Podcast appearances and mentions of norman maccaig

In 1972, Liz Lochhead published her debut collection, Memo For Spring, a landmark in Scottish literature. In an extended interview with Colin Waters, the then Scots Makar discusses what the early 1970s poetry scene she emerged into was like, one in which women poets were few and far between. She recalls early meetings with the elder generation – Norman MacCaig, Edwin Morgan, Robert Garioch – and with contemporaries such as Tom Leonard, James Kelman and Alasdair Gray. She also speaks about life during the era of the three-day week and compares it with an economically troubled present-day that, in some respects, mirrors 1972. And she reads several poems from Memo For Spring. Photo by Norman McBeath.

In this episode of Nothing But The Poem podcast, our usual host Samuel Tongue goes in deep on two weel kent poems by Norman MacCaig, one of Scotland's most loved and influential poets. Norman MacCaig famously, and self-deprecatingly, described writing his poems as "one fag" poems or "two fag" poems. Nothing could be further from the truth for readers, who can spend hours returning again and again to his best work. The two poems featured here are generally considered among Maccaig's finest. Rich in observation with similes to die for Aunt Julia is often rated as MacCaig's most popular poem, with it's famous opening lines:   Aunt Julia spoke Gaelic very loud and very fast.   Stars and Planets is the other poem featured in this podcast. A short cosmic stunner of a poem with more of MacCaig's surprising similes and deft observations. Samuel Tongue and the Friends of the SPL group had fun discussing these two poems as they looked beneath the bonnets of both.  

What's it like being awake at 4am? How do we feel about toads? Where does the word chortle come from, and when is an anthem truly personal?Ian McMillan gets to the heart of these questions through brand new poetry commissions, exploring the poems and poets we love, and through celebrating language's delights and quirks - all in the company of his guests: the poets Jackie Kay and Helen Mort, the actor Paterson Joseph, and the singer, songwriter and song 'treasurer' Sam Lee.Guests: Helen Mort's latest books are 'The Illustrated Woman' and 'A Line Above the Sky'. She shares a new commission called 'Corners' about the experience of being awake at 4am. Sam Lee joins her for the performance.Jackie Kay is the former Scottish Makar - her new poetry collection is May Day. Jackie discusses a poem by the Scottish poet Norman MacCaig called 'Toad', and reads her own poem 'Cairn'.Sam Lee's new album is Songdreaming. Sam is an arranger, folksong interpreter, passionate conservationist, song collector and creator of live events. He performs 'Banna's Lonely Shore', a song that he heard the Irish Traveller Nan Connors perform, and which he has never heard anywhere else.Paterson Joseph is an award-winning writer and actor, known for his powerful Shakespearian performances as well as his comic roles in television series like 'Green Wing' and 'Peep Show'. Paterson performs Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky'. His novel is called 'The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho'.

This week's selections give Andrew and Iain even more of an opportunity than usual to flex their analytical muscles with not one, not two, but THREE published poets among the artists up for discussion. We dive into the hotly-anticipated and hot-off-the-press new track from PJ Harvey, the meaty debut album by former U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson, and a wonderful collaboration between Constant Follower, Scott William Urquhart and Scottish titan Norman MacCaig. Also, Durand Jones steps out on his own without his Indications, and Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection splits the panel. Something sassy and psicodélic has the Vinyl Word. Listen to We Heard Wonders on your podcast platform of choice; like, subscribe and recommend; catch up with previous editions and support the show by buying us a Coffee (link in the show bio). What did you make of this week's tracks? We'd love to know!Support the showwww.instagram.com/weheardwonderswww.buymeacoffee.com/weheardwonders

A quick and painless analysis of Norman MacCaig's eulogy to his beloved Aunt Julia. Meant for Scottish Text question in Higher English; but could be enjoyed by all poetry fans.

This episode explores new research, which has found a sharp decline in basking shark sightings in California. --- Read this episode's science poem here.      Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Basking Shark' by Norman MacCaig here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com   Twitter: @samillingworth 

I talk to my friend - another former English teacher - about Norman MacCaig’s classic poem, ‘Hotel Room, 12th Floor’.

Letting go.

In a charming interview from 1993, recorded in his own home, Edi Stark talks to the late poet about his life and writing, with reading of his work.

Brooklyn Cop by Norman MacCaig

Things In Each Other By Norman MacCaig

Hello from Suffolk, England. Here's five minutes of civilised calm to start your day right. With a poem by Norman MacCaig, Summer Farm. "Straws like tame lightnings lie about the grass And hang zigzag on hedges..." From the show: Figurehead of the Sirius in Hull Maritime Museum, and Around the World in 80 Days Phil May's groundbreaking cartoons Heaven in Ordinary, Malcolm Doney's Something Understood Music to wake up to – Spring, from the Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite, by Paul Reade (Listen to the full playlist on YouTube) Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at marcsalmanac.substack.com Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message. If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me. Have a lovely day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message

