"I don't think poetry should be giving a lesson to anyone"
Caitlin Stobie is here to talk about THIN SLICES, her new collection from Verve Press (Pre-order here )
Caitlin examines culture's need for 'origin' myths, as well as asking what is a language for the pre-lingual?
We recorded this episode in the run-up to Caitlin's appearance at Ilkley Literature Festival - more of which you can find out here: https://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/whats-on
And find out more about the University of Leeds Poetry Centre here - https://poetry.leeds.ac.uk/
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Rippling Points
Who needs origin myths? Lessons re-learned from Eve
Leave no trace: what we leave when we leave
Reference Points
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Eileen Myles - Chelsea Girls
Donald Winnicott
