I interviewed Fousseny Traore, environmental activist and human rights defender from Mali. Fousseny is Founding President of the ecological association Citizens for the Climate Mali

LINDA HILL – WHAT LIES BEHIND BOOK BLOGGING AND LOVING BOOKS?
I interviewed Linda Hill about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into her blog, Linda’s Book Bag – a review publication with a history of winning

THE DISSONANT FUTURES COLLECTIVE – SOUND INSTALLATIONS, CLIMATE DISCUSSIONS AND VIRTUAL REALITY WORKSHOPS
I interviewed Line Langebek, Emma Adams and Tarnia Mason about the Dissonant Futures Collective – a creative group of people who take climate grief as

NORA NADJARIAN AND THE UNHEARD, BETWEEN-CULTURES VOICES
I interviewed poet and short-story writer Nora Nadjarian, who writes about women, refugees, identity, exile, love and loss, as well as the political situation in

ANNABEL OSSEL – FROM PICTURE RESEARCHER TO MULTI-COLOURED, INNOVATIVE ARTIST
I interviewed abstract artist Annabel Ossel about how she creates her multi-coloured art in several different mediums and how her pieces link together. Annabel’s first