The Colour of Chalk

"The Colour of Chalk" podcast is part of "We See You Now", a project dedicated to exploring diverse voices and connections to the South Downs National Park. The project is being led by writer and artist Alinah Azadeh, who has been commissioned by the South Downs National Park Authority as the first Writer-in-Residence for Seven Sisters Country Park and the wider Sussex Heritage Coast. "The Colour of Chalk" is supported by funding from Arts Council England as well as the South DownNational Park Authority. Production is thanks to Sonic Boom Audio and Alinah Azadeh.

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Episode Four: Not So Far Apart with Dulani Kulasinghe

On a rather lively Saturday morning in July as the heatwave arrived on our shores, Alinah Azadeh took a walk up towards Seaford Head with writer and educator Dulani Kulasinghe, to hear her poetry on the climate emergency through a personal lens – and to learn about how Dulani’s own cultural heritage has influenced her writing on home, belonging and the legacies of empire within the Sussex landscape. Dulani Kulasinghe is an American of Sri Lankan heritage living in Brighton. Her writing explores ...

Sep 06, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode Three: Both Sides of the Valley with Razia Aziz

In company with the skylarks, Alinah takes us on a Summer’s walk along the meanders of Cuckmere Valley to the sea, at the heart of Seven Sisters Country Park, with fellow writer Razia Aziz - to share her work and explore the landscape of family, honouring mothers, writing outdoors, seeing life from all sides and nature’s role in healing trauma. ‘ Nature doesn’t see the divisions we see’ Razia is an artist in word and song, facilitator and consultant in equality, diversity and inclusion, interfai...

Mar 03, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode Two: On The Same Edge with Josephine Hall

On a clear, warm Summer’s day in 2021, Alinah takes a walk from Birling Gap with writer and artist Josephine Hall up onto the Seven Sisters cliffs to ask about her creative work, her relationship to the sea and to edges, ancestors and migration. They speak of writing, walking, activism and the restorative power of the coastal Downs through these intense times of change. Josephine also shares her poetry, and her book recommendations are listed below. Josephine Hall is a writer and artist, living ...

Jan 10, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode One: "A Landscape for All"

Writer and artist Alinah Azadeh introduces "We See You Now", a project dedicated to bringing together diverse writers to share their reflections and create new work inspired by the landscape of the Sussex Heritage Coast, taking in Seaford Head, Seven Sisters, Cuckmere Haven, Birling Gap and Beachy Head. Every month, Alinah will be bringing you a new podcast with one of the writers who will be sharing how their connection with this magnificent stretch of coastline in southern England has been sha...

Oct 11, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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