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Ian McMillan is joined by former US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey, the poet Louise Fazackerley, linguist Deborah Cameron and singer Kathryn Williams to explore the language that feeds into domestic violence, and the images, myths and fairy stories that can help us cope with it, and prevent it.

Natasha Trethewey\\nNatasha is a former US poet Laureate and a Pulitzer Prize winner. She brings tenderness, compassion, and forensic attention to language in her new memoir \\u2018Memorial Drive\\u2019 (Memorial Drive), an account of growing up with violence in the home, and of her mother\\u2019s killing at the hands of her stepfather. Natasha explores the layers of silence that surround intimate violence \\u2013 the way children\\u2019s speech is often disregarded, even if they overcome their own silencing.

Kathryn Williams\\nKathryn Williams is one of the most subtle singer-songwriters of her generation, crafting songs which balance strength and delicacy. Here she performs a special rendition of \\u2018Wolf\\u2019 from her album \\u2018Old Low Light\\u2019 ,recorded in lockdown, and speaks about the circumstances that inspired it for the first time. Kathryn\\u2019s back catalogue is available in the limited edition \\u2018Anthology\\u2019.

Louise Fazackerley\\nLouise was one of The Verb\\u2019s New Voices in 2014 \\u2013 and her work has never shied away from difficult territory \\u2013 described by one reviewer as razor-sharp and visceral, she is also a brilliant performer of her work. Louise reads \\u2018Women\\u2019s Refuge\\u2019 from the collection \\u2018Bird St\\u2019 and an extract from her new collection \\u2018The Lolitas\\u2019 (Verve Poetry Press) .

Deborah Cameron\\nProfessor Deborah Cameron researches language and communication at the University of Oxford \\u2013 she has a blog called 'Language: a feminist guide' \\u2013 recent posts include commentary on dieting, the word \\u2018lad\\u2019 and the \\u2018tone\\u2019 of voice ascribed to women https://debuk.wordpress.com/ . She is the author of \\u2018The Myth of Mars and Venus\\u2019.