We talked about writing in English compared to Portuguese, how Romina’s working-class roots inspire their poetry, growing up in-between Portugual and England and how that is expressed in Sardines, creating her poetry event Natter Bolton and the benefit of having a poetry community, and getting in touch with Rebecca, the founder of Bent Key Publishing.
“In this stunning collection of poetry, Romans Ramos explores the nature of displacement and the experiences of a young person new to British shores. Uncovering their own feelings of isolation, their connections to their family history and customs and, ultimately, their acceptance of a new dynamic, the pieces in this collection evoke a sense of both fractured identity and a longing for understanding in the face of a society that often lacks any really understanding of the nuance of migration and movement.” Bent Key
Poetry To Your Ears is sponsored by Write Bloody UK and Bent Key Publishing, two British independent publishers. You can get a 10% discount on all books with the code POETRYTOYOUREARS (www.writebloodyuk.co.uk) POETRYTOYOUREARS10 (www.bentkeypublishing.co.uk). We hope you’ll find a poetry book you like and tell us on social media if you purchase one!
CREDITS: Poetry To Your Eears is an independent podcast co-hosted and co-produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse “Loulou” Armary, in partnership with YDN Radio Brighton. The episode was recorded on Riverside.fm in January 2022. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.
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