Podcast appearances and mentions of Joelle Taylor

Joelle Taylor, MD, FACOG is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is an active member of several leading scientific societies, including the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).   Dr. Taylor earned her medical degree from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2006. As a recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholar Award, she dedicated a year to research at the National Institutes of Health during her medical training. She went on to complete her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Wake Forest University in 2010, followed by a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the renowned Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia—home to the first IVF baby in the United States.   Throughout her career, Dr. Taylor has been recognized with multiple research grants, has published extensively, and has presented her work at national conferences.   Outside of her professional pursuits, Dr. Taylor lives in Jupiter with her family and their Australian Labradoodle. She enjoys weightlifting, yoga, playing pickleball, and cooking for family and friends.

Embark on a mesmerising journey through time and space with the electrifying debut novel from award-winning poet Joelle Taylor, The Night Alphabet. A dazzlingly bold and original work, The Night Alphabet is a deep investigation into human nature and violence against women and is a conversation not to be missed. A fierce, tender and highly uncomfortable study of power, agency and resilience, this novel pulls no punches. Join Taylor as she delves into the dystopian cityscape of futuristic Hackney in 2233, where Jones, adorned with copious tattoos, seeks to complete her extraordinary gallery with a final, blood-inked line that connects her stories.

Actor Nina Sosanya and prize winning poet and writer Joelle Taylor talk favourite books with Harriett.Nina chooses Sally Jones and the False Rose by Jakob Wegelius, a children's novel with a mute gorilla engineer as its protagonist. The book appeals to Nina's love of engineering, and the city of Glasgow!Joelle nominates Booker Prize winning The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka, about a man killed in the Sri Lankan civil war, seeking answers in the afterlife.Harriett's choice is Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz, a novel set in the German countryside at the tail end of summer, featuring two women with mysterious back stories.Two of the choices are novels in translation, which prompts a chat about whether translated books are becoming more commonProduced for BBC Audio Bristol by Sally Heaven Follow us on instagram: agoodreadbbc

Our guest today is writer  Ralph Dartford who works for the National Literacy Trust and is the poetry editor of literary journal Northern Gravy.   Ralph kindly made the journey from Bradford to the Lockwood residence in Sheffield, and we settled down in my living room with mugs of tea and a plate of biscuits, surrounded by books and looked down upon by at least three pictures of Larkin. Ralph also co-organises the fantastic Louder Than Words festival that takes place in Manchester every autumn, and is a celebration of writing about music. They gather together amazing writers, broadcasters and musicians to discuss, explore and debate all things music and music industry related.  I hope we will continue to see Ralph at more PLS events.Larkin poems mentioned:The Whitsun Weddings, Dockery and Son, Mr Bleaney, For Sidney Bechet, High Windows, Cut Grass, To The Sea, MCMXIV, Here, BroadcastAll What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961-1971 (1985) by Philip LarkinThe Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse - ed.  Philip Larkin (1973) I am happy to see Mr. Larkin's taste in poetry and my own are in agreement ... I congratulate him most warmly on his achievement. - W. H. Auden, The GuardianPoets/writers/musicians mentioned by RalphKae Tempest, Joelle Taylor, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Vicky Foster, Steve Ely, Chris Jones, Ian Parks, John Betjeman, John Cooper Clarke, John Hegley, Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy, Michael Stewart, Blake Morrison, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Sidney Bechet, Alan Bennett, Stewart Lee, David Quantick, Ray Davis, Blur,  Van Morrison,  Hang Clouds, Evelyn Glennie, Kingsley Amis, Andrea Dunbar, Helen MortOther references:Adlestrop (1914) by Edward Thomas https://www.edwardthomaspoetryplaces.com/post/adlestropArthur Scargill:  “Arthur Scargill, the miners' leader and socialist, once told The Sunday Times, ‘My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words.” Martin H. Manser, The Penguin Writer's ManualBob Monkhouse https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/dec/30/guardianobituaries.artsobituariesLongbarrow Press https://longbarrowpress.com/Valley Press https://www.valleypressuk.com/Kes (1968) by Barry HinesRalph is Poetry Editor for Northern Gravy https://northerngravy.com/Ralph reads Geese and England's Dreaming from House Anthems  https://www.valleypressuk.com/shop/p/house-anthemsGareth Southgate https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57816651 Simon Armitage Larkin Revisited Radio 4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0019yy2Nick Cave- Honorary Vice President for the Philip Larkin Society- Desert Island Discs https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027cglLyn's English teacher 1982-1989 https://petercochran.wordpress.com/remembering-peter/The Ted Hughes Network https://research.hud.ac.uk/institutes-centres/tedhughes/James Underwood https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/early-larkin-9781350197121/Albums mentioned:OK Computer (1997) by Radiohead , Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) and The White Album (1968) by The Beatles, Park Life (1994) by BlurSummertime in England by Van Morrison https://www.vice.com/en/article/summertime-in-england-a-monologue-on-van-morrison/Events:https://louderthanwordsfest.com/"My Friend Monica": Remembering Philip Larkin's Partner Monica JonesSat 22 Mar 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ken Edwards Lecture Theatre 2, University of Leicester, LE1 7RHhttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/literaryleicester/1538331A celebration marking 70 years of Philip Larkin's 'The Less Deceived'For World Poetry Dayhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-celebration-marking-70-years-of-philip-larkins-the-less-deceived-tickets-1235639173029?aff=oddtdtcreatorProduced by Lyn Lockwood and Gavin HoggPlease email Lyn at ⁠plsdeputychair@gmail.com ⁠ with any questions or commentsPLS Membership, events, merchandise and information: philiplarkin.com

How does it feel to be adopted? How does naming things affect experience? Why does a mysterious sound make Ian want to get out of the studio in Salford? Is it ever a good idea to pretend to have a particular accent? Poems, questions and much more - on this week's Verb.Ian McMillan is joined by poets Joelle Taylor, Anthony Joseph, Luke Wright, and sociolinguist Rob Drummond.Joelle Taylor brings us a brand new commission inspired by the 50th anniversary of the BBC television series 'The Changes' - with its mysterious sound that transforms and challenges modern life. Does it still have resonance today? Joelle won the TS Eliot Prize for poetry in 2022, and her most recent book is a novel - 'The Night Alphabet', which has been described as 'relentlessly inventive.'Anthony Joseph is a poet, musician and academic. He shares poetry of intimacy and intimacy with language - in work from his selected poems 'Precious and Impossible'. Anthony won the TS Eliot prize in 2023 with his 'luminous' collection 'Sonnets for Albert'.Luke Wright is a ground-breaking performer and poet - currently touring with his show 'Joy'. He reads new poems which look at the power of early experiences: a book that helped him understand the experience of being adopted, and a poem which celebrates the beauty of the view from his window in Suffolk.Did the contestant who faked a Welsh accent on 'The Traitors' TV series make a good decision? And what poetry was there to be found in the series? Ian talks to Rob Drummond, Professor of Sociolinguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University.

