'Opt Song', read by the author, Dominic Hale

'Opt Song', read by the author

In a guest episode of the podcast, Suzannah V. Evans interviews Sinéad Morrissey, who won the Forward Prize for best collection for her 2017 book, On Balance. Morrissey was delivering the keynote lecture at this year's Stanza Poetry Festival, where the interview was recorded, in St. Andrews in the spring. 

They discussed the importance of form, the development of On Balance, and Les Murray's influence on Morrissey's work. She discusses and reads her poems 'On Balance' and 'The Rope' at 9m30s and 13m43s. 

On Balance was reviewed in Issue 3 of the Scores.

Photo by Lukas Becker on Unsplash.

Lessons from the School of Night

Lessons from Stanza 2018: Sinéad Morrissey

'The Particulars Of Which', read by (in order) Leila Metres, Philip Metres, and Amy Breau, from Issue 5

'The Particulars Of Which', read by the author, Leila Metres, and Amy Breau

'Dear Marie Kondo', read by the author, Iulia David

'Dear Marie Kondo', read by the author

'Best Practice', read by the author, Livia Franchini

'Best Practice', read by the author

'Smart Fridge', read by the author, Livia Franchini

'Smart Fridge', read by the author

'Showing My Mother...', read by the author, JinJin Xu

'Showing My Mother...', read by the author

'Yama, King Of The Dead...', read by the author, Pey Oh

'Yama, King Of The Dead...', read by the author

'The Poor Fisherman...', read by the author

'Bladnoch, 5.10.2019', read by the author

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