A short poem on love, loss, grief, the onset of spring and the desire to stay in hibernation..

Poetry - A Selection

Spring

In the latest Poetry Review podcast, Gail McConnell talks to Emily Berry about loss, parenthood and the resource of language in her debut collection The Sun is Open. Published this September, the book works with archival material related to the life and death of McConnell's father, who was murdered by the IRA outside their home in Belfast in 1984. “Language does the work if you let it,” she observes of this "fraught undertaking". Together they discuss poetry form and performance – typography, breath, sound and “the event of the poem” – and the poets and thinkers who have influenced McConnell’s thinking: Bob Scanlan of The Poets’ Theatre, Jay Bernard, Raymond Antrobus, Denise Riley, Ciaran Carson, D.W. Winnicott and others. McConnell gives astonishing readings of her poems published in the Review: excerpts from ‘The Sun is Open’ and ‘Untitled / Villanelle’.

Gail McConnell talks to Emily Berry

Ben Rogers of The Poetry Society speaks to this year's National Poetry Competition judges Fiona Benson, David Constantine and Rachel Long in a wide-ranging conversation that contemplates the perpetual dynamism of reading, where to find inspiration, poems as little creatures, the nature of poetic truth, and how and when to end a poem. The National Poetry Competition is open until 31 October, open to all poets worldwide aged 18+ at www.npc.poetrysociety.org.uk

National Poetry Competition 2021 judges podcast: Fiona Benson, David Constantine and Rachel Long

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Absolute lushness from the ever-consistent Tilman, reworking Vancouver's Stekl on the title track for his EP on LA's Fantastic Voyage. Breezy piano chords and pads flit across rubbery bass and a commanding vocal sample, with the deepness tempered with a good rhythmic thrust.

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Coming off the back of a run of breath-taking emotion-laden hits - 'Hi', 'Mantra' and 'Gira' - German duo, Monkey Safari, had actually crafted 'Safe' well before the world was turned upside down. 'We produced Safe as a message of unity, hope and love. When we came to release it, we realised it soundtracked our socially isolated emotions to perfection. Sharing emotions is one of our main motivations when producing music and DJing. Getting together, dancing together, smiling together.'

As we navigated the summer's choppy dancefloor waters, 'Safe' became the anthem we all anticipated. Goosebump-inducing, chill-delivering. Sunset, peaktime or sunrise. It became the soundtrack to a brighter future.

Fresh for '22 it returns, revisioned and remixed by none other than Spectrum boss Joris Voorn. Ready to comfort and lift us once again.

Safe

Monkey Safari - Safe (Joris Voorn Remix)

Poem text and context: https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/10/05/mushrooms-sylvia-plath-zoe-keating/

Music: "Optimist" by Zoë Keating from her record "Into the Trees" (https://zoekeating.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-trees)

"Optimist"

POEM TEXT / CONTEXT

Zoë Keating reads "Mushrooms" by Sylvia Plath (The Universe in Verse)

Catastrophe Theme

The amazing sound of a Common Snipe 'drumming' at dusk...

Snipe 'Drumming'

The poet Muriel Rukeyser said the universe is composed of stories, not of atoms. The physicist Werner Heisenberg declared that the universe is made of music, not of matter.

And we believe that if you habitually expose yourself to toxic stories and music, you could wind up living in the wrong universe, where it's impossible to become the gorgeous genius you were born to be.

That's why we implore you to nourish yourself with delicious, nutritious tales and tunes that inspire you to exercise your willpower for your highest good.


Universe Is Made of Stories

"RHYTHM VARIATION 05" AOKI takamasa new album "RV8" 
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RHYTHM VARIATION 05

Scottish BAME Writers Network are thrilled to present '2020 Mixtape: Writers of Colour Audio Anthology', to celebrate the work produced within the Writers of Colour Writing Group led by Hannah Lavery.

This group in February 2019 began as a monthly writers group for Black writers and writers of colour. During 2020 Hannah ran it online weekly as a response to global events, including the Covid-19 pandemic and heightened awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement.

4 - Jeda Pearl Lewis - I Was Born

Aspiring songwriter, poet, writer, mother + more...

Spring

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