We meet legendary poet Joelle Taylor.Joelle Taylor is the author of 4 collections of poetry. Her most recent collection C+NTO & Othered Poems won the 2021 T.S Eliot Prize, and the 2022 Polari Book Prize for LGBT authors. C+NTO is currently being adapted for theatre with a view to touring. She is a co- curator and host of Out-Spoken Live at the Southbank Centre, and tours her work nationally and internationally in a diverse range of venues, from Australia to Brazil. She is also a Poetry Fellow of University of East Anglia and the curator of the Koestler Awards 2023. She has judged several poetry and literary prizes including Jerwood Fellowship, the Forward Prize, and the Ondaatje Prize. Her novel of interconnecting stories The Night Alphabet will be published by Riverrun in Spring of 2024. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and the 2022 Saboteur Spoken Word Artist of the Year. Her most recent acting role was in Blue by Derek Jarman, which was directed by Neil Bartlett and featured Russell Tovey, Jay Bernard, and Travis Alabanza. Blue sold out its run across the UK and more dates are expected for the future.Follow @JTaylorTrashVisit: https://joelletaylor.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning poet Joelle Taylor returns to the cinema in Rawtenstall where her mother worked, and where she grew up - celebrating the horror films that turned her into a writer, with brand new poetry that evokes the projection box, the usherettes, memories of being a child in front of the big screen, and the ghosts that haunted the building.Presented by Joelle Taylor Produced by Faith Lawrence Mixed by Sharon HughesBBC Audio NorthFilms referenced - 'Carrie' directed by Brian de Palma. 'Alien' directed by Ridley Scott, 'The Exorcist' directed by William Friedkin

In the second of the five-part series in collaboration with The Coast is Queer Festival, we revisit an enlightening conversation from 2023's festival exploring the undercurrent of class on queer literature featuring Joelle Taylor and Abi Fellows SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Find out more about The Coast is Queer and sign up to their mailing list to hear first about the full lineup for this year's festival and get early access to workshops. You can follow them on Instagram here. Use code PODCAST20 for 20% off tickets (available for individual event tickets, not for workshops or festival passes!) With thanks to Brighton-based DJ Louis Stays On for the music.

Recorded live at the sunny Latitude Festival Ian McMillan has gathered three top poets for The Adverb - The Verb's showcase of the best live poetry and readings. Dr John Cooper Clarke is a legend of the punk poetry scene and gets us into gear with a poem about the thrilling allure of the hire car. The best art can come out of limitations and Luke Wright shows his amazing lyrical dexterity with a poem entirely based on the assonance of the letter A.And TS Eliot prize winner Joelle Taylor spellbinds the crowd with an autobiographical poem about growing up as a butch lesbian, touching on her early life in Accrington.Along the way, the Barnsley Bard Ian McMillan offers us some of his own work, including a no-holds-barred anaylysis of the perils of drinks machines. Presented by Ian McMillan Produced by Kevin Core

A truly multifaceted talent, Joelle Taylor is a poet, actor and most recently a novelist, who has written four collections of poetry along with also being a Poetry Fellow of the University of East Anglia and a Fellow at the Royal Society of Literature. Taylor's new novel is The Night Alphabet, a narrative of interconnecting stories told via tracing the interwoven tapestries found on the skin of a heavily tattooed figure living in a future London of 2233. Joining Taylor to discuss the book is the writer and author of the recent hit novel Evenings & Weekends, Oisín McKenna. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After all of this work, have Jesse and Holly succeeded on their mission? Is Bruce Springsteen a queer icon? In order to know whether The Boss does, truly, belong to us, Jesse and Holly need to persuade a Panel of Queers who are so far unconvinced. Show notes:  Read a transcript of today's episode Our friends have released 6 absolutely STUNNING bruce covers to celebrate the series. Find them all on our Queer Springsteen playlist

Mandy Myles from Bookety Book Books reviews The Night Alphabet by Joelle Taylor published by Little Brown

In the latest episode of Art Persists, we speak to award-winning poet, playwright, author and editor, Joelle Taylor.Joelle talks about growing up in Lancashire and how punk and live performance introduced her to spoken word and poetry. She opens the conversation by reading an extract for her brilliant new novel, The Night Alphabet. We chat about the central themes of patriarchy and the strength of solidarity between women across the globe, interwoven throughout.The Art Persists Podcast is independently run by Bosla Arts' small team (Georgia & Faz). If you are enjoying the podcast, please support us via Patreon!Learn more: https://www.boslaarts.com/tapp-joelle-taylorFollow Bosla Arts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boslaarts/

Period tracker apps claim to help you to predict when you might start your period and calculate the best time to attempt to conceive. The Information Commissioner's Office has said that a third of women have used one. A report out this week, however, has raised serious questions about the way in which this data is used. The study, by Kings College London and University College London, examined the privacy policies and data safety labels of 20 of the most popular of these kind of apps. The authors say it is the most extensive evaluation of its kind completed to date. Anita discusses with BBC Technology Reporter Shiona McCallum and the lead author of the study Dr Ruba Abu-Salma from Kings College London. After going viral on social media earlier this year, new bar La Camionera is planning to open a permanent inclusive venue for “lesbians and their friends”. Reporter Martha Owen has been following as they prepare to open and hears why these spaces are important from DJ Yvonne Taylor, event organisers Jess Whiting Boult and Tabs Benjamin, and poet Joelle Taylor. And Anita Rani is joined by filmmakers Erica Rose and Elina Street, creators of The Lesbian Bar Project, to discuss their award-winning series about lesbian bars in the USA and Germany.                                                                                                                               Director Amanda Nell Eu discusses her award-winning debut feature film, Tiger Stripes. An imaginative coming-of-age story about a girl who transforms into a jungle cat, it was Malaysia's official entry to the 2024 Oscars. But this success came at a cost when the film was censored. Last weekend the Olympic Gold Medallist, Lauren Price MBE, became Wales' first female boxing world champion – winning the WBA, IBO, and Ring Magazine World Titles in spectacular fashion in her hometown of Cardiff by beating WBA welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill. She joins Anita to talk about her achievement, her diverse sporting career and her legacy.Presented by Anita Rani Producer: Louise Corley Studio Engineer: Bob Nettles

This week we take a look at Small Hours, the highly-anticipated second novel from British writer Bobby Palmer whose debut Isaac and the Egg is already being touted as a contemporary classic. Also this week, Saph read Turbulence by David Szalay and Joseph read The Night Alphabet by Joelle Taylor. This week's listener recommendation request comes from Rachel who really enjoyed The Watchers by A.M. Shine and is looking for more scary reads. Joseph recommended just about anything by Shirley Jackson and Blood Child And Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler, and Saph recommended The Troop by Nick Cutter and The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley. Also mentioned in this episode:Five Children and It by E. NesbitThe Boy and the Dog by Hase SeishuThe Guest Cat by Takashe HiraideThe Salt Path by Raynor WinnEnchantment by Katherine May See the Novel Thoughts bookshop page for all books mentioned in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On International Women's Day Ian McMillan is joined by poets Joelle Taylor, Rommi Smith, Kim Moore and Shirley May to explore how women poets are using poetry and writing to explore and challenge sexism and to empower women through words. There's also music from soul singer, Sarah-Jane Morris, and musician, Tony Remy, from their new album 'Sisterhood'. Rommi Smith reads a poem specially written for The Verb celebrating the colour purple; in 'The Night Alphabet', Joelle Taylor's first novel, one woman's tattoos are each portals to a story of repression and women's resistance, violence and justice; Kim Moore's poetry explores and exposes everyday sexism, gender, class and also performance as a female poet; Shirley May writes from the perspective of the Caribbean diaspora and reflects on stories of the women who came before her, and the young women poets finding their voices now.

