In the first part of this episode I talk to the poet Nia Davies, who grew up in Sheffield and now lives in Wales, about how the first poem she ever wrote was mocked by a cynical teacher. Nia’s first collection All Fours came out in 2017.
In the second part I talk to Paul, a star-trek fan who works as a community gardener for Urban Roots, about Nia's poem 'You will never guess my name'.
Paul says he has "no reaction" at all to poetry, though he knows it's "meant to be important." After reading this poem his first instinct was just to move on and forget about it. But eventually he does find a way to put the poem into his own words - by looking at it in terms of our shifting identities.
Read the poem in full and leave a comment with your own interpretation: https://time41poem.wordpress.com/2021/11/17/i-know-its-meant-to-be-important-but/
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CREDITS
Producer/host: Annie Muir ~ @time41poem
Editor: Jack Rientoul ~ @jackrientoul
Music: JANSKY ~ @radiojansky
Artwork: Max Machen ~ @maxymachen
This podcast was made using funding from the National Lottery, through Creative Scotland.
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More about Nia Davies: https://niadavieslit.com/
More about Urban Roots: https://www.urbanroots.org.uk/
