Lunar Poetry Podcasts

This week Repeat Beat Poet is in conversation with poet, author, broadcaster, activist, and longstanding rabble-rousing doyenne of UK poetry, Salena Goddena. The pair reflect on Salena's career in poetry and literature, the inspirations behind her debut novel Mrs Death Misses Death, and have a good chat about the complications and joys of writing to and through an embodiment of Death; like how facing loss and grief can teach us how to live, love, survive, and fight for a better world. There's also chat about being a flaneuse, and writing while walking around mystical East London. We hear two readings from Salena - Pessimism Is For Lightweights - -0:35:19 (ISH) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0CnTXUjfc&t=58s [excerpt from Mrs. Death Misses Death. The First Mourning of the First Morning - 0:11:25] Download a full transcript here: (COMING SOON) For more from Salena: http://www.salenagodden.co.uk/ For more from RBP: linktr.ee/repeatbeatpoet https://twitter.com/repeatbeatpoet https://www.instagram.com/repeatbeatpoet/ For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts www.twitter.com/LunarPoetryPod Buy the 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com Our production team is Mystery Planet Productions. https://mysteryplanet.net/ Also mentioned on the podcast - BBC Extra's Podcast Radio Hour (Poetry Podcast Special, 1/10/21) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00100hj

Cece's Speakeasy (30th June-3rd July 2021) - https://applesandsnakes.org/project/ceces-speakeasy/ This week The Repeat Beat Poet speaks to writer, performer, creative director, and tarot-reading multi-faceted artist and activist Zena Edwards. The pair talk about navigating corporate spaces while maintaining integrity, the importance of orality and sound within self-expression, and how indigenous African peoples and systems of knowledge have guided Zena's work. The two poets also give some shine to Apples & Snakes, the UK's longstanding leading poetry organisation, discuss their involvement in the immersive climate cabaret show, Cece's Speakeasy, and highlight the artistic innovations that come from cross-artform collaborations. We hear two performances from Zena - Brother's Keeper - - 0:19:00 https://zenaedwards.bandcamp.com/track/brothers-keeper Wood and Strings - 0:45:30 https://jazzrefreshed.bandcamp.com/track/wood-and-strings Download a full transcript here: (COMING SOON) For more from Zena: verseindialog.com instagram.com/zena_e_poetics For more from PJ: linktr.ee/repeatbeatpoet https://twitter.com/repeatbeatpoet https://www.instagram.com/repeatbeatpoet/ For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts www.twitter.com/LunarPoetryPod Buy the 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com Our production team is Mystery Planet Productions. https://mysteryplanet.net/

The terms hard-working and “jack of all trades” get thrown around a lot, but Sarah Callaghan really embodies the two. She's been a comedian for over ten years with shows across the world from Australia to Austria, and she made the move into poetry when she used it as a tool to work through a difficult period of her life. Poetry was a space that allowed for what comedy didn't; a space where messages didn't necessarily have to be funny to be let out and to be seriously received by an audience. It gave her a space to speak more openly about mental health. We also discuss the importance of creative collaboration, share some performance stories, and the difficulties of navigating the trappings of social media. “You're never gonna achieve greatness in your comfort zone.” - 10:20-11:26 Sarah reads two poems - 23:35 - Beginning 33:21 - It's Not That Deep Download a full transcript here: (COMING SOON) For more from Sarah: http://www.sarahcallaghan.com/ https://linktr.ee/sarahcallaghan https://twitter.com/sarahecallaghan http://instagram.com/scallaghan1 For more from PJ: linktr.ee/repeatbeatpoet https://twitter.com/repeatbeatpoet https://www.instagram.com/repeatbeatpoet/ For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts www.twitter.com/LunarPoetryPod Buy the 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com Our production team is Mystery Planet Productions. https://mysteryplanet.net/ Also mentioned on the podcast - Imaginary Millions - Spending Our Fortune Vol.1 https://imaginarymillions.bandcamp.com/album/spending-our-fortune-volume-one Watch Sarah Callaghan's comedy special, The Ballad Of Sarah Callaghan, on NextUp - https://nextupcomedy.com/sarahcallaghan/?fp_ref=ballad

This week Peter deGraft-Johnson (The Repeat Beat Poet) speaks to poet , educator, and writer Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan. The pair start by speaking about overcoming the fears of speaking your truth publicly, learning to trust readers and publishers outside of immediate live audiences, and Suhaiymah's journey discovering poetry. Next, we jump into the thick fogs of British colonialism, spend some time naming and shaming it and discussing the legacy of inequality it leaves in how histories are held and taught in our libraries, archives, and museums. Across an hour that felt like a minute, Suhaiymah also squeezes in some self-care tips, and gives another beautiful answer to the perennial ultimate question - why poetry? Suhaiymah reads three poems - 06:19 - Where Is My History? 35:03 - A Virtue Of Disobedience 42:17 - Bacon, Bank Notes, Benjamins Download a full transcript here: (COMING SOON) For more from Suhaiymah: https://www.suhaiymah.com/ https://twitter.com/thebrownhijabi https://www.instagram.com/thebrownhijabi Buy Suhaiymah's debut collection Postcolonial Banter here, published by Verve Poetry Press - https://vervepoetrypress.com/product/suhaiymah-manzoor-khan-postcolonial-banter-pre-order-free-uk-pp-out-12-09-19/?v=79cba1185463 For more from PJ: linktr.ee/repeatbeatpoet https://twitter.com/repeatbeatpoet https://www.instagram.com/repeatbeatpoet/ https://ko-fi.com/repeatbeatpoet For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts www.twitter.com/LunarPoetryPod Buy the 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com Our production team is Mystery Planet Productions. https://mysteryplanet.net/ Also mentioned on the podcast - Dan Hicks - The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution http://www.plutobooks.com/9780745341767/the-brutish-museums/ Ian Cobain - The History Thieves Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-History-Thieves-by-Ian-Cobain-author/9781846275838

