In this episode, James Caruth discusses Anne Stevenson’s ‘North Sea off Carnoustie’ and how reading this work influenced the writing of his own poem ‘Coast Road, North Antrim’. In the interview, James discusses the importance of workshopping and writing days. He reflects on ideas of the north in both his and Anne Stevenson’s poetry. He…
Posted on 11th December 2023 in NewsIn this episode, Pam Thompson discusses James Schuyler’s ‘Hymn to Life’ and how reading this work influenced the writing of her own poem ‘An Afternoon’. In the interview, Pam talks about how Schuyler’s life affected what he focused on in his work, and his approach to writing ‘of-the-moment’ poems. She talks about his influences, his…
Posted on 27th November 2023 in NewsIn this episode, poet Suzannah Evans discusses James Tate’s ‘Making the Best of the Holidays’ and how reading this work influenced the writing of her own poem ‘A Course in Miracles’. In the interview, Suzannah reflects on the use of form, tone, humour, and the notion of objectionable or challenging narrators as she unpicks James…
Posted on 13th November 2023 in NewsIn this episode, poet Rob Hindle discusses William Blake’s ‘The Sick Rose’ and how reading this work influenced the writing of his own poem ‘The Sick Rose’. In the interview, Rob reflects on Blake’s political convictions, and touches on psychoanalytical readings of Blake as a means of understanding the original poem. He goes on to…
Posted on 30th October 2023 in NewsOver the next few months I’m giving my website over to The Two-Way Poetry Podcast, a series of interviews that I made where I speak to poets about their own creative inspirations and practice. In each episode, I invite a writer to talk about a poem that has influenced his or her or their own…
Posted on 21st October 2023 in News