The Poetry Bath

Barry Fentiman Hall (Part 1)

Medway-based poet Barry Fentiman Hall [https://www.wordsmithery.info/bfh-books] joins me to read his work [https://www.wordsmithery.info/booksmithery] and talk about English identity and the politics of writing. We also chat about his neural diversity and what it meant to him to discover he had cerebral palsy at the age of twenty-five.  Fans of literary festivals might also like to find out more about Barry's Medway River Lit Festival [https://www.medwayriverlit.co.uk].  The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn [https://nigelanthonyhorn.bandcamp.com/album/small-mercies]. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website [https://www.sianthomas.co.uk/the-poetry-bath.html].

Janice Warman: These are the things we have lost (Part 2)

In the second part of my conversation with Janice Warman [https://www.walker.co.uk/author/janice-warman/], Janice reads further poems from These are the things we have lost  [https://www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page/these-are-the-things-we-have-lost] and tells me about her parents and the tricky art of writing about the ones we love.   The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn [https://nigelanthonyhorn.bandcamp.com/album/small-mercies]. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website [https://www.sianthomas.co.uk/the-poetry-bath.html].

Janice Warman: These are the things we have lost (Part 1)

Janice Warman [https://www.walker.co.uk/author/janice-warman/]'s collection These are the things we have lost  [https://www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page/these-are-the-things-we-have-lost]was published in January by Fly on the Wall Press [https://www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk]. Janice joins me to celebrate its release, read from the book and talk to me about growing up in South Africa, gendered violence, fiction in poetry and the delight of writing on planes, trains and horseback.  The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn [https://nigelanthonyhorn.bandcamp.com/album/small-mercies]. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website [https://www.sianthomas.co.uk/the-poetry-bath.html].

Simon Maddrell: Lamping Wild Rabbits (Part 2)

Simon Maddrell [https://www.simonmaddrell.com/] reads further poems from his new collection Lamping Wild Rabbits [https://www.outspokenldn.com/shop/rabbits] and talks to me about plants, bodies, Derek Jarman [https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/353964/modern-nature-by-derek-jarman/9781784873875] and living with HIV.  The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn [https://nigelanthonyhorn.bandcamp.com/album/small-mercies]. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website [https://www.sianthomas.co.uk/the-poetry-bath.html].

Simon Maddrell: Lamping Wild Rabbits (Part 1)

Simon Maddrell [https://www.simonmaddrell.com] joins me to read from his new collection Lamping Wild Rabbits. [https://www.outspokenldn.com/shop/rabbits]In this episode Simon tells me about his Manx background, his early queer identity and how, in Simon's words, 'it's as though we have to climb out of our damage'. The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn [https://nigelanthonyhorn.bandcamp.com/album/small-mercies]. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website [https://www.sianthomas.co.uk/the-poetry-bath.html].