The Stanza: News from the Poetry World

Edward Garvey-Long•podcasters.spotify.com

I talk about the news and weather from the world of poetry. Competitions, controversies, new books, publishing houses, and whether a poem is really a poem if it looks like a paragraph of text on a page.

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The Stanza, News from the Poetry World No.1: National Poetry Library Membership, Forward Prize, Mary Jean Chan

I update you on the news and weather from the world of poetry. This time I talk about the controversial National Poetry Library Membership Scheme, the nominees for the Forward Prizes, I talk about my mixed feelings towards National Poetry Day and do a quick review of Mary Jean Chan's new collection Flèche. You can find me on twitter: @Eddus or on my site edgarveylong.com Thanks for listening!

Oct 15, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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