“They're kind of flags mounted in occupied territory. That's the idea of a tattoo on the female form. Because the female form is a political space. It's a space of contention and conflict.” - Joelle Taylor A tattoo can tell the most profound story. Many have deep meanings to the people who wear them, and all of them serve as time capsules, allowing a person to revisit a moment in time again and again. Accomplished poet and playwright Joelle Taylor's debut novel The Night Alphabet introduces us to the heavily tattooed Jones, who regales us with the stories behind the ink that adorns her body. Flitting between past and future, the book takes us on a journey through time, tackling hard subjects like violence against women and generational trauma. Hear how Joelle navigated the move from poetry to prose, why she chose to tell such important stories through the art form of tattoos and hear the inspirational story of the impact her work has had on marginalised female communities. In this episode, you will learn: Why you should write stories about the issues you feel enraged by.  How to get creative when choosing how to tell your story. And how different stories demand different forms. Find out more about Joelle here. Your host is inkjockey founder Mark Heywood. Behind The Spine is an inkjockey production and the audio accompaniment to The Writing Salon. Sign up for the newsletter here. You can buy copies of our anthology series here.  You can view the full transcript here. Connect with the show: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behindthespinepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BehindTheSpine Twitter: https://twitter.com/BehindTheSpine Website: www.behindthespine.co.uk

Poet and editor of Bad Betty Press Amy Acre reads from and talks about her debut collection Mothersong (Bloomsbury). Poignant and powerful, her work explores motherhood, grief, trauma, recovery and what it means to be a female artist. She's in conversation with Joelle Taylor, author of the prize-winning poetry collection C+nto (Telegram), who has written of Mothersong: ‘Amy Acre is one of the best poets of her generation. Pure cinema, raw heart, and unparalleled technique. Read this.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Writing Life, NCW CEO Peggy Hughes speaks to four dazzling voices in contemporary poetry. On Wednesday 22 November, Jay Bernard, Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Gail McConnell and Joelle Taylor gathered to celebrate the launch of exciting new poetry archive collection, ‘Towards a Centre for Contemporary Poetry in the Archive'. This project, delivered by the British Archive for Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, is supported by the Mellon Foundation with partners the National Centre for Writing and Norfolk County Council Library and Information Service. The project aims to promote and preserve the archives of contemporary poets of colour, LGBTQ+ poets and writers from other historically underrepresented backgrounds and practises in the UK and Ireland. Together, they talk about the archival project, their individual contributions and creative processes. They discuss their understanding of their own work, and how poetry and spoken word can be archived. Visiting Poetry Fellow, Will Harris, joins them to explore the project.

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Joelle Taylor (@jtaylortrash)Joelle Taylor is the author of 4 collections of poetry. Her most recent collection C+NTO & Othered Poems won the 2021 T.S Eliot Prize, and the 2022 Polari Book Prize for LGBT authors. C+NTO is currently being adapted for theatre with a view to touring. She is a co- curator and host of Out-Spoken Live at the Southbank Centre, and tours her work nationally and internationally in a diverse range of venues, from Australia to Brazil. She is also a Poetry Fellow of University of East Anglia and the curator of the Koestler Awards 2023.She has judged several poetry and literary prizes including Jerwood Fellowship, the Forward Prize, and the Ondaatje Prize. Her novel of interconnecting stories The Night Alphabet will be published by Riverrun in Spring of 2024. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and the 2022 Saboteur Spoken Word Artist of the Year. Her most recent acting role was in Blue by Derek Jarman, which was directed by Neil Bartlett and featured Russell Tovey, Jay Bernard, and Travis Alabanza. Blue sold out its run across the UK and more dates are expected for the future.IN CASE OF EMERGENCY will feature nearly 200 artworks across visual, writing and music categories entered into the 2023 Koestler Awards for art in the criminal justice system, by individuals in prisons, secure mental health facilities, immigration removal centres, young offender institutions and on community sentences across the UKCover image credit @fish2commercialFor more information on the work of Joelle Taylor go tohttp://joelletaylor.co.ukFor more information on the work of Koestler Artsgo tohttps://koestlerarts.org.ukTo Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofartsFor full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.orgEmail: ministryofartsorg@gmail.comSocial Media: @ministryofartsorg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They lead startups, giant corporations, even countries: people of Indian origin are finding great success outside their home country—and wielding much influence inside it. On its 30th anniversary we revisit Derek Jarman's film “Blue”, finding it to be a sound-design masterpiece as much as a daring cinematographic experiment. And examining whether breeding racehorses has hit a genetic limit of speed. Additional audio taken from Blue Now featuring: Joelle Taylor, Russell Tovey, Jay Bernard, Neil Bartlett. Sound/music: Simon Fisher TurnerFor full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They lead startups, giant corporations, even countries: people of Indian origin are finding great success outside their home country—and wielding much influence inside it. On its 30th anniversary we revisit Derek Jarman's film “Blue”, finding it to be a sound-design masterpiece as much as a daring cinematographic experiment. And examining whether breeding racehorses has hit a genetic limit of speed. Additional audio taken from Blue Now featuring: Joelle Taylor, Russell Tovey, Jay Bernard, Neil Bartlett. Sound/music: Simon Fisher TurnerFor full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian McMillan is joined by poets Michael Symmons Roberts, Kate Fox, Jacob Polley and sound designer Amanda Priestley to celebrate the rich variety of new poetry commissions written for the BBC's centenary year. The show includes work from the Sound First scheme (Radio 3 and BBC Contains Strong Language working together to find the best emerging sound design talent in the UK) - three poems with evocative sound design. Also, we share the very last commission in our Something New series, by Sinéad Morrisey - called Charm. Sound First work featured: Speaker - poem by Jacob Polley, sound designer Nicky Elson Atlas - poem by Joelle Taylor, sound designer Amanda Priestley Root Your Words in the Earth - poem by Malika Booker, sound designer Louis Blatherwick