“A lot of the ethos that I learned from the punk scene – D.I.Y politics, inclusivity, that kind of thing – I brought with me into Burning Eye Books” - Bridget Hart This week Peter deGraft-Johnson (The Repeat Beat Poet) speaks to poet, editor, producer, publisher with Burning Eye Books, and Grease super-fan Bridget Hart. The pair start by discussing the ethos and success of Burning Eye as a leading independent poetry press in the UK, publishing spoken word artists, and Bridget shares a quick what-to-do (read the guidelines) and what-not-to-do (make transphobic jokes) when submitting. Bridget tells PJ about life as a poet in the DIY punk scene, touring in vans and playing house shows (ps - punks love Carly Rae Jepsen), and the value of emotional caretaking in the midst of the intensity of judging UniSlam - the UK's national university poetry slam & summit. Bridget also speaks about rediscovering a sense of freedom and joy in writing while working on their latest collection celebrating the campness, queerness, and playfulness we all know was the real star of the iconic teen classic Grease. (We don't speak about Grease 2 - who would?). Bridget reads one poem - 41:12 - 1000 Bits Of Gum Download a full transcript here: (COMING SOON) Bridget's Links - http://bridgethart.wordpress.com http://forbooksake.net http://burningeye.co.uk/submit PJ's Links - https://linktr.ee/repeatbeatpoet https://twitter.com/repeatbeatpoet https://www.instagram.com/repeatbeatpoet/ Read PJ's poem 'What Does Black Power Mean?' in the Black Anthology, Language, available to read via 1010 Press or your local independent bookshop or library: www.sofiaamina.com/1010pressbookshop For more from Lunar: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts www.twitter.com/LunarPoetryPod Buy the 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com Our production team is Mystery Planet Productions. https://mysteryplanet.net/ Also mentioned on the podcast - Neon, by Bethany Rose. Published by Burning Eye Books. https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/neon-by-bethany-rose Chips & Beans Podcast w/ Bridget & Cassie Agbenhu - https://www.instagram.com/chipsandbeanspodcast/ UniSlam - https://www.uni-slam.com/

This week Peter deGraft-Johnson (The Repeat Beat Poet) speaks to Hip Hop artist and former Sheffield Poet Laureate, Otis Mensah. They discuss how the concept of introspective documentarianism underpins Otis' work of building a personal identity and creative voice around artistic truth and vulnerability, through rap and poetry. There's also talk of surviving and decrying racial capitalism, and a breakdown of Otis' tenure as laureate. Otis reads three poems - 17:12 - Contrary To The Intangible Grapevine 35:25 - The Thinks 1:00:00 - No Record Store Day Download a full transcript here: (COMING SOON) For more from Otis: www.otismensah.com https://twitter.com/otismensah https://www.instagram.com/otismensah/ For more from PJ: linktr.ee/repeatbeatpoet Repeat Beat Broadcast - https://www.mixcloud.com/ThreadsRadio/playlists/the-repeat-beat-broadcast/ https://twitter.com/repeatbeatpoet https://www.instagram.com/repeatbeatpoet/ For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ www.twitter.com/LunarPoetryPod Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com Our production team is Mystery Planet Productions. https://mysteryplanet.net/ Also mentioned on the podcast - Rhyme & Reason (series of filmed conversations as part of Otis' Artist Residency with Sheffield University, ft. Awate, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, and Open Mike Eagle) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKKXT6kV3PhsxOlnBZLxAg4mTWAN4IHy4 Pen-Ting Poetry - www.instagram.com/pentingpoetry Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon (2009) Warda Yassin, current Sheffield Poet Laureate. Vanessa Kisuule's poem Hollow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3DKfaK50AU

In his first full interview as host of the series, Peter deGraft-Johnson (The Repeat Beat Poet) speaks to poet, producer, and academic Katie Ailes. They speak about Katie's recent PhD study on performance and authenticity in UK Spoken Word poetry, the critical discourse around poetry, and firmly refute the idea that the talented craftspeople emerging from the spoken word scene are 'Noble Amateurs'. Katie reads three poems - Outwith - 07:37 Soft Animal - 27:18 Spangled - 1:03:33 Download a full transcript here: (COMING SOON) For more from Katie: www.katieailes.com https://www.scottishdesignexchange.com/product-page/katie-ailes-homing @KatieAiles - Twitter I Am Loud Productions (@IamLoudPro) For more from PJ: linktr.ee/repeatbeatpoet @RepeatBeatPoet - Twitter, Instagram. For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ www.twitter.com/LunarPoetryPod Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/snazzyrat Referenced in the episode - Stage Invasion - Peter Bearder Spoken Word in the UK - ed. Lucy English + Jack McGowan

In his final episode as host of the series, David Turner talks to Stephen Lightbown about his debut poetry collection Only Air (Burning Eye Books), writing as a wheelchair user and his experience of attending online events during the UK Covid-19 lockdown. Stephen reads three poems. Download a full transcript of this conversation here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/ep125-stephen-lightbown.pdf For more from Stephen: https://www.stephenlightbown.com/ https://www.instagram.com/spokeandpencil/ https://twitter.com/spokeandpencil https://www.facebook.com/spokeandpencil/ For more from David Turner: https://twitter.com/Silent_Tongue https://www.instagram.com/david_turner_books/ For more from Lunar: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts https://twitter.com/lunarpoetrypod Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

David Turner is in Walthamstow talking to Caleb Klaces and publisher Jess Chandler to talk about Caleb’s latest book, Fatherhood. This conversation was recorded before Covid-19 hit Britain so is refreshingly free from any virus chat. Fatherhood was published by Prototype Publishing in 2019 and was long listed for the Republic of Consciousness Prize and is Caleb’s debut novel. After reading Fatherhood I became a little bit obsessed with the book and its combination of fragmentary prose and sequences of verse. Download a full transcript here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/ep124-caleb-klaces-transcript.pdf Buy Fatherhood here: https://prototypepublishing.co.uk/product/fatherhood/ Buy my book Contained, £10 for the book, £4 for the PDF, here: www.blurb.co.uk/b/9771405-contained Listen to PJ on the series here - Ep.93; https://soundcloud.com/lunar-poetry-podcasts/ross-monaghan-stuart-mckenzie-poetry-on-the-picket-line Ep.84: https://soundcloud.com/lunar-poetry-podcasts/thomas-ghetto-geek-owoo-andra-simons-poetry-unplugged-20yrs Ep.80: https://soundcloud.com/lunar-poetry-podcasts/suzie-gray-the-repeat-beat-poet-marthe-ramm-fortun More on Sanatorium by Abi Palmer here: http://www.pennedinthemargins.co.uk/index.php/2020/03/sanatorium/ For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ twitter.com/Silent_Tongue Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

