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Don Paterson on Aphorisms

January 2019
Don Paterson on the relationship between poetry and aphorisms, and why the English-speaking world doesn't have a strong tradition of aphorisms.
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Happy 100th Birthday, Muriel Spark! With Rob A Mackenzie and Louise Peterkin

December 2018
The editors of a new anthology paying tribute to Muriel Spark talk about Spark as a poet.
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Tom Pow on Alastair Reid

November 2018
Tom Pow on the life and work of his friend and fellow poet Alastair Reid.
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Tishani Doshi

October 2018
Tishani Doshi discusses writing poems that address violence against women during the MeToo era, how comfortable she is to describe herself as a poet, and why Patrick Swayze is worthy of an ode.
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Mark Ford

August 2018
Mark Ford discusses the influence of Ashbery and O'Hara, Walt Whitman's 'children', and how he puts a set together for a reading.
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Russell Jones and Sarah Stewart

July 2018
Sarah Stewart and Russell Jones discuss sexism, apocalypses and Daleks.
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Sean O’Brien

June 2018
Sean O'Brien discusses fascism, the UK 'leaving' Europe (and whether it's actually even possible) and liking bands long after they've passed they sell-by date.
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Eileen Myles

May 2018
Eileen Myles talks about how to be an artist during the Trump era, anthropomorphism and the linguistic legacy of growing up working class.
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Rory Waterman

March 2018
Rory Waterman discusses writing poems about Trump and Brexit, growing up the child of divorce, and running a poetry magazine.
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Elaine Feinstein

February 2018
Elaine Feinstein discusses anti-semitism, Donald Trump, Don Quixote and translating poetry.
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Alan Spence

February 2018
Alan Spence on Zen and the art of poetry, working with visual artists, and the rivalry between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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Pàdraig MacAoidh / Peter Mackay

December 2017
Pàdraig MacAoidh / Peter Mackay discusses repressed Scots, journalism versus poetry, and growing up bilingual.
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