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry / Artist Podcast) features the amazing Karina Fiorini. Karina is a poet and an environmentalist of Maltese origin, now based in France. I started writing poetry and short stories at the age of ten and been campaigning in favour of a better environment for over sixteen years. Her poetry is marked by scraps of fragments, teasing rhythms and subtle colours, at times postmodern and minimalist. I am the founder and coordinator of the Luxembourg Poetry Group. In 2022, Habiba was highly commended by poet Joelle Taylor, judge for the Ledbury Poetry Competition. In 2021, the poem The Calling featured in PEN International and PEN Malta's A Poetry Memorial for Daphne Caruana Galizia. My poem Ruts placed third in The Mattia Family 15th International Poetry Competition in 2013. Twelve inky years received a special mention by the Welsh Poetry International Competition in 2018, whilst La Moselle was chosen as an editor's choice in the 2020 Hammond House International Literary Prize, awarded by the University Centre Grimsby. In 2020 I served as a judge for Stories of the Nature of Cities, New York. She has undertook a MSc in Sustainable Development at the Imperial College and SOAS Univeristy and a BA in Geography at the University of Malta. She is now now reading for a BA in English with Philosophy at the University of London – Goldsmiths and Birkbeck, whilst working on her first poetry collection. www.instagram.com/karinafiorinipoetry/ soundcloud.com/user-522234864 www.karinafiorini.com twitter.com/karinafiorini?lang=en-GB

Joelle Taylor is a poet, author and playwright. In this episode, we get a glimpse of butch counterculture, where we feel the bonds, the bravery and the abuse…Joelle's most recent book, Cunto and Othered Poems, won the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2021.Produced by eventsinsound.com 

In this episode, we chat to author, performer and poet Joelle Taylor. We speak about the process of translating page to stage and the juxtaposition of social realism with surreal imagery in the articulation of complex tensions around class, gender and sexuality. We discuss the rebel butch dyke community of the 80s and 90s, the queer club as a place of resistance and the destruction of these spaces by gentrification. We talk about poetry as grieving ritual and the necessity of reclaiming allyship and communality within the LGBTQIA+ community (and beyond) in an age of division and toxic internet culture. We speak about the body as a site of metamorphosis and the relationship between language and flesh. Joelle Taylor is an award-winning poet and author who prior to the pandemic completed a world tour with her collection Songs My Enemy Taught Me. She founded SLAMbassadors, the UK national youth poetry slam championships, as well as the international spoken-word project Borderlines. She is widely anthologised, the author of 4 collections of poetry and is currently completing her debut collection of inter-connecting short stories The Night Alphabet. Her new poetry collection C+NTO & Othered Poems was published in June 2021 and is the subject of the Radio 4 arts documentary Butch. C+nto won the T.S Eliot Prize in 2021, The Polari Prize in 2022 and was named by The Telegraph, the New Statesman, The White Review & Times Literary Supplement as one of the best poetry books of 2021, as well as DIVA magazine's Book of the Month, and awarded 5 stars by the Morning Star. She has received a Changemaker Award from the Southbank Centre, a Fellowship of the RSA, and her poem Valentine was Highly Commended in the Forward Prize. She is a co-curator and host of Out- Spoken Live, the UK's premier poetry and music club currently resident at the Southbank Centre. She is the commissioning editor at Out-Spoken Press 2020-2022. References: The Night Alphabet (forthcoming from Riverrun Books) by Joelle Taylor C+nto and Othered Poems (2021) by Joelle Taylor Songs My Enemy Taught me (2017) by Joelle Taylor The Woman Who Was Not There (2014) by Joelle Taylor Ska Tissue (2014) by Joelle Taylor

Poet Joelle Taylor won the Polari Prize last night and the TS Eliot Prize in January this year. Over a long career as a writer for the page and the stage she has explored butch lesbian counterculture and told the stories of the women in underground communities fighting for the right to be themselves. She joins Emma Barnett to explain how joining the literary establishment fits with a lifetime of protest. As Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Dominic Raab stands in for Prime Minister's Questions today, despite accusations of bullying, we look at how MPs and the macho culture of Westminster can be called to account without an ethics advisor, since Lord Geidt resigned earlier this year. Emma speaks to Pippa Crerar political editor of The Guardian and Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP Edinburgh West, spokesperson for Cabinet Office, Women and Equalities and Scotland, who yesterday tabled a bill asking for parliament to appoint an ethics advisor if the conservative party fails to do so. We speak to director Sally El Hosaini about her new film The Swimmers which is based on the true story two Syrian sisters who fled Damascus in a dinghy boat in order to escape war and build a new life for themselves. One of those sisters, Yusra Mardini, will also be speaking to Emma Barnett about how she feels about her story being turned into a film. Fantasy Football is a hugely popular online game which requires building a make believe team of real world players who compete in the Premier League. But the growth of women managers has exceeded that of men in the last five years, rising by 112%. With the Premier League taking a break for the first ever winter World Cup, we explore the challenges early female participants of Fantasy Football have faced and what their participation in the game, and a growing interest in football, could have on the sport.

På Norsk litteraturfestival 2022 var vi så heldige å få et lengre intervju med den fantastiske britiske poeten Joelle Taylor. La deg inspirere av hennes sterke historie, skarpe penn og smittende latter i denne spesialen. Enjoy mate!

WE ARE BACK BABYYYYY! For their grand return to the podcast airwaves, Kim & Luca decided to get together and discuss all things PUSSY RIOT. Dive in and hear them celebrate and discuss this trailblazing feminist punk collective of incredible troublemakers. Also mentioned : Joelle Taylor (@jtaylortrash) : joelletaylor.co.uk Monogramed / Hologramed notebooks from Paperchase (sponsor us?) Evan Biddell playsuit : https://biddell.shop/en-gb Oh it's so good to be back!!! mwah mwah mwah xxx

Our Thursday review critics, Dr. Kirsty Fairclough and poet Joelle Taylor, give their assessment of Paul Verhoeven's film Benedetta and the exhibition Let the Song Hold Us at Liverpool's Fact Gallery. Nick meets Alan Lane, Artistic Director of Slung Low Theatre Company in Leeds, to discuss his 'pandemic memoir', The Club on the Edge of Town. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu Photo: Daphne Patakia (L) and Virginie Efira (R) in the film Benedetta (Credit: MUBI)

In 2002 a new radio programme was born. It was almost called 'Saturday Speakeasy', but Radio 3 finally settled on 'The Verb'. This is our twentieth anniversary programme, so as you might expect it's packed with energetic language-play, poetry, and prose, and with five new commissions, as we reflect on the ways in which writing and performance have changed in the last two decades, and ask what might happen over the next twenty years. Ian's guests are poets Kate Fox, Malika Booker, Ira Lightman, Luke Wright, Cia Mangat (who was born the same year as The Verb), and novelist Toby Litt. We also present a piece of mystery audio which stars the award-winning poet Joelle Taylor. As if that's not enough for one week, in this episode we launch a brand new recurring feature called 'Something Old, Something New' celebrating the BBC's role in commissioning and broadcasting poetry over the last hundred years. In each programme over the next year we'll be sharing a remarkable poem from the archive, and a contemporary poet will present a new commission. This week you can hear the Irish icon and public poet W.B.Yeats reading his poem 'Song of the Old Mother' in 1935, and our contemporary poet is Luke Wright; he reads a poem called 'Covehithe Beach'.

