Lunar Poetry Podcasts

This episode is in three parts:

Part One/Intro - David Turner talks to Editors of the new Belfast-based literature magazine, The Tangerine.

https://thetangerinemagazine.com/

Part Two (06:29) -David Turner talks to poet Matthew Rice about his writing practice and the importance he places on recognising those that have influenced his writing practice.

Part Three (27:10) - Lizzy Turner talks to Anne McMaster about the Northern Ireland-based Women Aloud NI. The pair discuss the work that the organisation does in providing a platform for women writers in the region. This section also contains a reading by the poet Mary Montague.

http://womenaloudni.com/

https://marymontaguewritersite.wordpress.com/

A transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-102-belfast-lpp-transcript.pdf

This episode is in two parts:

Part One - Recorded in February 2017, David Turner talks to Kim Moore about the links between her poetry and teaching brass instruments to school children. Kim reads from her collection The Art of Falling (Seren) and the pair also discuss the subject of her phD.

https://kimmoorepoet.wordpress.com/

Part Two (25:20) - David Turner is at the Royal Festival Hall in London talking to Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck. The pair discuss Zeina's writing, Punch the poetry event she established in Dubai and Zeina reads three poems from her recent collection Louder Than Hearts (Bauhan Publishing).

http://www.zeinahashembeck.com/louder-than-hearts

A transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-101-kim-moore-zeina-hashem-beck-lpp-transcript.pdf

In celebration of our 100th episode we gave over our microphones to the wonderful Octavia Collective, a collective for women writers of colour based at the Southbank Centre in London. Collective director Rachel Long invited members Sunayana Bhargava and Tania Nwachukwu to respond to the works of both June Jordan and Safia Elhillo.

As well as reading their response poems the trio discuss the impact and influence of June and Safia along with whether there needs to be established a separate canon for writers of colour or if the established poetry canon needs to do more to acknowledge the work of writers of colour.

A transcript of this conversation can be downloaded here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-100-octavia-collective-lpp-transcript.pdf

For more info:

https://writesrachell.com/

https://twitter.com/gwehgweh?lang=en

https://twitter.com/sunayanab?lang=en

This episode is in two parts. A transcript of this conversation is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-99-come-rhyme-with-me-anthony-anaxagorou-lpp-transcript.pdf

Part One: David Turner talks to Dean Atta and Deanna Rodger about their regular poetry night, Come Rhyme With Me which takes place at Ovalhouse Theatre in south London.

https://www.facebook.com/ComeRhymeWithUs/

https://twitter.com/comerhymewithus

https://sites.google.com/site/deanatta/about

https://deannarodger.co.uk/

Part Two (30:58): David Turner talks to Anthony Anaxagorou about his poetry organisation, Out-Spoken. The pair discuss live events, publishing and writing masterclasses under the Out-Spoken umbrella.

https://twitter.com/OutSpokenLDN

http://www.outspokenldn.com/

http://anthonyanaxagorou.com/

This episode is in two parts. A full transcript is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-98-theatre-making-in-west-yorkshire-lpp-transcript.pdf

Part One: David Turner is in Leeds talking to poet and playwright Zodwa Nyoni about incorporating spoken word poetry into her plays, their development process and the pros and cons of casting actors as poets.

https://www.zodwanyoni.com/

Part Two (30:24): David Turner is still in Leeds, this time, talking to playwright Javaad Alipoor about poetry and politics and the role, if any, artists can play in affecting political change.

http://blacktheatrelive.co.uk/companies/bradford-javaad-alipoor

http://www.ovalhouse.com/whatson/detail/the-believers-are-but-brothers-by-javaad-alipoor1

This episode is in two parts. Full transcript available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-97-rachel-long-raymond-antrobus-lpp-transcript.pdf

Part One: David Turner talks to Rachel Long about her work as a poetry educator and facilitator for Barbican Young Poets, leading Octavia - the collective for Women of Colour and the effect this has on her own writing practice.