David Turner is in Walthamstow, east London talking to Vanessa Onwuemezi. The pair discuss how Vanessa came to be pursuing a life in writing and how she judges the quality of her writing. This episode includes a short tribute to friend and poet Mishi 'Dulwich Hamlet' Morath who sadly passed away before Christmas. Download a full transcript of this conversation here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/ep123-vanessa-onwuemezi-transcript.pdf For more about Vanessa: https://twitter.com/onwuemezi http://www.thewhitereview.org/fiction/at-the-heart-of-things/ http://mironline.org/swim-by-vanessa-onwuemezi/ Buy my book Contained, £10 for the book, £4 for the PDF, here: https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/9771405-contained Info about Contained book launches: London, 8th February - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/contained-london-launch-tickets-87610614707 Cardiff, 15th February - Flute and Tankard Pub, free entry. Bristol, 14th March -https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/contained-bristol-launch-tickets-85104699447 More about Mishi Morath: https://soundcloud.com/lunar-poetry-podcasts/mishi-morath https://soundcloud.com/lunar-poetry-podcasts/national-poetry-day-2016 https://soundcloud.com/lunar-poetry-podcasts/christmas-2015 http://footballpoets.org/poets/dulwich-poet/ For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ twitter.com/Silent_Tongue Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

David Turner is in central London talking to experimental poet and artist Steven J Fowler. The pair discuss Steven's approach to writing and editing (or lack of it), whether it helps to sometimes be ignored as a writer and his work as a curator of European and international literature events. Download a full transcript here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/ep122-steven-j-fowler.pdf Steven is organising the first Nordic Poetry Festival to be held in the UK and will take place 11-17 October 2019 at various venues. For more information go here: https://www.europeanpoetryfestival.com/nordic Listen to Steven on the Scaffold Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/scaffoldpodcast/ep-12-steven-j-fowler For more from Steven: http://www.stevenjfowler.com/ https://twitter.com/stevenjfowler For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ twitter.com/Silent_Tongue Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

David Turner is in Walthamstow, east London talking to experimental poet and artist Astra Papachristodoulou about the importance of collaboration and the visual look of words on a page in her practice. Astra is pretty determined not to be restricted by conventional definitions of what it is to be a poet and happily exists on the boundary of different media, so it was interesting to hear why she’s so keen to introduce rules and constraints into her writing. Download a full transcript of this episode here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/ep121-astra-papachristodoulou-transcript.pdf For more from Astra: https://www.astranaut.co.uk/books https://twitter.com/HeyAstranaut For more from us: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ twitter.com/Silent_Tongue Order 'ten cups of coffee' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ten-cups-coffee-David-Turner/dp/1094842893/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=david+Turner+ten+cups+of+coffee&qid=1560961593&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Listen to David chat to Naomi Woddis on her 'The Two Of Us' show here: https://www.mixcloud.com/The_Two_of_Us/the-two-of-us-featuring-david-turner/ Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

David Turner is in Bristol chatting to Tom Sastry about his debut pamphlet, 'Complicity' (Smith|Doorstop) and the link between his writing and performing style. This is the final episode of this 'series'. Lunar Poetry Podcasts will return April 2019. For more from Tom: http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/tom-sastry https://andotherpoems.com/2018/11/16/three-poems-by-tom-sastry/ http://www.ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/a%252520man%27s%252520house%252520catches%252520fire.html Download a full transcript here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/lpp-ep120-tom-sastry-transcript.pdf For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ twitter.com/Silent_Tongue Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Download a full transcript of this conversation here: lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/…t.pdf Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

David Turner chats to Shagufta K. Iqbal. David met up with Shagufta back in early October 2018 at her home in Bristol, to discuss her writing and the collaborative nature of providing platforms for other writers, focusing on the role she played in founding the YoniVerse collective, a platform and support network for South Asian women writers. For more from Shagufta: http://www.shaguftakiqbal.com/ https://twitter.com/shaguftakiqbal https://www.yoniversepoetrycollective.com/ For more from us: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ https://twitter.com/Silent_Tongue Our episode about Developing Your Creative Practice: https://soundcloud.com/lunar-poetry-podcasts/ep114-special-developing-your-creative-practice-transcript-available Our 100th episode featuring Octavia Collective: https://soundcloud.com/lunar-poetry-podcasts/ep100-octavia-collective-a-takeover-transcript-available Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Download a full transcript of this conversation here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/ep119-shagufta-k-iqbal-transcript.pdf

To celebrate the fourth anniversary of Lunar Poetry Podcasts (01/10/2018) host and founder of the series David Turner chats to Abi Palmer about how and why LPP began. The pair discuss how the podcast has evolved since October 2014 and the changes made because of growing audiences and funding from Arts Council England. Abi and David also talk about the brand new anthology of poems by 28 former podcast guests, 'Why Poetry?' (VERVE Poetry Press), out now in bookshops nationwide. For more from us: lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ twitter.com/Silent_Tongue www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Download a full transcript of this conversation here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/ep118-4th-birthday-special-episode-trancript.pdf For more from Abi: http://abipalmer.com/ https://twitter.com/abipalmer_bot Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

I am in Manchester chatting to Andrew McMillan about his new and second full collection of poetry, Playtime (Cape Poetry). In 117 episodes, this is the first time I've met up with a poet to specifically discuss the transition from debut collection to second book. I found Andrew’s reflections on confidence in his writing, audience expectation and reaction and placing growing demands on readers just fascinating. As with his debut Physical, Playtime deals with what it is to be a man in general, what it is to be a queer man specifically and how as boys, they or we learn about other male bodies, only this time around, more so, as it were. For more from Andrew: https://www.andrewmcmillanpoet.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/AndrewPoetry For more from us: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ https://twitter.com/Silent_Tongue https://www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts Order our anthology, 'Why Poetry?': https://vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Download a full transcript of the episode here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/ep117-andrew-mcmillan-transcript.pdf Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: https://snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

