In this episode, we read Peter Scalpello's poem 'Performance Archive', which you can read online at Berlin Lit. You can also buy Peter's first collection Limbic from your local bookshop or at Cipher Press.

Peter Scalpello is a poet and psychotherapist from Glasgow, based in London. Their work has appeared in Five Dials, Granta, The London Magazine and the New York Times, among other publications. Peter’s debut, Limbic, was Highly Commended for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Poetry, and adapted into a stage production at the University of Edinburgh. Their second book, Mirrorstage, will be published with Cipher Press in 2026.

Episode references:

• Jacques Lacan; Paul B. Preciado; So Mayer; Nisha Ramayya; Oluwaseun Olayiwola; Isabel Waidner
• Peter's book recs: T. Fleischmann, Time is the Thing a Body Moves Through; Andrew McMillan, Physical; Nuar Alsadir, Animal Joy and Fourth Person Singular; Christina Sharpe, Ordinary Notes; Shon Faye, Love in Exile.

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