https://writesrachell.com/

https://www.barbican.org.uk/education/young-people/young-poets

Part Two (30:51): David Turner talks to Raymond Antrobus about the influence Derek Walcott has had on his writing, taking a relatively fresh look at his Jamaican heritage and his new pamphlet To Sweeten Bitter out through Out Spoken Press. Frankie the cat also makes an appearance.

http://www.raymondantrobus.com/

http://www.outspokenldn.com/

http://chill-pill.co.uk/

Melissa Lee-Houghton (Sunshine)talks to Joe Dunthorne (Submarine) and Max Porter (Grief is the Thing with Feathers) about writing as a compulsion, the differences between poetry and prose in practice and how as readers we still aren’t able to divorce the writer from their work. Transcript: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-96-poets-and-prose-writing-lpp-transcript.pdf

For more info about the host and guests:

https://melissaleehoughton.wordpress.com/

http://joedunthorne.com/

https://twitter.com/maxjohnporter

This episode is in two parts. A full transcript is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-95-khairani-barokka-wayne-holloway-smith-lpp-transcript.pdf

Part one: David Turner chats to Khairani Barokka about co-editing the first major UK anthology of poetry and essays by Disabled and D/deaf poets, Stairs and Whispers. The pair also talk about Khairani's upcoming debut collection, Rope.

http://www.khairanibarokka.com/

http://docs.tenderjournal.co.uk/tender-eight.pdf

http://disabilityarts.online/magazine/opinion/khairani-barokka-poetry-collection-indigenous-species/

Part two (27:39): Lizzy Palmer talks to Wayne-Holloway-Smith about his debut collection, Alarum (Bloodaxe Books) and teaching a short course at The Poetry School.

http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/alarum-1133

This episode is in three sections and opens with an introduction which includes a quick chat with Verve Poetry Festival organiser, Stuart Bartholomew. A full transcript of this episode is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-94-birmingham-lpp-transcript.pdf

Part One (3:35) - David Turner is talking to Brummie poet and youth worker Amerah Saleh about the work she does in and around Birmingham with the youth engagement organisation, Beatfreeks as well as her own writing.

http://www.amerahsaleh.co.uk/

http://www.beatfreeks.com/

Part Two (25:20): David Turner is talking to the founder of The Emma Press (now based in Birmingham), Emma Wright about why she started the press and their new Birmingham based anthology, This is Not Your Final Form.

https://theemmapress.com/

Part Three (32:52)- David Turner talks to Luke Kennard, a poet and lecturer at Birmingham University. The pair discuss Luke's latest collection, Cain which has recently been long listed for the International Dylan Thomas Prize.

http://www.pennedinthemargins.co.uk/index.php/2017/01/cain-2/

This episode is in three parts. Transcript available here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-93-ross-monaghan-stuart-mckenzie-poetry-on-the-picket-line-lpp-transcript.pdf

Part One - The Repeat Beat Poet chats to spoken word artist Ross Monaghan at the monthly event Poetry at the PAD in Dagenham. The pair chat about activism, youth work and street art.

https://www.facebook.com/RustPoetry/

https://twitter.com/RustPoetry

https://www.facebook.com/thepadtv/

Part Two (19:53)- Lizzy Palmer is talking to Stuart McKenzie about his writing and the cross-overs and differences between his poetry and lyric writing. Stuart reads three poems from the Laudanum Chapbook Anthology One.

http://www.laudanumpublishing.co.uk/chabook-volume-one/4592761194

Part Three (42:25) - David Turner is out on the Hackney Picturehouse picket line talking to founder of Poetry on the Picket Line, Grim Chip. The pair briefly discuss the motives of the group and why the poets involved want to show solidarity with strike action before we hear readings from some of the poets involved.

https://www.facebook.com/Poetry-on-the-Picket-Line-1700015110275934/?fref=ts