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Jo Shapcott

Join acclaimed poet, Jo Shapcott, in her Welsh retreat as she talks about the pleasures of science and music that inform her work - and the importance of getting up early to write!
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Q. When and where do you write?

Q. How does a poem begin for you - with an image an idea or a phrase?

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Roger Stevens's tour

I really enjoyed listening to all the poems in the Archive. It's fantastic to hear poets reading their own work. It...

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