Terrance Hayes and Nick Laird

Published: Nov. 22, 2023, 3:41 p.m.

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Terrance Hayes and Nick Laird read from and talk about their recent books So to Speak (Penguin) and Up Late (Faber). Hayes, describing Laird, praises his \\u2018truth-telling that\\u2019s political, existential and above all, emotional\\u2019; Laird writing about Hayes notes that his invention \\u2018allows his poetry to house almost anything, from the political to the sensual, from a magic goat to a talking cat\\u2019. Join us to celebrate two of the year\\u2019s most hotly anticipated collections.

The episode starts with Laird reading the title poem, Up Late, from his new collection.



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