Converseations

Anthony Anaxagorou

In this episode, Francesco talks to poet and publisher Anthony Anaxagorou about the different forms of poetic writing: what brings together and differentiates poetry, spoken word and hip-hop? To what extent does the literary canon preserve the 'best writing'? How can one use bilingualism to disrupt language and its artistic conventions? Francesco Cipriani is a Master’s student at the University of Oxford, Jesus College, studying Classics, as well as Events Coordinator for the Oxford University Poetry Society. Olivier de France is currently completing a PhD at the European Studies Centre at St Antony College, University of Oxford, as well as being co-president of the Oxford University Poetry Society. Anthony Anaxagorou is a poet, essay writer, and spoken word artist. His second poetry collection ‘After the formalities’ was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize in 2019, while his third collection, ‘Heritage Aesthetics’, won the 2023 Ondaatje Prize. In 2023, he was also elected fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is also the founder and Artistic Director of Out-Spoken, a monthly live poetry and music night. 'After the formalities', published by Penned in the Margins, can be found at this link: https://anthonyanaxagorou.com/after-the-formalities 'Heritage Aesthetics', published by Granta Poetry, can be found at this link: https://anthonyanaxagorou.com/heritage-aesthetics ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Bhanu Kapil

In this episode, Francesco and Olivier talk to Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and T.S. Eliot Prize winner Bhanu Kapil about her early interest in poetry, orality, and how no written piece can be complete without performance. Francesco Cipriani is a Master’s student at the University of Oxford, Jesus College, studying Classics, as well as Events Coordinator for the Oxford University Poetry Society. Olivier de France is currently completing a PhD at the European Studies Centre at St Antony College, University of Oxford, as well as being co-president of the Oxford University Poetry Society. Bhanu Kapil is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She was awarded the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize for poetry in 2020, and her poetry collection 'How to Wash her Heart’ received the TS Eliot Prize in January of the following year. She is also a fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge, after having received the Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellowship in 2019. Bhanu Kapil's How to Wash a Heart, published by Liverpool University Press, can be found at this link: https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781789621686 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Don Paterson

In this episode, Francesco and Olivier talk to two-time T.S. Eliot Prize winner Don Paterson about musical and poetic composition, the threats of social media to poetry, and the linguistic differences between Scots and English.  Francesco Cipriani is a Master’s student at the University of Oxford, Jesus College, studying Classics, as well as Events Coordinator for the Oxford University Poetry Society. Olivier de France is currently completing a PhD at the European Studies Centre at St Antony College, University of Oxford, as well as being co-president of the Oxford University Poetry Society. Don Paterson is a two- time T.S. Eliot Prize winner for his collections God's Gift to Women and Landing Light. He has also won three Forward Prizes, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Whitbread Poetry award and the Costa Poetry award. He was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2009. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature as well as a translator, editor and jazz musician and composer. Don Paterson’s Arctic and Toy Fights: A Boyhood, published by Faber, can be found at these links: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571338191-the-arctic/; https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571240289-toy-fights/  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.