Linda Collins invites us to explore language in today's prompt: Speaking in tongues. Linda's prompt was inspired by her poem About This Poem and from reading C+nto by Joelle Taylor. www.poetrynonstop.com

This episode of The Latest in LGBTIQ+ Health and Policy introduces our new and complementary format that will be weaved among the longer form episodes moving forward. Host, Triana Butler,... LEARN MORE The post Episode 4: Joelle Taylor appeared first on The Latest.

Twilight Talk | Authorial Voice Hosted by Michael Williams. Join us for our second Twilight Talk as we take on the big question of change and how to achieve it. Each of our panellists works tirelessly and effectively as an agent of change and a powerful advocate for their ideas and communities. Scott Ludlam is an activist, writer and former Deputy Leader of the Greens. Michael Mohammed Ahmad is a celebrated author and founder of the Sweatshop Literacy Movement that promotes writers and literature in and from Western Sydney. Joelle Taylor is a poet, social activist and fierce advocate for vulnerable and marginalised communities.

Chaired by Jennifer Mills A welcome discovery for many at the 2019 Adelaide Writers' Week, British powerhouse poet and performer Joelle Taylor returns with her new collection C+NTO and Othered Poems. The winner of the 2021 T.S. Eliot Prize, this visceral and emotional collection was named by New Statesman as the poetry book of 2021 and described as “one of the most astonishing and original poetry collections of recent years”. Simultaneously intimate and epic, its riveting exploration of gender confirms Joelle as one of the key chroniclers of her community and times.

Discovery with CN LesterHow do we keep fighting when there seems to be no hope? CN Lester is a musician, academic, activist and author of Trans Like Me and they tell Lucy Scholes the best advice they've been given for continuing to work in the face of backlash. Join their fascinating conversation on their discovery of women composers of the Italian Baroque (who should never have been forgotten!), their newfound love for Ursula K Le Guin (who should have won a Nobel Prize!), and their deeply personal joy in the poetry of Joelle Taylor (who has won the TS Eliot Prize!). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

‘What Kind of Times Are These?' is the title of a poem by the brilliant American poet Adrienne Rich whose work covered many turbulent years. What kind of times indeed? Ian McMillan is asking his guests this week to provide their poetic answer to this question. With specially commissioned work from both the winner of this year's TS Eliot poetry prize, Joelle Taylor, and the writer, actor and Twitter Queen Miranda Keeling. Kiri Pritchard-McLean brings her comedic response to our question and award winning poet Emily Berry talks about her new collection Unexhausted Time which re-shapes and re-moulds our fragmented and fractured age.

Hannah, Laurie and Rebecca discuss Joelle Taylor's TS Elliot Prize-winning collection Cunto and Othered Poems. The Youtube interview with Joelle that Rebecca mentions is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxmp0eUl2xU Cunto and Other Poems is available from the publishers here: https://saqibooks.com/books/the-westbourne-press/cnto/

Welcome home! Now slip off your raincoat and settle down in the flickering firelight.  Listening to Janet Sutherland will suggest summer snakes hissing in the hay, as you explore the rural upbringing that has shaped the quietly-magnificent world of her four Shearsman Books collections: Burning the Heartwood, Hangman's Acre, Bone Monkey and Home Farm. Meanwhile, your pals Robin and Peter begin 2022 eyeing a patriarchal statue in a beautiful poem by  Eavan Boland from her New Collected Poems from Carcanet . And devouring  C+nto and othered poems by Joelle Taylor to find it an elegiac, barnstorming celebration - and a just winner of the T.S. Eliot prize too. 

A midwife from a maternity unit tells us why she and over thirty of her colleagues are refusing to have the Covid jab. They will all lose their jobs when the Government's vaccine mandate for NHS staff comes into force on April 1st, putting the unit at risk, and leaving pregnant women wondering what it means for them and their babies. We also hear from the Royal College of Nursing who want the Government to pause the vaccine mandate for NHS staff immediately because of the threat to an already understaffed NHS. And we speak to Professor Ian Jones, a Virologist at the University of Reading about the science of infection and transmission, and the impact on the NHS workforce and their patients. Diet and fitness expert Rosemary Conley CBE celebrates fifty years of keeping Leicestershire - and the rest of the country - fit. Rosemary was 25-years-old when she held her first class in a local village hall in 1972. Since then, she's written 36 books, presented dozens of fitness videos and continues to run classes in the county. She joins Anita to talk about the changes she's seen when it comes to women's diet and fitness and what we all can do to keep ourselves healthy. This week doyenne of the slam poetry and performance scene Joelle Taylor won the TS Eliot Poetry Prize. Fellow poet and slam champion Kat Francois explains why it matters and why women should give slam a try. The House of Commons' Home Affairs Committee is exploring the scale of the problem of spiking in nightclubs, pubs. festivals and house parties. Zara Owen, a student at Nottingham University who believes she was spiked with a needle last October while on a night out with friends, and Dawn Dines, the founder of Stamp Out Spiking UK both gave evidence to the committee this week. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor

Ian McMillan presents poets reading from all the collections shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize, awarded by the T.S. Eliot Foundation for the best collection of the past year, and gives his take on the year in poetry. This is a special edition of the show recorded at the annual prize reading at the Royal Festival Hall in London (hosted by Ian) a day before the announcement of the winner - Joelle Taylor. Ian celebrates the impact and achievement of Joelle's collection 'C+nto' and of the other shortlisted collections. Poets featured: Jack Underwood Hannah Lowe Daniel Sluman Kevin Young Victoria Kennefick Ruth Padel reading the work of Selima Hill Raymond Antrobus Kayo Chingonyi Michael Symmons Roberts Joelle Taylor

We talk to Joelle Taylor fresh from her win last night of the 2021 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry for her collection of poems which explores her life as a lesbian. 2022 has three big cultural events in store: Unboxed, the Birmingham Arts Festival marking the Commonwealth Games and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Samira is joined by the man behind two of them, Chief Creative Officer Martin Green. We also hear from BBC News Culture Editor Katie Razzall, to unpack Unboxed, once dubbed the Festival of Brexit. And Folk, currently playing at the Hampstead Theatre chronicles Cecil Sharp's mission to preserve England's rural folk music. Writer, Nell Leyshon and director, Roxana Silbert discuss the process of adapting this real life history for the stage. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Simon Richardson

This month Rebecca, Hannah and Laurie interview Pete 'The Temp' Bearder about his book and show Stage Invasion, which explore the roots and impact of spoken word poetry as an artform. Plus there's a taster of our book club episode featuring C+nto and Othered Poems by Joelle Taylor, which will be out later in the month. For more information about Pete, visit http://www.petethetemp.co.uk/ and the YouTube playlist of sound poetry he mentions in the interview can be found here: youtube.com/c/PetertheTemp/playlists

Bolivia's mother of all Mother Nature laws, plus Climate-Laws.Org. Hot climate poet Joelle Taylor, and the Breathing Effect's solarpunk playlist.

