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Sanjida O’Connell speaks with James McConnachie about science, genre boundaries and broadcast media. Sanjida O’Connell speaks with James McConnachie about…
I like to visit ancient buildings, churches and castles. I concentrate on how the place makes me feel, and ask…
Each poem has its own ideas, emotions and motives which may manifest themselves in the completed work.
A question most poets get asked Should poetry be about something — other than itself? asks John Greening, considering some…
They were mainly about two detectives driving around in fast cars, eating pizza, interspersed with the occasional anguished poem about…
Menna Elfyn’s audio diary explores language, politics and the richness of internationalism. Menna Elfyn finds time in her hectic schedule…
In the winter I take to my bed, where I try to keep the faith that one page and another,…
Poet Kona Macphee confronts the challenge of the Blank Page. Every writer knows the terror of Blank Page Syndrome, and…
My reading now is instinctive rather than planned, possibly because I spent so many years forcing myself through piles of…
David Spencer speaks with Geoff Hattersley about playwriting in dialect, expat life and remaining true to his characters’ speech. David…
I write because I’m angry. Okay that’s not the only reason, not by a long way, but it was a…
Screenwriter Hugh Stoddart describes the ins and outs of producing original scripts and adaptations for the cinema. ‘A screenplay is…
