This episode is an election special, and has for its theme, 'political', however our poets have wished to interpret that. There are poems on war, displacement of people, oppression, violence against women, inequality and injustice, commodification and capital and the environment
There are poems from Jenny Lewis, Rachael Clyne, Claire Cox, Pat Winslow, Jacob Mckibbin, Carl Tomlinson, Heather Moulson, Richard Price, Diana Bell, Caroline Jackson Houlston and Sarah Watkinson. In addition, there is an interview with poet, historian and peace campaigner, Rip Bulkeley who talks about politics in his own poetry and in the two political anthologies he has edited. More information about contributors, texts of poems and details of publications can be found at poetryworthhearing.biz
