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Ready to explore Planet Poetry? In our first episode we meet multi-award winning poet Pascale Petit and discover the lush Edens of her poetry. Hear Pascale talk frankly about the troubling shadows cast by her mother and father on her life and work.  Enjoy her readings from several collections, including the recently published Tiger Girl, which describes the sanctuary offered by her relationship with her Indian grandmother.  In this episode Robin and Peter also share thoughts about Home Farm by Janet Sutherland and Wild Nights: New & Selected Poems by Kim Addonizio

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Planet PoetryBy Robin Houghton & Peter Kenny


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