In this episode, Amanda and Lizzie are joined by Professor Emma Mason from the University of Warwick to discuss Procter’s Roman Catholic faith. They discover the radical aspects of Procter’s faith, reflect on her understanding and representation of emotion in her poetry, and consider the significance of the Virgin Mary in Procter’s faith and poetry.  

Poems discussed include ‘Incompleteness’  and ‘The Shrines of Mary’. 

Recommended reading to accompany this episode includes Emma Mason’s book, Women Poets of the Nineteenth Century (Northcote House, 2006), and Karen Dieleman’s more recent book, Religious Imaginaries: The Liturgical and Poetic Practices of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, and Adelaide Procter (Ohio University Press, 2012).

Written, presented and produced by Elizabeth Ludlow and Amanda Vernon