Poet Daniel Cockrill takes Poet Waffle on the road and visits the studio of artist and film maker Emma Critchley for an intimate chat.

During this chat they explore the visceral space between fact and fiction to reveal certain truths that can’t necessarily be explained by these other fields.

They also attempt to answer the Poet Waffle Big Question; Should the Space Inside Your Head Be Free? 

Topics include: Making Images Underwater, Learning To Dive, Working Organically, How Everything Changes Underwater, Conservation and our Relationship to the Deep Sea Environment, The Potential Consequences Of Deep Sea Mining, Hope For The Future, Finding Balance, Finding Headspace, Communication Through Zoom, Social Media, Never Using The Word ‘Should’, Autism & Autism Diagnosis, Obtaining Funding, Art Outside The Gallery, Exploring Cross Media Platforms, How a Photographic Background Impacts Your Work, Success as an Artist and Plenty of Parental Advice.

Poet Waffle #26 (Emma Critchley)

Poet Daniel Cockrill takes Poet Waffle on the road and visits the home of writer and poet A.F. Harrold for an intimate chat.

During this chat they explore the visceral space between fact and fiction to reveal certain truths that can’t necessarily be explained by these other fields.

They also attempt to answer the Poet Waffle Big Question; What Has Been Your Most Important Lesson? 

Topics include: How to be a poet, Anecdotes about school workshops, How to send letters to famous people, Leonard Cohen, John Hegley, how to do what you like and like what you do and lots, lots, lots more!!!

Poet Waffle #27 (A.F. Harrold)

Poet Daniel Cockrill takes Poet Waffle on the road and visits the home of publisher and poet Clive Birnie for an intimate chat. They are also joined by poet and political satirist Elvis McGonagall. 

During this chat they explore the visceral space between fact and fiction to reveal certain truths that can’t necessarily be explained by these other fields.

They also attempt to answer the Poet Waffle Big Question; Can Ideas Be Dangerous?

Topics include: jobs before poetry, publishing, becoming unemployable, poetry as a business, performance poetry in book form, the curse of social media, creating a brand, Brexit as an idea, fish-tank poetry, Not the Forward Prize, Hate Mail and creating controversy and professionalism vs being spontaneous on stage.

Poet Waffle #28 (Clive Birnie & Elvis McGonagall)

Poet Daniel Cockrill chats with other poets to explore the visceral space between fact and fiction.

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