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The Poetry Bath is a place where poetry lovers can immerse themselves in words and word play. In each episode Siân meets a writer to listen to their work and explore the joys and challenges of the writing life.
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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 al...
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 a...
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 Mookherje...
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 C...
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.
Surrey-born poet Matthew Stewart has lived in Extremadura, Spain since he was 22. He tells me about his life there and how it feels to move back and forth between two languages. Matthew reads primarily from Whatever you do, just don't, a collection of 'poems of recognition' and talks to me about identity, belonging and estrangement and how in his poetic use of faction and performance he's careful to avoid going for an easy goal. The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by ...
In this second part of my interview with composer, performer and renaissance man Ron Geesin, Ron tells me how his career with the Original Downtown Syncopators began in a carpark in Crawley and how he and his wife, the textile artist and researcher Frances Geesin, moved to London and became part of the sixties creative scene. Ron also talks to me about blackbirds and how they have sung their way into his new work. For this episode only, The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and perfo...
Robert Hamberger returns to The Poetry Bath with his new collection, Nude Against A Rock. In this second episode, Robert reads a couple of poems from his Keith Vaughan sequence and talks to me about lyricism, the wonderful variety of writing available from the small presses, and the importance of remaining joyful. Robert mentions ekphrasis. The Poetry Foundation website has a useful definition of the term. Content warning: this episode contains references to suicide. Robert will b...
Robert Hamberger returns to The Poetry Bath with his new collection, Nude Against A Rock. In this episode, Robert talks to me about some of the themes of his collection, including music, love, ageing and the importance of celebrating queerness in these uncertain times. Robert will be reading at Kemptown Bookshop in Brighton on 4th April. 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 ...
The second part of Siân's interview with Sarah Salway, in which Sarah talks about and reads from her 2023 poetry collection Learning Springsteen on my language app. In this episode Sarah tells Sian about learning to write 'with a more compassionate eye' and asks, 'Why is it so frightening to play?' 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 on Wi...
Sarah Salway returns to the show to talk about and read from her 2023 poetry collection Learning Springsteen on my language app. Sarah and Sian also chat about the writing pod they share with Jill Munro, in which they support, surprise and delight one another with writing prompts and workshops. 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 on Wildhart's w...
In the second part of Siân's interview with Claire Taylor, Claire talks further about growing up on a farm at the edge of Sharpthorne in West Sussex. Claire and Siân reminisce about their childhood in Sharpthorne and West Hoathly, their inspiring primary school teachers, going to harvest festival in the village church and being hunted by monsters. 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 ...
In this second Sussex special episode Siân meets her oldest friend, the musician and artist Claire Taylor. Claire and Siân talk about Claire's early life on a farm near Sharpthorne in West Sussex and their shared childhood in Sharpthorne and its neighbouring village, West Hoathly. Claire tells Siân how life on the farm was both magical and lonely, and they discuss how the Sussex Weald shaped their love of haunted landscapes. The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Ho...
In this second part of Siân's conversation with Johnny Marsh, Johnny tells Siân about his reluctance to call himself an artist, the muses in his life and his own role as a muse, and his love of Harveys beer. On 7th & 8th September, Johnny will be taking part in Mayfield Open Studios 2024: http://www.crowboroughopenstudios.co.uk/ This episode contains strong language. The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout fr...
In this first episode of a special series chatting with friends who have deep roots in the Sussex Weald, Siân talks to Johnny Marsh about his childhood in Wadhurst and the charms of mud, pubs and churches. On 7th & 8th September, Johnny will be taking part in Mayfield Open Studios 2024: http://www.crowboroughopenstudios.co.uk/ This episode contains strong language. The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from...
The second part of Siân's interview with Orkney-based poet Lydia Harris, who joins Siân to read from her new collection Henrietta's Library of the Whole Wide World. In this episode Lydia talks to Siân about time, place, mystery and the importance of libraries. Lydia Harris is the author of four pamphlets and two full collections. She held a Scottish Book Trust New Writers' Award for Poetry in 2017 and her first collection Objects for Private Devotion was long listed for the Highland Book Aw...
Orkney-based poet Lydia Harris joins Siân to read from her new collection Henrietta's Library of the Whole Wide World, which was published this year by Blue Diode Press. Lydia tells Siân how the collection came about when, knowing that Orkney was home to the oldest public library in Scotland, she mistakenly came to believe that her own island of Westray hosted a 17th century library. Lydia is the author of four pamphlets and two full collections. She held a Scottish Book Trust New Writers' ...
The second part of Siân's interview with London-based poet Martin Hayes. In this episode Martin tells Siân about his sense of frustration and despair at our neoliberal society and how writing critically about work has got him into trouble. Martin Hayes is known primarily for his writing on work, often focusing on the courier industry where he's spent more than thirty years of his life. He is the author of eight collections including Underneath (Smokestack, 2021), Ox (Knives Forks and Spoons...
Siân meets London-based poet Martin Hayes. Martin is known predominantly for his writing on work, often focusing on the courier industry where he's spent more than thirty years of his life. He is the author of eight collections including Underneath (Smokestack, 2021), Ox (Knives Forks and Spoons Press, 2021) and The Things Our Hands Once Stood For (Culture Matters, 2018). In this episode Martin tells Siân about his childhood, his grounding in music and the poetry of the Romantics, and the i...
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