Poetry and performance with Ian McMillan
Faroese writer Carl Jóhan Jensen, Anglo-Romani poet Karen Downs-Barton, Cristóbal Bianchi, cofounder of the Casagrande Collective, and Luton Town FC poet-in-residence Naz Knight.
On this week’s edition of The Verb: Ian McMillan basks in the glow of a Neon Line explained by the celebrated Faroese poet and novelist Carl Jóhan Jensen; Karen Downs-Barton shares poems from her debut collection, Minx, which reflects on her Romani childhood; Cristóbal Bianchi, cofounder of the Casagrande Collective, on their Bombing Of Poems project; and Naz Knight, poet-in-residence at Luton Town FC, on drawing poetic inspiration from the terraces.
Presenter Ian McMillan
Producer: Ekene Akalawu
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