Ep. 98 - Poetry & theatre-making in West Yorkshire (transcript available)

This episode is in two parts. A full transcript is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/ep-98-theatre-making-in-west-yorkshire-lpp-transcript.pdf Part One: David Turner is in Leeds talking to poet and playwright Zodwa Nyoni about incorporating spoken word poetry into her plays, their development process and the pros and cons of casting actors as poets. https://www.zodwanyoni.com/ Part Two (30:24): David Turner is still in Leeds, this time, talking to playwright Javaad Alipoor about poetry and politics and the role, if any, artists can play in affecting political change. http://blacktheatrelive.co.uk/companies/bradford-javaad-alipoor http://www.ovalhouse.com/whatson/detail/the-believers-are-but-brothers-by-javaad-alipoor1

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A series of discussions, interviews and live recordings with poets from the UK and abroad in which we examine the writing process. Now hosted by Peter deGraft-Johnson a.k.a The Repeat Beat Poet, the series was founded by David Turner in October 2014 in south east London.