Ep. 97 - Rachel Long; Raymond Antrobus (transcript available)

Published: April 17, 2017, 4:41 a.m.

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\n\nPart 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. \n\nhttps://writesrachell.com/\nhttps://www.barbican.org.uk/education/young-people/young-poets\n\nPart 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.\n\nhttp://www.raymondantrobus.com/\nhttp://www.outspokenldn.com/\nhttp://chill-pill.co.uk/