This episode is in two parts: Part one - David Turner is in Peterborough chatting to Ross Sutherland about his podcast 'Imaginary Advice' and how it now informs his writing. The pair discuss Ross' recent British Podcast Award in the 'Best Fiction' category, how sound engineering can help with character development and pushing literary ideas and devices to 'breaking-point'. Links relating to this section: https://www.imaginaryadvice.com/ https://twitter.com/rossgsutherland Part two (1:06:54) - David Turner is at Verve Poetry Festival in Birmingham talking to Consuelo Marshall about her Verve Poetry Competition winning poem 'Myself as a Playboy Bunny', in front of a live audience. The pair also chat about the influence of San Francisco and long distance running on Consuelo's writing. Pre-order 'Why Poetry? - The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology' here - https://vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry-the-lunar-poetry-podcasts-anthology-pre-order-free-postage-in-the-uk/ For more info about the podcast - https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ https://twitter.com/Silent_Tongue https://www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/?ref=bookmarks Download a full transcript here - https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/ep116-ross-sutherland-transcript.pdf Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here - https://snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

This episode is in two parts: Part one - David Turner is in London chatting to Jane Yeh about assuming personas and writing characters into her poetry, why fiction is such a common starting point for her poems and the influence that fine art, particularly 'old-master paintings' has on her creative practice. Some links relating to this section: https://www.janeyeh3.com/ https://twitter.com/JaneYeh3 https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?owner_id=838 https://tornn.me/ Part two (00:48:07) - David Turner is in Birmingham at this year's Verve Poetry Festival interviewing Roy McFarlane in front of a live audience. Roy explains how important it is for him to try and convey the sounds of his home city through his poetry and how, often, characters in his poems are a composite of many people. Some links for this section: http://www.roymcfarlane.com/ https://ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/the%20healing%20next%20time.html Download a full transcript here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/ep115-jane-yeh-roy-mcfarlane-transcript.pdf Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: https://snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

In this 'special' episode David Turner is at the London office of Arts Council England talking to Gemma Seltzer about the new funding scheme 'Developing Your Creative Practice'. The pair discuss how the funding will work, who will benefit from this scheme and how it differs from previous types of funding. *PLEASE NOTE - this funding scheme is only open to artists living in England* Download the funding guidance form here: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/Developing_Your_Creative_Practice_Guidance_for_applicants_210518.pdf Download the application questions here: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/DYCP_questions_character_counts.pdf You can read my accompanying blogpost here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/2018/06/12/ep-114-developing-your-creative-practice/ Download a full transcript of this conversation here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/episode-114-developing-your-creative-practice.pdf Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: https://snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

This episode is in two parts - Part one: David Turner is in London talking to bilingual poet, Leo Boix. The pair chat about translating poetry from one language to another, the different processes at play when Leo writes in either English or Spanish, why Leo doesn’t translate his own writing and the positive influences various writing collectives have had on his own writing and Invisible Presence - a developmental platform for British Latino writers. Leo reads three poems: (00:02:24) - The Somnambulist (00:27:04) - Rìo Nuevo (00:52:45) - Peregrination Some links relating to this episode: Leo on Twitter - https://twitter.com/leoboix Invisible Presence - https://leonardoboix.wixsite.com/invisiblepresence The Complete Works - https://thecompleteworkspoetry.com/ Ten: Poets of the new generation - http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/ten-poets-of-the-new-generation-1164 Episode 86 of LPP - https://soundcloud.com/lunar-poetry-podcasts/carlos-maurizio-rojas-nadia-drews-agnes-torok Part two (00:53:40): Poet Chrissy Williams talks to Amaan Hyder about his debut collection At Hajj (Penned in the Margins). This interview is an extension of an ongoing project in which Chrissy has been inviting a number of poets to reflect on their debut collections, roughly a year after publication. Amaan reads two poem: (00:55:12) - Coats (01:12:21) - Mohammed's Mobile Links relating to this episode: Chrissy's blog -https://chrissywilliams.blogspot.co.uk/p/hullo.html Chrissy on Twitter -https://twitter.com/chrissywilliams Amaan' collection, At Hajj - http://www.pennedinthemargins.co.uk/index.php/2017/04/at-hajj/ Download a full transcript of this episode here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/ep113-leo-boix.pdf Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: https://snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/

This episode is in two parts: Part one - David Turner talks to Mary Jean Chan about her debut pamphlet, 'a hurry of english' (Ignition Press), finding queer and gender-bending identities in classic English literature and how it feels to be demanding space as a published queer writer. Mary Jean also reads three poems: (00:04:00) - Rules for a Chinese Child Buying Stationery in a London Bookshop (00:28:11) - Dragon Hill Spa (1:00:30) - Tea Ceremony http://www.maryjeanchan.com/ https://www.brookes.ac.uk/poetry-centre/ignition-press/ Part two (1:02:06) - David Turner is at Verve Poetry Festival in Birmingham interviewing Sandeep K Parmar in front of a lovely crowd of festival goers. The pair discuss whether poems are always retrospective or if they can ever exist in the moment, what role live literature events play in the development of Sandeep's writing and how Sandeep balances the dual roles of writing and literary criticism. Sandeep also reads two poems: (1:05:20) - Invocation (1:15:49) - Against Chaos https://www.poetryarchive.org/poet/sandeep-parmar A full transcript of this conversation can be downloaded here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/ep112-mary-jean-chan-sandeep-k-parmar.pdf Assistant producer on this episode - Tiegan Hall-Turner.

This episode is in two parts: David Turner talks to poet and playwright Jackie Hagan talk about Jackie’s new play, ‘This Is Not A Safe Space’, which she’s just started touring. The play, presented by Unlimited and Big Feast, is based on interviews with over 80 people and in it, Jackie examines the impact of benefit cuts on disabled people and others on the margins of society. Perhaps predictably, considering the theme of this work, we discuss class - a lot. More specifically, when the idea of class entered Jackie’s consciousness and the effect it had on her gall bladder and mental health. Dates for 'This Is Not A Safe Space': 23 and 24 March 2018 at the Attenborough Centre in Leicester as part of De-Stress Fest 25 March 2018 the Alhambra Theatre in Morecambe 29 March 2018 at the Creation Space in Basingstoke 30 March 2018 at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield 17-21 April 2018 Camden People’s Theatre in London Part two [00:58:33]: David Turner is in front of a live audience at the Verve Poetry Festival in Birmingham talking to Nuar Alsadir about writing for an imagined reader and treating our notebook and pen as tools of the trade. LPP: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ https://twitter.com/Silent_Tongue https://www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/?ref=bookmarks Jackie: https://twitter.com/JackieHagan https://www.jackiehagan.org/ Nuar: https://twitter.com/FrthPrsnSnglr https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/products/86418 A full transcript of this conversation can be downloaded here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/ep111-jackie-hagan-nuar-alsadir.pdf