Stars And Planets By Norman MacCaig

Basking Shark By Norman MacCaig

Sounds Of The Day By Norman MacCaig

A Good Day By Norman MacCaig

Frogs By Norman MacCaig

'Bullfinch on guard in a hawthorn tree' by Norman MacCaig read by Alan Dimmick. 'Bullfinch on guard in a hawthorn tree' first appeared in the collection 'A World of Difference' published by Hogarth Press in 1983. More from Alan Dimmick can be found at https://alandimmick.com

Brooklyn Cop by Norman MacCaig

Assisi by Norman MacCaig

Assisi by Norman MacCaig

Poet Benjamin Morris gives a tour of the contemporary British poetry from both the United Kingdom and Scotland. Originally aired on March 23rd 2018. Here's a full list of the poets and poems read: Norman MacCaig, “Summer Farm.” from Selected Poems, Chatto & Windus, 1997. Kathleen Jamie, “Basking Shark.” from The Tree House. Picador, 2004. John Glenday, “St. Orage.” from Grain. Picador, 2009. Jen Hadfield, “Paternoster.” from Nigh-No- Place. Bloodaxe Books, 2008 Ryan Van Winkle, “After the Service.” from The Good Dark. Penned in the Margins, 2015. Helen Mort, “Coffin Path.” from Division Street. Chatto & Windus, 2013. Jacob Polley, “The North-South Divide.” from The Brink. Picador, 2003. Tim Liardet, “The Vaults.” from The Blood Choir. Seren, 2006. Hannah Lowe. “Five Ways to Load a Dice.” from Chick. Bloodaxe Books, 2013. David Harsent, “Ballad.” from Night. Faber, 2011.

Helen Mort talks to Maurice Riordan about writing and the problem of observation; Jeremy Deller's Battle of Orgreave and her poem ‘Scab'; writing on the run; neuroscience, Norman MacCaig, John Burnside and Paul Muldoon, and how writing her first novel is both similar to and different from writing poems. Helen is a five times winner of Foyle Young Poets of the Year. Her first collection, Division Street (Chatto & Windus) was shortlisted for the Costa Prize and the T.S. Eliot Prize and, in 2014, won the Fenton Aldeburgh Prize. She also reads her poem ‘Ablation'.

Into the last day of the writers' gathering proper and we hear how it started - with a beautiful, typically understated piece by Norman MacCaig read by Steph, a writer herself and one of the young women who has just finished a five-month intensive Dharma course. #poetry #poem #poets #writers #literature #Buddhism #Buddhist

The inaugural Stupidly Small podcast contains a Scottish poetry recital, a description of Boston that is both unfair and inaccurate, and several unnecessarily hefty metaphors.  Our poem today is read by the excellent Jenny Niven. The poet is Norman MacCaig. The poem is Basking Shark.    Jenny left us a voice message via our website. So did Bob. Thanks to them and to everyone else who has been doing so - we hope to get to all your messages. You can leave a message too at www.stupidlybig.com/voicemail   Our sponsor for this week is Uni Bicycles. Mention the Stupidly Small podcast for a 15% discount on all cash purchases. Thanks so much to them for their support. If you would like to support us as a sponsor, please contact us through the website. If you would like to support us by liking us or commenting on iTunes, please go your hardest. Makes a big difference, the nerds tell us.   We are on Twitter, Facebook and you can sign up to our mailing list at the Stupidly Big website.   

In 1972, Liz Lochhead published her debut collection, Memo For Spring, a landmark in Scottish literature. In an extended interview with Colin Waters, the National Poet of Scotland discusses what the early 1970s poetry scene she emerged into was like, one in which women poets were few and far between. She recalls early meetings with the elder generation - Norman MacCaig, Edwin Morgan, Robert Garioch - and with contemporaries such as Tom Leonard, James Kelman and Alasdair Gray. The future Makar also speaks about life during the era of the three-day week and compares it with an economically troubled present-day that, in some respects, mirrors 1972. And she reads several poems from Memo For Spring. The image of Liz Lochhead is provided by Norman McBeath.

Ryan chats with the founder of the Scottish Poetry Library, Tessa Ransford, and they discuss the founding of the Library and Tessa's own memories of the Edinburgh poetry scene including Norman MacCaig. Part two follows next week. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser of Anon Poetry Magazine http://www.anonpoetry.co.uk and @anonpoetry. Email: splpodcast@gmail.com

In the second of our Norman MacCaig themed podcasts, we chat with Mandy Haggith about her relationship with the Assynt loving poet and how his concerns about land ownership and respect for the landscape inform her own work and activism. Recorded at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser of Anon Poetry Magazine http://www.anonpoetry.co.uk and @anonpoetry. Email: splpodcast@gmail.com

As part of the centenary celebrations for Scottish poet Norman MacCaig, Ryan chats to poet and novelist Andrew Greig about his recent book, At the Loch of the Green Corrie, which is about his quest to find MacCaig's favourite fishing spot. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser of Anon Poetry Magazine http://www.anonpoetry.co.uk and @anonpoetry. Email: splpodcast@gmail.com