
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

JULIA LEE BARCLAY-MORTON – YOGA, WATER AND REWRITING AUTISM
I interviewed writer Julia Lee Barclay-Morton about her experience of autism. Julia began as an experimental dramatist in New York, moving to the UK to found Apocryphal Theatre and research a PhD in philosophy & theatre. Julia has written a

FROM NATURE LOVER TO CLIMATE ACTIVIST AND DISTRICT COUNCILLOR
I interviewed Councillor Rachel Smith-Lyte about the origins of her passion for nature and her environmental activism. Rachel tells the story of her teaching (and

SARAH CORBETT, TEACHER, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR AND INNOVATIVE POET
I interviewed Sarah Corbett who directed the Sylvia Plath Festival and has four poetry collections, a verse-novel and an upcoming collection to her name. Sarah

LONG COVID AND THE MUSIC OF LIFE
I interviewed musician and former actress and teacher Deirdre O’Kelly about the effects of Long Covid on her life. Deidre trained at RADA, has been

FRANCES WILSON, DUNCAN HONEYBOURNE & INNOVATIVE MUSIC PROGRAMMING
I interviewed Frances Wilson about Chamber Music Weymouth , a showcase for emerging and established musicians who perform innovative new music as well as rarely-performed

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.

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