Episode 74. Interviews with Emma McGordan and Charlie Jordan.
I was asked a few months ago if I'd podcast a group of Apples and Snakes poets as they go from project inception, through poetry residences and on to the tour that would mark the end of the project.
Late last year, episode 49, was an edit of interview with most of those who were involved in the project, and today's episode is the first episode to grow out of that project.
Emma's project seems quite fleshed out and she seems to be well on her way to informing her writing about 'Place', Charlie, who seems to have a firm grip on where she wants to go with her piece has a bit more work to do on forming her residency, and two of the three other poets seem to have made a lot of inroads and have even begun producing work.
I feel a little out of control (more so than normal!) in that I usually meet face to face with my interviews at the Festival Hall, and so am in a controlled environment, my first contact with these poets is over Skype - and I'm relying on them having five or ten minutes to spare, and being in a relatively quiet place when I call - to get some good quality recordings.
The next phase of my involvement in this project is to go out and visit the poets in their places - so even less control!
Sunday 25 January 2009
Monday 5 January 2009
The Twelve Days of Christmas
... my true love gave to me....
OK, day twelve, and christmas is officially over, as is my podcasting extravaganza - I posted twelve podcasts, one for every day of the season - three months worth of material crammed into just less than two weeks.
We have had poetry from Ingrid Andrew, Helen Gregory, AF Harrold, Aoife Mannix, Richard Rathwell, Shakespeare (or at least Audery West and the cast of her play The Dark Lady Speaks), Simon Freedman, Richard Tyrone Jones, Jeffa Kay, Rose McKnight, Naomi Woddis and John 'Jazzman' Clarke.
I'd like to thank all of those who've taken part in the show, provided material, or time to make this whole thing possible - it is very much appreciated.
Having a splurge like this helps me out too - I've been a bit gung-ho with organising my interviews, and have built up an enormous stockpile of material, which means there is a long gap between recording an interview and that interview airing - which isn't fair on the artist, to have to wait, in the case of the above poets, Helen Gregory was interviewed at the Glastonbury Festival, July 21st 2008, and the interview aired at the end of December 2008 - a six month backlog.
Having got out three months of material, I've managed to reduce that gap down to a five month backlog - still not perfect, but it has inspired me to do something similar for the 2nd birthday of the podcast, which is coming up in March.
More news when I have it.
OK, day twelve, and christmas is officially over, as is my podcasting extravaganza - I posted twelve podcasts, one for every day of the season - three months worth of material crammed into just less than two weeks.
We have had poetry from Ingrid Andrew, Helen Gregory, AF Harrold, Aoife Mannix, Richard Rathwell, Shakespeare (or at least Audery West and the cast of her play The Dark Lady Speaks), Simon Freedman, Richard Tyrone Jones, Jeffa Kay, Rose McKnight, Naomi Woddis and John 'Jazzman' Clarke.
I'd like to thank all of those who've taken part in the show, provided material, or time to make this whole thing possible - it is very much appreciated.
Having a splurge like this helps me out too - I've been a bit gung-ho with organising my interviews, and have built up an enormous stockpile of material, which means there is a long gap between recording an interview and that interview airing - which isn't fair on the artist, to have to wait, in the case of the above poets, Helen Gregory was interviewed at the Glastonbury Festival, July 21st 2008, and the interview aired at the end of December 2008 - a six month backlog.
Having got out three months of material, I've managed to reduce that gap down to a five month backlog - still not perfect, but it has inspired me to do something similar for the 2nd birthday of the podcast, which is coming up in March.
More news when I have it.
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