Hajar had a whale of a time talking with the brilliant poet Joelle Taylor. Joelle's latest collection C+nto is an exploration of gender and sexuality through the private lives of women from the butch counterculture, telling the inside story of the protests they led in the '90s to reclaim their bodies as their own - their difficult balance between survival and self-expression. We didn't intend this interview to coincide with Pride Month but it's as good a time as any to celebrate Joelle and her work! Enjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-dabblers-book-club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I am joined by acclaimed poet, Joelle Taylor, the spoken word artist credited for bringing slam to the U.K. Joelle has a profound analysis of class and artistry that she threads through her work and this conversation; it is a startling investigation into privilege, poetry, and the literati. Buckle in—and enjoy.Watch this episode on Satellite, or listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Get your copy of Joelle’s latest collection, C+nto & Othered Poems.Platform is a newsletter and podcast for people pissed off with capitalism. Subscribe to get episodes like this delivered to your inbox every week. Get full access to Planet: Critical at www.planetcritical.com/subscribe

Ian McMillan introduces new poetry that takes its cue from the limestone, fossils and concrete of the walls of London's Southbank Centre, in a celebration of all kinds of poetry walls, real and digital. His guests are the poets Chris McCabe, Anthony Anaxagorou, Joelle Taylor and Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa. Chris McCabe is a poet and the joint librarian of the National Poetry Library (based at the Southbank Centre). He performs a new commission for The Verb - inspired by the fossils ('scavengers and predators') in the limestone at the Royal Festival Hall. Chris has just edited 'Instagram Poetry for Every Day' and his poetry collections include 'The Triumph of Cancer' ( Penned in the Margins). Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa is a dancer and poet. In 2019 she became the first person to win the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam Championships, become a BBC 1 Extra & Asian Network Talent Search finalist and the Hammer and Tongue UK Poetry Slam Champion in the same year. Safiya has been thinking about walls and their multiple meanings during the pandemic. She performs a poem called "Plastered Heart, August". Her poetry is to be published by Out-Spoken Press. Anthony Anaxagorou is the founder of Out-Spoken – which encompasses poetry and performance nights and a press. Out-Spoken has partnered with the Southbank Centre, breaking down barriers between poets, genres, and sharing the work of marginalised groups. Anthony's poetry collection ‘After the Formalities' ( Penned in the Margins) was nominated for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Joelle Taylor is an award-winning author, performer and poet, and the founder of Slambassadors – her latest collection is “Songs My Enemy Taught Me” (Out-Spoken Press). She is also an editor for Out-Spoken. This episode is part of the programming for BBC Radio 3's residency at London's Southbank Centre.

**NEW ILLUSTRATED BOOK - RELEASED 19 NOVEMBER** We bring you exciting news that Bedtime Stories for the End of the World has partnered with Studio Press and illustrator Inkquisitive to create a wonderful illustrated book featuring stories from Malika Booker, Kayo Chingonyi, Inua Ellams, Will Harris, Helen Mort and Joelle Taylor. We speak to the writers and give a sneak preview of their stories ahead of the book's release on 29 October.  To buy a copy, visit bit.ly/InkTales Find out more about the podcast and catch up with all of our previous episodes at: endoftheworldpodcast.com

Being 'butch' has always meant being invisible, for good or ill. To be a 'masculine' presenting lesbian has often been a way of evading the male gaze, but it has also meant being off the radar of a culture that's drawn to what shines. Now poet and theatre maker Joelle Taylor celebrates ‘being butch’ in an age of increasingly complex gender identities. She writes: 'Not funny enough to be your best friend love/ the closet is full of clothes we refuse to wear/ not camp enough for your TV show bruv / a woman without makeup is a woman without a face / who knew/ when we cleansed/ we were erasing our whole existence?’. We follow Joelle as she prepares for her new show, and discovers what reactions 'butch' provokes in 2020. Why do some see the identity as retrograde, whilst others see presenting as butch as more radical than ever? Joelle explores the 'courageous’ distinctiveness of butch culture and community – and what it has meant to her: ‘we are ferocious women/ climbing out of our skins/ and leaving them draped/ like soiled wedding dresses behind us/ as we fall into each other’s mouths. This is love. Furious love.’

This month's guest is someone regular listeners might be familiar with - it's our very own Laurie Eaves, whose book Biceps is out on 15 March. We also chat about The Woman Who Was Not There by Joelle Taylor, and hear writing advice from Antonia Jade King, as well as the poem of the month from Shania Perera. Note: The audio quality is a bit manky this episode due to technical difficulties. Sorry, and hope you can still enjoy the show.

Poet, playwright and performer Joelle Taylor reads from her book 'Songs my Enemy Taught Me' She discusses the experience of disassociation and living outside of the body as a result of trauma, and how poetry can bridge that gap. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

sam sax, American poet and queer Jewish icon, chats to Joelle Taylor about starting out performing in loud bars, reads his poem 'Haematology', and shares a brand new poem about the devastating California wildfires. Plus, the tough poetry questions are put to sam sax from some of the 2018 participants of SLAMbassadors, The Poetry Society's youth SLAM poetry showcase. We'll also hear poems from SLAMbassadors Noah Jacob and Beth-Ellen Hollis. This podcast was recorded in partnership with Out-Spoken. www.poetrysociety.org.uk http://www.outspokenldn.com

This is the week of wicked women. S. Niroshini faces down the goddess Kali. Lucia Dove visits Baba Yaga in her chicken leg hut at the edge of the forest. Joelle Taylor talks to the Furies, vengeful spirits who drive men insane. The hags and crones come out to play.    Find out more: endoftheworldpodcast.com @goodbyeworldpod

