Ep.117 - Andrew McMillan (transcript available)

I am in Manchester chatting to Andrew McMillan about his new and second full collection of poetry, Playtime (Cape Poetry). In 117 episodes, this is the first time I've met up with a poet to specifically discuss the transition from debut collection to second book. I found Andrew’s reflections on confidence in his writing, audience expectation and reaction and placing growing demands on readers just fascinating. As with his debut Physical, Playtime deals with what it is to be a man in general, what it is to be a queer man specifically and how as boys, they or we learn about other male bodies, only this time around, more so, as it were. For more from Andrew: For more from us: Order our anthology, 'Why Poetry?': Download a full transcript of the episode here: Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:

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This episode is 01:08:12 long.

This episode was published on Aug 30, 2018.

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