David Turner is in south east London talking to poet Caroline Bird about her fifth collection, 'In These Days of Prohibition' (Carcanet Press, 2017). The pair discuss how Caroline chose, in this collection, to confront feelings of shame and guilt and examine why we might deny these feelings. As it frequently does, the topic of honesty in poetry rears its head. Caroline reads three poems: (00:04:37) - Eye Contact (00:33:11) - To Be Explicit (01:00:53) - Megan Married Herself http://www.carolinebird.co.uk/ https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/?ref=bookmarks https://twitter.com/Silent_Tongue Transcript available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/ep110-caroline-bird-transcript.pdf

David Turner is in Bristol chatting to documentary-maker, performance poet and director, Byron Vincent. Byron talks about the role that slam poetry played in his development as a writer and how it allowed him time on stage to shape his writing style. The pair also discuss writing as a mental health service user. Byron reads two poems: (00:40:35) - 'Wot' (00:42:50) - 'Citroën DS' https://twitter.com/Silent_Tongue https://www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ http://www.byronvincent.com/ https://twitter.com/IAmByronVincent A full transcript is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/ep109-byron-vincent-lpp-transcript.pdf

David Turner is at Bristol Central Library talking to Belfast-born poet Susannah Dickey about her debut pamphlet, 'I had some very slight concerns' (The Lifeboat) and beginning her creative writing MA at Goldsmith's University. The conversation covers prose poetry, naming titles and spending too much time on mumsnet. Susannah reads three poems including two from issue #230 of Ambit Magazine: 00:03:56 - 'We are not nearly as sad as we think we ought to be' 00:21:49 - 'I have a reason for asking but I'd rather not share' 00:39:04 - ' 'Plywood is the liberation of wood.' Frank Lloyd Wright, in conjunction with the United States Plywood Corporation. Episode transcript can be downloaded here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/ep108-susannah-dickey-lpp-transcripts.pdf You can find Susie on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/susannahdickey?lang=en You can buy Susie's pamphlet here: http://lifeboatbelfast.tictail.com/

To celebrate National Poetry Day 2017 here in the UK we gathered some poets together to share their work with us. This episode contains some strong language and as it's in the poems I've decided not to bleep the words. Poets and Readings are as follows: David Turner - "Milk" by Susannah Dickey (00:02:00) Rishi Dastidar - "Contour" (00:06:10) Mary-Jean Chan - "Conversation with fantasy mother" (00:07:07) "They would have all that" (00:08:02) Holly Corfield-Carr - "Z" (00:10:16) Lizzy Turner - "Putting the art back in K-mart" by Scott Laudati (00:14:11) Thomas Darby - "Alfresco in waves" (00:1702) Khairani Barokka - "Meteorology" (00:18:40) "Pineapple" (00:21:19) David Turner - "over skype" by Sean Wai Keung (00:24:14) A transcript can be downloaded here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-107-national-poetry-day-2017-lpp-transcript.pdf

This is a revisit of episodes 77 and 78 as i don't think I did a good enough job of editing the discussion the first time around. Host Jacob Sam-La Rose is joined by Miriam Nash and Keith Jarrett, they talk about the work they do within schools with poetry education, how they got into educational work in the first place and what they wish they’d known when they first started out. There are lots of great tips here for those already working as educational facilitators or those thinking about moving into this area of work as well as teachers looking to introduce poetry into their lessons. http://www.jsamlarose.com/ http://zoneonetosix.blogspot.co.uk/ https://miriamnash.com/ Transcript available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep106-poetry-in-schools.pdf

Khairani Barokka is joined by poets Raymond Antrobus, Sandra Alland and Giles L. Turnbull for a discussion about access to publishing in the UK. Link to transcript below. The quartet discuss the variety of barriers they have faced or addressed during their careers. Taking the recently published anthology, Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back, as their starting point, they move on to cover magazine submissions, live reading, poetry competitions, and the often 'tokenistic' approach to diversity within poetry publishing. More info about the host and guests: Khairani: http://khairanibarokka.com Sandra: www.blissfultimes.ca Raymond: http://www.raymondantrobus.com/ Giles: http://gilesturnbullpoet.com A transcript of this conversation can be downloaded here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/episode-105-access-to-publishing-lpp-transcripts.pdf Accompanying blogpost with further details about guests etc: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/2017/08/20/episode-105-access-to-publishing/

This episode is in two parts: Part 1 - David turner is in Wrexham, north Wales talking to Young People's Laureate of Wales, Sophie McKeand. The pair discuss her role as YPLoW with Literature Wales, her educational work and why politics features so heavily in her writing. Sophie reads three poems from her debut collection, Rebel Sun: 'Paper News' - (00:02:19) 'Rebel Sun' - (00:17:27) 'From The Ashes (00:30:45) Part 2 (00:31:52) - David Turner briefly chats to Tim Humphrey-Jones and Natasha Borton about their regular spoken word night, Voice Box Spoken Word which takes place at Undegun Arts space in Wrexham. A selection of performers from the night follow this chat including the feature act for the evening, Tukaiisloveletter; Pat Edwards, 'Facelift' -(00:39:46) Graham Weaver, 'Runaways' - (00:41:10); 'Wrexham Baths' - (00:42:12) Lucid, 'BEATBOXING' - (00:42:52) Evrah Rose, 'Slithering' - (00:47:40) Natasha Borton, 'Dminor7th' - (00:49:45) Tukaiisloveletter, Feature Act - (00:53:53) A transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/interview-with-sophie-mckeand-and-voicebox-wrexham-lpp-transcript-ep104.pdf

David Turner is in Kennington, south London, talking to Rishi Dastidar about his latest collection, Ticker Tape (Nine Arches Press), editing for The Rialto magazine and poetry blog And Other Poems and how this editing experience has informed his own writing. A transcript of this conversation is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/interview-rishi-dastidar-lpp-transcript-ep-103.pdf www.lunarpoetrypodcasts.com https://twitter.com/betarish?lang=en-gb http://ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/ticker-tape.html https://andotherpoems.com/

