The poet Pele Cox and I discuss the differences between poetry (her world) and journalism (mine). With the help of Ted Hughes and his Birthday Letters we talk about how poetry can tackle shocking subject matter in a way that prose alone cannot. I talk about writing my own shocking experience.
Plus poetry as a portal to another world or a time machine to another place. And the need for absolute honesty.
Poets
- Ted Hughes (55 Eltisley; The Blue Flannel Suit, both from The Birthday Letters)
- Richard Uridge (Tears in a Care Home Car Park)
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