This episode features an interview with Claire Cox, development officer at Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre. She talks about the work of the Centre and of ignitionpress, the Centre's imprint. This is followed by sample poems from four ignition poets and the episode closes with an extract from a reading by Fathima Zahra from her ignition pamphlet, Sargam/Swargam. In addition, there are new poems from Dinah Livingstone, Richard Lister, Lizzie Ballagher, Vanessa Lampert and Mervyn Linford. More information and texts of poems can be found on poetryworthhearing.biz. Comments and submissions to poetryworthhearing@gmail.com.