This episode is in three parts: Part One/Intro - David Turner talks to Editors of the new Belfast-based literature magazine, The Tangerine. https://thetangerinemagazine.com/ Part Two (06:29) -David Turner talks to poet Matthew Rice about his writing practice and the importance he places on recognising those that have influenced his writing practice. Part Three (27:10) - Lizzy Turner talks to Anne McMaster about the Northern Ireland-based Women Aloud NI. The pair discuss the work that the organisation does in providing a platform for women writers in the region. This section also contains a reading by the poet Mary Montague. http://womenaloudni.com/ https://marymontaguewritersite.wordpress.com/ A transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-102-belfast-lpp-transcript.pdf

This episode is in two parts: Part One - Recorded in February 2017, David Turner talks to Kim Moore about the links between her poetry and teaching brass instruments to school children. Kim reads from her collection The Art of Falling (Seren) and the pair also discuss the subject of her phD. https://kimmoorepoet.wordpress.com/ Part Two (25:20) - David Turner is at the Royal Festival Hall in London talking to Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck. The pair discuss Zeina's writing, Punch the poetry event she established in Dubai and Zeina reads three poems from her recent collection Louder Than Hearts (Bauhan Publishing). http://www.zeinahashembeck.com/louder-than-hearts A transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-101-kim-moore-zeina-hashem-beck-lpp-transcript.pdf

In celebration of our 100th episode we gave over our microphones to the wonderful Octavia Collective, a collective for women writers of colour based at the Southbank Centre in London. Collective director Rachel Long invited members Sunayana Bhargava and Tania Nwachukwu to respond to the works of both June Jordan and Safia Elhillo. As well as reading their response poems the trio discuss the impact and influence of June and Safia along with whether there needs to be established a separate canon for writers of colour or if the established poetry canon needs to do more to acknowledge the work of writers of colour. A transcript of this conversation can be downloaded here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-100-octavia-collective-lpp-transcript.pdf For more info: https://writesrachell.com/ https://twitter.com/gwehgweh?lang=en https://twitter.com/sunayanab?lang=en

This episode is in two parts. A transcript of this conversation is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-99-come-rhyme-with-me-anthony-anaxagorou-lpp-transcript.pdf Part One: David Turner talks to Dean Atta and Deanna Rodger about their regular poetry night, Come Rhyme With Me which takes place at Ovalhouse Theatre in south London. https://www.facebook.com/ComeRhymeWithUs/ https://twitter.com/comerhymewithus https://sites.google.com/site/deanatta/about https://deannarodger.co.uk/ Part Two (30:58): David Turner talks to Anthony Anaxagorou about his poetry organisation, Out-Spoken. The pair discuss live events, publishing and writing masterclasses under the Out-Spoken umbrella. https://twitter.com/OutSpokenLDN http://www.outspokenldn.com/ http://anthonyanaxagorou.com/

This episode is in two parts. A full transcript is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-98-theatre-making-in-west-yorkshire-lpp-transcript.pdf Part One: David Turner is in Leeds talking to poet and playwright Zodwa Nyoni about incorporating spoken word poetry into her plays, their development process and the pros and cons of casting actors as poets. https://www.zodwanyoni.com/ Part Two (30:24): David Turner is still in Leeds, this time, talking to playwright Javaad Alipoor about poetry and politics and the role, if any, artists can play in affecting political change. http://blacktheatrelive.co.uk/companies/bradford-javaad-alipoor http://www.ovalhouse.com/whatson/detail/the-believers-are-but-brothers-by-javaad-alipoor1

This episode is in two parts. Full transcript available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-97-rachel-long-raymond-antrobus-lpp-transcript.pdf Part One: David Turner talks to Rachel Long about her work as a poetry educator and facilitator for Barbican Young Poets, leading Octavia - the collective for Women of Colour and the effect this has on her own writing practice. https://writesrachell.com/ https://www.barbican.org.uk/education/young-people/young-poets Part Two (30:51): David Turner talks to Raymond Antrobus about the influence Derek Walcott has had on his writing, taking a relatively fresh look at his Jamaican heritage and his new pamphlet To Sweeten Bitter out through Out Spoken Press. Frankie the cat also makes an appearance. http://www.raymondantrobus.com/ http://www.outspokenldn.com/ http://chill-pill.co.uk/

Melissa Lee-Houghton (Sunshine)talks to Joe Dunthorne (Submarine) and Max Porter (Grief is the Thing with Feathers) about writing as a compulsion, the differences between poetry and prose in practice and how as readers we still aren’t able to divorce the writer from their work. Transcript: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-96-poets-and-prose-writing-lpp-transcript.pdf For more info about the host and guests: https://melissaleehoughton.wordpress.com/ http://joedunthorne.com/ https://twitter.com/maxjohnporter

This episode is in two parts. A full transcript is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-95-khairani-barokka-wayne-holloway-smith-lpp-transcript.pdf Part one: David Turner chats to Khairani Barokka about co-editing the first major UK anthology of poetry and essays by Disabled and D/deaf poets, Stairs and Whispers. The pair also talk about Khairani's upcoming debut collection, Rope. http://www.khairanibarokka.com/ http://docs.tenderjournal.co.uk/tender-eight.pdf http://disabilityarts.online/magazine/opinion/khairani-barokka-poetry-collection-indigenous-species/ Part two (27:39): Lizzy Palmer talks to Wayne-Holloway-Smith about his debut collection, Alarum (Bloodaxe Books) and teaching a short course at The Poetry School. http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/alarum-1133

This episode is in three sections and opens with an introduction which includes a quick chat with Verve Poetry Festival organiser, Stuart Bartholomew. A full transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-94-birmingham-lpp-transcript.pdf Part One (3:35) - David Turner is talking to Brummie poet and youth worker Amerah Saleh about the work she does in and around Birmingham with the youth engagement organisation, Beatfreeks as well as her own writing. http://www.amerahsaleh.co.uk/ http://www.beatfreeks.com/ Part Two (25:20): David Turner is talking to the founder of The Emma Press (now based in Birmingham), Emma Wright about why she started the press and their new Birmingham based anthology, This is Not Your Final Form. https://theemmapress.com/ Part Three (32:52)- David Turner talks to Luke Kennard, a poet and lecturer at Birmingham University. The pair discuss Luke's latest collection, Cain which has recently been long listed for the International Dylan Thomas Prize. http://www.pennedinthemargins.co.uk/index.php/2017/01/cain-2/

