The Poetry Bath

The second part of my interview with Susie Campbell, who returns to the Poetry Bath with her new collection Wastelands. In this episode Susie tells me what she made from the piece of carpet that her dog Charlie dug out of the landfill site and we discuss some of the literature that haunts the collection.  

You can find further images of Susie's creation on my Poetry Bath Instagram page: @minimash2019  

The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn.

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website. 

Susie Campbell returns to the Poetry Bath with her new collection Wastelands, based on the area of West Surrey where she lives. In this episode Susie tells me about the landfill site she discovered there, how she wove ideas of waste, loss and reemergence into the book, and the different ways in which she and her dog Charlie navigate the land. 

The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn.

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website. 

The second part of my windy, river-washed interview with the visual artist Catherine Greenwood on the beach at Cuckmere Haven. In this episode, Catherine and I continue to draw using her homemade gall-oak ink and white stork feathers, which she collected while running White Stork Art Safaris at Knepp.  We talk about Knepp's famous rewinding project, Catherine's love of nature and her creative preoccupation with the places where, in Catherine's words, 'light, water and land connect.' 

There was a strong sea breeze and a lot of noise from the river that morning, so be warned: the recording is fuzzy in places. 

The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn.

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website. 

This episode was recorded on the windswept beach at Cuckmere Haven one morning in early December where I met the visual artist Catherine Greenwood to draw using feathers and her homemade oak-gall ink. While we drew we talked about Catherine's work and the similarities and differences between visual art and poetry. We drew the beach, the sea and the Seven Sisters and were entertained by the sight of Catherine's husband Olly and daughter Tilli climbing across the river on a groyne. 

Catherine and I had also met a week or so before for her White Stork Art Safari at Knepp. 

The morning Catherine and I got together there was a strong sea breeze and a lot of noise from the river, so the recording is fuzzy in places. 

The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn.

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website. 

In the second part of my interview with Nigel Horn, Nigel and I continue our exploration of his new album The Silver Thread, a musical journey along the river Cuckmere from Alfriston to Cuckmere Haven. Nigel and I also talk about death, creativity and the importance of maintaining what Nigel calls 'a wide-eyed view of the world.' 

Content warning: this episode contains several references to death. 

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website. 

Nigel Horn joins me to celebrate the release of his new album The Silver Thread, a musical journey along the river Cuckmere from Alfriston to Cuckmere Haven. Nigel and I talk about the making of the album and the muse that is the Cuckmere, and Nigel reads his poetic responses to the place as an introduction to excerpts from the album, which features guitar, Celtic harp and several other instruments, along with his field recordings. We also discuss the use of the river as a metaphor for life and the various ways in which Nigel and I are coming to terms with our mortality. 

Listen out for my cat Samuel's contribution to the show at 07.33 minutes. 

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website. 

Rosie Johnston reads further poems from her new collection Safe Ground and talks to me about truth, peace, forgiveness and her new-found love of the Irish mandolin.

The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn.

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website. 

On Sunday 14th September at 3pm I will be reading in Rye, East Sussex with two of my favourite Poetry Bath guests Jessica Mookherjee and Robert Hamberger, along with Patricia McCarthy. Tickets are available from Rye Arts Festival. 

Rosie Johnston returns to the Poetry Bath to read from her new collection Safe Ground. In this episode Rosie talks to me about mothers, aunts, gulls and her devotion to the sea. 

The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn.

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website. 

Performer, poet and visual artist Tilley Milburn joins me with their friend and creative partner, the elegant patchwork piggie Del, to promote Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival. The festival will run from 28th June to 13th July and Tilley & Del will be performing with their show Human:Pig Musings and hosting Puffing & Wooling, a calming space that's open to all. Tilley & Del also tell me about their work with various arts bodies, including Heart n Soul, Square Pegs Arts and Bubble Club. Tilley tells me too about their anxiety and OCD and Del shows off her tuxedo. 

The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn.

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website. 

Surrey-born, Sussex & Spain-dwelling Matthew Stewart reads more poems from Whatever you do, just don't and talks to me about the delicate process of writing about grief. He also tells me about his love of poetic portraiture and life on the edge. 

The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn.

In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website.