Poet Joelle Taylor is our inspiration this week on Badass Women's Hour. Find out about her life and career as she reads from her new book: Songs My Enemy Taught Me. Harriet Minter, Natalie Campbell and Emma Sexton are reunited again, and we get right in to the thick of things to discuss Roseanne being cancelled after “that” tweet. Plus we’ll look at the lack of Women on Boards as the ongoing research keeps on throwing up some real gems. And it seems that the use of Stalker apps are closer to home than we thought (insert sideways glance at Harriet)…. (and Emma)You can check out our Badass Women Of The Week as we get Gabby Edlin from Bloody Good Period on the phone – her work means that Scotland have become the first country to provide free sanitary products to women in low income families. Total Badass.We love hearing from you so either leave a review, or contact us on the socials:@Badasswomenshr@HarrietMinter@NatDCampbell@EmmaSextonHarriet Minter is a journalist and broadcaster, specialising in women and work. She founded and edited the Guardian's Women in Leadership section and is now a columnist for the newspaper on women in technology. She's also has a column in Psychologies magazine and writes for the likes of The Pool, Red and Grazia. She has given two TED talks, the first on audacious leadership and the second on yoga. Emma Sexton is a serial entrepreneur and connector. A presenter on talkRADIO for The Badass Women’s Hour, winner of the Kantar Inspiration Award and the Future 100 Award, she was shortlisted for The Drum's Creative Woman of the Year 2016. Founder and Creative Director of Make Your Words Work™ (www.myww.co.uk), a design company challenging the traditional agency approach by empowering their clients to use design in ways that will transform their business from the inside out. Co-Founder of Flock Global (www.flock.global), a network for early stage entrepreneurs built on an ethos of collaboration who run meet-ups and international trade missions. Voted Shiny Shiny's Top 50 Most Inspirational Women. Published in Ian Wharton's book ‘Spark for the fire’ published by Harriman and The Challengers Almanac. A regular speaker and writer to blogs and publications. Emma is a board level advisor on design strategy to brands and businesses. A Creative Pool Top 100 Influencer 2017 and now Creative In Residence at Kings College London.Natalie Campbell is an award-winning businesswoman and HarperCollins author. She won the ‘Community Spirit’ award at the ‘Women of the Future Awards’ in 2016 and was recognised in the Management Today 35 Women Under 35 and City AM Power 100 Women lists. Natalie is the co-founder of A Very Good Company (AVGC), a global social innovation agency and recently launched London's newest wellbeing craze, "The Badass Principle - a workout for the mind and soul". As a non-executive director, she Chairs the Nominet Trust and has governance oversight of over £1billion in public funding through her roles on the board of the Big Lottery Fund, UnLtd, the foundation for social entrepreneurs and the Mayor's London economic strategy board. She started her first business at 19 and by 21 owned a Morgan De Toi retail franchise in Lancaster. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Note: This podcast contains some strong language from the start. In this collaboration between The Poetry Society, Poet in the City and Out-Spoken, Joelle Taylor brings together of the biggest names on the British and American spoken word scenes about the intersection between their poetic craft, politics and activism. This podcast was recorded backstage at King's Place, London on 24 January 2018, before Danez Smith's sell-out performance of poems from their most recent collection 'Don't Call Us Dead'. Featuring: American writer and performer Danez Smith, whose work explores systematic racism, police brutality, and the stigmas around being HIV positive; Anthony Anaxagorou, poet and founder of Out-Spoken Press, which publishes new, establishment-shaking poetry giving a platform to oppressed and under-represented voices; Jay Bernard, poet and filmmaker who has helped create spaces and platforms for QITPOC artists in the UK; Writer and activist Imani Robinson, who works with movements seeking to address anti-black racism and fight for black feminist liberation. Visit The Poetry Society at http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk Visit Poet in the City at http://www.poetinthecity.org.uk Visit Out-Spoken at http://www.outspokenldn.com/

In this bonus festive mini-podcast, poet, comedian, and hair-laden storyteller Rob Auton reads 'Letter From Father Christmas'. This reading is taken from a longer discussion with Joelle Taylor. You can find the full interview on The Poetry Society's Soundcloud, or by subscribing to The Poetry Society's podcast via your podcast app of choice. To connect with more poetry, visit poetrysociety.org.uk You can catch Rob Auton at his regular spoken word night Bang Said The Gun, and, in 2018, on The Hair Tour. For dates and tickets, visit www.robauton.co.uk.

Ian McMillan presents a special extended edition of Radio 3's The Verb recorded as part of Contains Strong Language, a season of poetry and performance from Hull, UK City of Culture 2017. Ian McMillan is joined by a host of spoken word talent to celebrate the story of spoken-word performance in the UK on the 35th anniversary of 'Apples and Snakes'. John Agard has been performing spoken word across the UK for over 30 years. His poem celebrates the Voice as he reminds us that 'Shakespeare was a performance poet'. Hannah Silva is an innovative playwright and performer, who presents a brand new poem. In this piece, specially commissioned by Apples and Snakes to celebrate their 35th anniversary, Hannah digs around in their archives to find poetic inspiration. The Verb has also commissioned new work, a collaborative piece by SLAMbassadors UK founder Joelle Taylor and Zena Edwards. 'I remember you' examines the political history of spoken word. We also hear from Grace Nichols who brings a carnival spirit to the proceedings, Yomi Sode who takes us back to his awkward teenage years, and Dizraeli reads brand new work addressing toxic masculinity. Apples and Snakes have also commissioned collaborative work from London based poet and grime artist Debris Stevenson and Hull's very own breakout grime star Chiedu Oraka. John Hegley's first public performance was in Hull many years ago, so it's only fitting that he returns to the city to celebrate the birthday of Apples and Snakes, who have been an important part of his career for the past 35 years. And there were so many fantastic performances at this Contains Strong Language event that we couldn't fit them all into the broadcast edition of the show, download our podcast to hear extra performances from all our guests and an extra podcast only appearance from poet and rapper TY and a brand new collaboration, commissioned by Apples and Snakes between Yomi Sode and Dizraeli. Presenter: Ian McMillan Producer: Jessica Treen.

SLAMbassadors Artistic Director Joelle Taylor speaks to poet, comedian and all-around stagesmith Rob Auton about becoming one of the spoken word scene's most recognisable (and hairiest) faces, as one of the masterminds behind legendary live poetry night Bang Said The Gun. Plus, they discuss the complicated relationship between poet and audience, Rob's upcoming tour entitled 'The Hair Show', what it means to be known as both a poet and a comic, and much more. Rob reads his poems 'Poem about a kettle written while listening to a lot of Leonard Cohen', 'A Letter From Father Christmas', and 'My Favourite Bakery', which is probably the best poem about bread you'll hear all week. You can catch Rob Auton at Bang Said The Gun, which has shows upcoming at the Soho Theatre in November and December 2017, and on The Hair Tour, in 2018. For dates and tickets, visit www.robauton.co.uk. To connect with more poetry, visit poetrysociety.org.uk