This episode is in three parts. Transcript available here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-93-ross-monaghan-stuart-mckenzie-poetry-on-the-picket-line-lpp-transcript.pdf Part One - The Repeat Beat Poet chats to spoken word artist Ross Monaghan at the monthly event Poetry at the PAD in Dagenham. The pair chat about activism, youth work and street art. https://www.facebook.com/RustPoetry/ https://twitter.com/RustPoetry https://www.facebook.com/thepadtv/ Part Two (19:53)- Lizzy Palmer is talking to Stuart McKenzie about his writing and the cross-overs and differences between his poetry and lyric writing. Stuart reads three poems from the Laudanum Chapbook Anthology One. http://www.laudanumpublishing.co.uk/chabook-volume-one/4592761194 Part Three (42:25) - David Turner is out on the Hackney Picturehouse picket line talking to founder of Poetry on the Picket Line, Grim Chip. The pair briefly discuss the motives of the group and why the poets involved want to show solidarity with strike action before we hear readings from some of the poets involved. https://www.facebook.com/Poetry-on-the-Picket-Line-1700015110275934/?fref=ts

Emily Harrison leads a discussion about how creative writing can be used in therapy both within a medical setting and 'in the community'. Emily is joined by Wendy French and Marie Larkin who talk about how their approaches differ and cross-over as well as giving tips to any writers that may be interested in facilitating creative writing workshops for those with mental health problems. A full transcript of this episode can be downloaded here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-92-creative-writing-as-therapy-lpp-transcript.pdf For more info go to: https://guccipig.wordpress.com/ - Emily Harrison www.wendyfrench.co.uk www.marielarkin.uk

This episode is in two parts. A full transcript of this episode can be downloaded here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-91-matt-abbott-cat-madden-lpp-transcript.pdf Part one - David Turner talks to Matt Abbott about politics and poetry and his spoken word record label Nymphs & Thugs. http://www.mattabbottpoet.com/ http://www.nymphsandthugs.net/ https://twitter.com/MattAbbottPoet http://www.thestateofthearts.co.uk/ Part two (30:37) - David Turner speaks to The Grapevine Zine co-editor, Catherine Madden about the different identities that writers show in their writing and the motivations behind starting an online zine. https://twitter.com/CatherineEMIMad http://thegrapevinezine.com/ https://twitter.com/thgrapevinezine

This episode is three parts: Part one - David Turner talks to American poet Savon Bartley about how he got started with spoken word, teaching in the States and his impressions of the UK poetry scene. www.savonbartley.com https://www.facebook.com/savonbartley/?fref=ts https://twitter.com/SavonBartley Part two (31:43) - David Turner chats with Belinda Zhawi about the role of Associate Poet at the ICA in London and writing as part of a collective. http://mamoyobornfree.tumblr.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Belinda-Zhawi-162606697272034/?fref=ts https://twitter.com/MamoyoBornFree Part three (59:38) - David Turner talks to Travis Alabanza about their role as Artist in Residence at Tate Britain and moving back toward acting after a few years as a solo performer. https://www.facebook.com/travisalabanzaartist/?fref=ts https://twitter.com/travisalabanza Download a transcript of this episode here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/ep90-savon-bartley-belinda-zhawi-travis-alabanza-transcript.pdf

Harry Giles is in conversation with poets Abi Palmer and Andra Simons about what accessibility in the arts means to them, how it informs their practice and the obligations on arts organisers when using the term. A full transcript of the conversation is available to download as a PDF here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-89-accessibility-in-the-arts-lpp-transcript.pdf For more info see: Harry Giles - https://harrygiles.org/ https://twitter.com/HarryGiles Andra Simons - https://andrasimons.wordpress.com/ Abi Palmer - http://meetmytongue.tumblr.com/ https://twitter.com/abipalmer_bot https://www.facebook.com/meetmytongue/?fref=ts

This episode is in three parts: Part One - David Turner is in Haggerston, London to talk to Hannah Silva about her solo show Schlock! which runs until 26/11/2016. The pair discuss the writing of Kathy Acker, the novel Fifty Shades of Grey and accessibility in theatres. www.hannahsilva.co.uk www.twitter.com/HannahSilvaUK www.rosemarybranchtheatre.co.uk Part Two (27:14) - David Turner is in Lambeth, south London chatting to poet Nick Makoha about professionalism, Nick's own development as a writer and poetry's place in society. www.nickmakoha.com www.twitter.com/NickMakoha www.fathersuperhero.com www.twitter.com/FatherSuperhero www.peepaltreepress.com www.twitter.com/peepaltreepress Part Three (56:16)- David Turner talks to comedian, musician and poet, John Hegley. Songs, poems, biscuits and coffee..... www.johnhegley.co.uk www.twitter.com/JohnHegley Download a transcript of this episode here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/ep88-hannah-silva-nick-makoha-john-hegley-transcript.pdf

David Turner is at PAPER Arts in Bristol talking to local poet Rebecca Tantony, poet and lecturer at Bath Spa University Lucy English and founder of Burning Eye Books, Clive Birnie. The quartet discuss the spoken word scene in Bristol and Bath compared to the rest of the UK as well as reading a few poems. A transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-87-bristol-bath-lpp-transcript.pdf For more info see: Rebecca - www.twitter.com/RebeccaTantony www.rebecca-tantony.com http://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/talk-you-round-till-dusk-by-rebecca-tantony-with-illustrations-by-anna-higgie s://www.facebook.com/AllthejourneysInevertook/?fref=ts Lucy - www.twitter.com/Lucyenglish1 http://www.lucyenglish.com/ http://thebookofhours.org/ Clive - https://twitter.com/clivebirnie https://www.instagram.com/clivebirnie/ http://www.clivebirnie.com https://twitter.com/BurningEyeBooks https://www.instagram.com/BurningEyeBooks/ http://www.burningeye.co.uk

This episode is in three parts: Part 1 - David Turner is in south London talking to poet and musician, Carlos (Emlyn) Maurizio Rojas. They talk about identity, queerness and the passing on of stories as the child of an immigrant. Carlos reads three poems. Part 2 (28:38) - Lizzy Palmer talks to Nadia Drews about her writing and how that practice finds a place in her life sitting beside politics and music. Nadia reads three poems. Part 3 (59:51) - David Turner meets up with Swedish/Scottish spoken word artist Agnes Torok to chat about the release of her new book Happiness is an Artform (Burning Eye Books), the differences between UK and Swedish spoken word and beginning to write again in Swedish. www.agnestorok.org www.facebook.com/AgnesTorokPoetry www.twitter.com/AgnesTorokPoet www.soundcloud.com/agnes-torok www.patreon.com/AgnesTorokPoet

This episode is in three parts: Part one - David Turner is at Oslo Literaturhuset speaking to local poet Maria Dorothea Schrattenholz. The pair discuss the influence that science fiction has had over her work. Image of Maria by Carsten Aniksdal. http://www.oktober.no/Forfattere/Norske/Schrattenholz-Maria-Dorothea https://soundcloud.com/soundafrica/7-special-african-space-the-live-documentary Part two (33:04) - David Turner talks to, recent, Forward Poetry Prize nominee Melissa Lee-Houghton. The pair discuss all manner of things and there is some rude language in this section. https://melissaleehoughton.wordpress.com/ http://www.pennedinthemargins.co.uk/index.php/category/authors/melissa-lee-houghton/ https://twitter.com/mleehoughton Part three (01:15:05) - Two recordings taken from the “Rest & its Discontents” exhibition at Mile End Pavilion. First is a piece for three voices devised by James Wilkes called “and I remember a feeling of tightness on the skin…”. This work is based on transcripts of interviews about three people’s experiences of a poetry reading. The transcripts have been organised into a score that explores the ways in which speech elaborates moments of experience, bringing them into being through the work of the voice and through a kind of digestion, of chewing over, which is shared, public and provisional. The second recording (1:31:33) is Emma Bennett’s “SHIFT”. “SHIFT” is a composition drawn from a night-long navigation through a neglected iTunes account. What should be a curated collection of self-defining music is, on this battered laptop, an accidental archive of an artistic practice: stocked with fragments of performance, attempted bird imitations, recorded conversations, and cheap sound effects. “SHIFT” shuffles, impetuous and fascinated, through this database, using indecision, boredom and defiant shamelessness as compositional techniques. https://twitter.com/wilkesjames https://twitter.com/emmbenn http://hubbubresearch.org/ http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/first-thursdays/galleries/art-pavilion/ A transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-85-maria-schrattenholz-melissa-lee-houghton-lpp-transcript.pdf

This episode is in three parts: Part 1 - Thomas "Ghetto Geek" Owoo is at Poetry at the PAD in Dagenham. We hear three poems from his feature set before he is joined on stage by the evening's host, The Repeat Beat Poet, and they chat about his writing practice. www.twitter.com/imaghettogeek www.facebook.com/imaghettogeek www.twitter.com/ThePADtv www.facebook.com/thepadtv Part 2 (31:42)- David Turner is talking to poet and performer Andra Simons about identity and how this informs his writing. Image of Andra taken by Joao Trindade. www.andrasimons.wordpress.com Part 3 (1:06:34)- A recording taken from the 20th anniversary celebrations of the weekly open-mic night Poetry Unplugged. The night (and this part of the episode) was broken into three sections. Section 1 - (1:07:49) Paul Birtill (1:09:01) Dean Wilson (1:10:09) Tim Wells (1:11:20) Jason King (1:13:49) Tamsin Kendrick (1:15:59) Jon Citizen Section 2 - (1:17:15) Graham Buchan (1:18:40) Deryll Walsh (1:19:50) John Stiles (1:21:11) Jeremy Quinn (1:22:38) Project Adorno (1:23:58) Carl Dhiman Section 3 - (1:25:43) Joshua Idehen (1:29:27) Nadia Drews (1:33:02) Anna Kahn (1:36:23) The Bros Grim (1:37:26) Niall O'Sullivan www.facebook.com/poetryunpluggedlondon poetryunplugged@gmail.com A transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/interview-with-andra-simons-thomas-owoo-lpp-transcript-ep84.pdf

In celebration of National Poetry Day 2016 (UK) we invited ten poets to read a favourite poem to go out as a special episode. The readings are as follows: 00:00 - David Turner reads "Hairdresser" by Emma Hammond. 04:16 - Sarah Fletcher reads "Incubus" by Frances Leviston. 09:08 - Rachel Long reads "The News" by Arda Collins. 10:39 - The Repeat Beat Poet reads "Down to a Tea" by Spike Zepahania Stephenson. 13:10 - Nadia Drews reads "The Centre Ground" by Niall O'Sullivan. 15:27 - Mishi Morath reads "Slough" by Atilla The Stockbroker. 17:25 - Lizzy Palmer reads "Give Me No Love" by The Bros. Grim. 20:41 - Anna Kahn reads "Poem After Frida Kahlo's Painting - The Broken Column" by Eduardo C. Corral. 24:27 - Travis Alabanza reads "Frank Ocean and all Black things that disappear" by Jonathan Jacob Moore. 25:37 - Melissa Lee-Houghton reads "Enter Cain" by Luke Kennard.

Artist, Paula Varjack is joined by writer & activist Liv Wynter and poet Dan Simpson to discuss the realities of getting paid as an artist. They talk about their own experiences of talking to other artists about financial matters and whether there is a need for greater transparency when it comes to fees and financial support. A full transcript of this conversation is available to download as a PDF here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-82-show-me-the-money-lpp-transcript.pdf More info: Paula Varjack: www.showmethemon3y.tumblr.com www.facebook.com/paulavarjackartist www.twitter.com/paulavarjack www.paulavarjack.com Liv Wynter: www.facebook.com/thuglyfznicewife www.twitter.com/livwynter Dan Simpson: www.facebook.com/dansimpsonpoet www.twitter.com/dansimpsonpoet www.dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com www.dansimpsonpoet.co.uk Rebecca Atkinson-Lord: www.twitter.com/BexAtkinsonlord Spread The Word: www.facebook.com/spreadthewordwriters www.twitter.com/STWevents www.spreadtheword.org.uk Sisters Uncut: www.facebook.com/sistersuncut www.twitter.com/SistersUncut www.sistersuncut Planet Money Podcast: Episode 550 - When Salaries Aren't Secret Harry Giles: www.twitter.com/HarryGiles