In GBA 303 we get better acquainted with Tyrone Lewis. He talks about documenting (and growing up within) the spoken word scene, being close to his mum, pop culture, football, editing video, taking photos and performing poems. We recorded this conversation at the Royal Festival Hall beginning in a quiet spot but during the conversation we were moved to a more challenging environment for background sound. Tyrone plugs: Scores Please: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2qc4OEmZAU Boomerang at Fringe 19th -27th: http://freefringe.org.uk/edinburgh-fringe-festival/boomerang-club/2016-08-06/ Process Productions: https://www.processproductions.org/ I plug: The next Smut Slam London: 13th September: https://www.facebook.com/events/827737554066972/ The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ We mention: Smut Slam: http://www.camerynmoore.com/smut-slam/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Dogstar: http://dogstarbrixton.com/ Tyrone's Smut Slam video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=przuh-Oy4cc Boomerang Club: https://www.facebook.com/BoomerangLondon/ Dan Simpson: http://www.dansimpsonpoet.co.uk Artificial Ineloquence: http://www.dansimpsonpoet.co.uk/new-events/2016/8/6/artificial-ineloquence-at-the-fringe Santa Clause: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Santa_Clause Toy Story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story Mulan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulan_(1998_film) Roundhouse: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/ Jacob Sam-La Rose: http://jacobsamlarose.com/ Batman Animated Cartoon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Series House: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_(TV_series) Breaking Bad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad War for The Planet of the Apes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_for_the_Planet_of_the_Apes Back to the Future: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future Gremlins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins Star Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars Godfather: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather Falkor the Luckdragon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfKT_ndfNl8 Never Ending Story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neverending_Story Kat Francois: http://www.katfrancois.com/ Joelle Taylor: http://joelletaylor.co.uk/ Tottenham: http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/ Taylor Swift: https://taylorswift.com/ Guardians Of The Galaxy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film) New Shit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF9wXMWN0_s Loud Poets: https://www.loudpoets.com/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

SLAMbassadors Artistic Director Joelle Taylor speaks to poet Sabrina Mahfouz in this Poetry Society podcast, to discuss How You Might Know Me, Sabrina's new poetic exploration of women who work in the sex industry. They also speak on the surprising ways that fashion, immigrant and queer cultures intersect, the battle for cultural recognition fought by today's spoken word artists, and more. Sabrina reads her poem 'Why I Can't Marry You', taken from her new book. How You Might Know Me launches on 26 October with Out-Spoken Press. To connect with more poetry, visit poetrysociety.org.uk

Joelle Taylor chats to spoken word artist Salena Godden about the UK's spoken word poetry scene, past present and future, as well as her experience with the recent BBC iPlayer documentary 'We Belong Here'. Salena also reads and discusses her poem 'Titanic', tells us the best and worst gig she's ever been to, and more. To connect with more poetry, visit poetrysociety.org.uk

On 4 May 2016, Quilliam Foundation, in collaboration with Free Word, presented an evening of rhyming, rapping and rhythm about radicalisation, race, Islamic State, integration, stereotypes and the story of us. This event featured performances from Anthony Anaxagorou, Joelle Taylor, Adam Kammerling and Kareem Parkins-Brown. Rafiq Richards provided comedy, and the evening was compered by Moj Taylor. Part of Unravelling Europe: http://buff.ly/28PQUk3

Alison Liebling (Criminology): 'Towards a person centred social science' Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology): ''The subversive good' - person-centred social science and the politics of recognition' Riffing off a video of Joelle Taylor’s ‘The last poet standing’, this session will explore what (often) unarticulated assumptions do social scientists make about personhood in how they design and explore their research questions? Drawing on her work on Trust, Risk and Faith in High Security prisons, Alison Liebling (Criminology) will lead us in conversation about how visions of human nature shape our theories of individual identity and potential, social action and institutions. Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology) will draw on her work about forms of recognition and its importance in educational settings. She will consider when the personal becomes political, and how this might influence methodology. For more information on the whole series please visit: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/the-subversive-good

Alison Liebling (Criminology): 'Towards a person centred social science' Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology): ''The subversive good' - person-centred social science and the politics of recognition' Riffing off a video of Joelle Taylor’s ‘The last poet standing’, this session will explore what (often) unarticulated assumptions do social scientists make about personhood in how they design and explore their research questions? Drawing on her work on Trust, Risk and Faith in High Security prisons, Alison Liebling (Criminology) will lead us in conversation about how visions of human nature shape our theories of individual identity and potential, social action and institutions. Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology) will draw on her work about forms of recognition and its importance in educational settings. She will consider when the personal becomes political, and how this might influence methodology. For more information on the whole series please visit: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/the-subversive-good

Alison Liebling (Criminology): 'Towards a person centred social science' Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology): ''The subversive good' - person-centred social science and the politics of recognition' Riffing off a video of Joelle Taylor’s ‘The last poet standing’, this session will explore what (often) unarticulated assumptions do social scientists make about personhood in how they design and explore their research questions? Drawing on her work on Trust, Risk and Faith in High Security prisons, Alison Liebling (Criminology) will lead us in conversation about how visions of human nature shape our theories of individual identity and potential, social action and institutions. Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology) will draw on her work about forms of recognition and its importance in educational settings. She will consider when the personal becomes political, and how this might influence methodology. For more information on the whole series please visit: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/the-subversive-good This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

Alison Liebling (Criminology): 'Towards a person centred social science' Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology): ''The subversive good' - person-centred social science and the politics of recognition' Riffing off a video of Joelle Taylor’s ‘The last poet standing’, this session will explore what (often) unarticulated assumptions do social scientists make about personhood in how they design and explore their research questions? Drawing on her work on Trust, Risk and Faith in High Security prisons, Alison Liebling (Criminology) will lead us in conversation about how visions of human nature shape our theories of individual identity and potential, social action and institutions. Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology) will draw on her work about forms of recognition and its importance in educational settings. She will consider when the personal becomes political, and how this might influence methodology. For more information on the whole series please visit: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/the-subversive-good This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

Alison Liebling (Criminology): 'Towards a person centred social science' Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology): ''The subversive good' - person-centred social science and the politics of recognition' Riffing off a video of Joelle Taylor’s ‘The last poet standing’, this session will explore what (often) unarticulated assumptions do social scientists make about personhood in how they design and explore their research questions? Drawing on her work on Trust, Risk and Faith in High Security prisons, Alison Liebling (Criminology) will lead us in conversation about how visions of human nature shape our theories of individual identity and potential, social action and institutions. Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology) will draw on her work about forms of recognition and its importance in educational settings. She will consider when the personal becomes political, and how this might influence methodology. For more information on the whole series please visit: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/the-subversive-good This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

Alison Liebling (Criminology): 'Towards a person centred social science' Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology): ''The subversive good' - person-centred social science and the politics of recognition' Riffing off a video of Joelle Taylor’s ‘The last poet standing’, this session will explore what (often) unarticulated assumptions do social scientists make about personhood in how they design and explore their research questions? Drawing on her work on Trust, Risk and Faith in High Security prisons, Alison Liebling (Criminology) will lead us in conversation about how visions of human nature shape our theories of individual identity and potential, social action and institutions. Judith Gardom (Education/Criminology) will draw on her work about forms of recognition and its importance in educational settings. She will consider when the personal becomes political, and how this might influence methodology. For more information on the whole series please visit: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/the-subversive-good This entry provides an audio source for iTunes U.

This episode’s theme is Rhythm and Poetry. We will be talking to a band that uses beat boxing in their performance, Wilton's Historian Carole Zeidman talking about past performers who used poetry in their acts and from Judith Palmer and Joelle Taylor from the Poetry Society, talking about the history of poetry slam and how they both got into poetry.