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We're back Darlings! After a prolonged hiatus, we are back to talk monsters, Edinburgh and indentity with Tom Juniper.
There's also a sneak peek of our book club episode, which will be out later this month.
Tom Juniper's book Monstrous is available here https://ko-fi.com/tomjuniper/shop

This month Rebecca and Hannah chat to poet, producer and podcaster Daisy Thurston-Gent about creating communities, stage fright and lost queer history.
The poem of the month is from one Laurie Eaves, who was on holiday so couldn't join us for recording, but managed to send us some words.
No book club this month folks, but normal service will be resumed shortly!
To find out more about Daisy, visit https://daisytg.wordpress.com/

Rebecca, Laurie and Hannah chat to Demi Anter about her collection Small Machines, the different poetry scenes in London, Berlin and the US, and the fun of attempting to get an artist's visa in the UK.
There's also a poem from Ned Ashcroft and a sneak peak of our book review episode on Whatever You've Got by Molly Naylor. That episode will be out in the next couple of weeks.
You can find out more about Demi here: https://www.demianter.com/
She will be hosting an online event, celebrating Small Machine's first birthday on April 30th, and you can find tickets for that here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/small-machine-one-year-anniversary-tickets-592216283847

You can find out more about NEd Ashcroft here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ZvvLlfHLHQSgaAgf10082

ALSO our friends at Boomerang and Speak Equal are holding a special fundraising event for our friend Caz Teague's top surgery at the Jago in Dalston on May 3. You can find out more about the event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fundraiser-for-caz-london-queer-writers-x-boomerang-club-tickets-616675812957
and Caz's GoFundMe is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/caz-top-surgery

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In this month's book club mini episode Hannah, Laurie and Rebecca chat about Warsan Shire's Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head.
The book is available here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/bless-the-daughter-raised-by-a-voice-in-her-head/warsan-shire/9781784743703
The article Laurie references where Bernadette Evaristo interview Warsan Shire about the collection is available here https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/feb/26/warsan-shire-bernardine-evaristo-suoperstar-poet-beyonce

This month, Laurie, Hannah and Rebecca chat to Bristol-based poet Sam J Grudgings about punk, writing a sequel to the Bible and his explosive performance style.
Plus there's poem from Joss Affleck and a sneak preview of our book review episode on Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire, which will be out later this month.
You can find out more about Sam, and buy his book, The Bible II, here https://www.samjgrudgings.co.uk/

In this month's book club mini-epsiode, Rebecca, Hannah and Laurie chat about Manorism by Yomi Sode.
The book examines the lives of Black British men through the themes of family, survival, generational trauma and the complexities of belonging.
You can find out more about the book, and where to buy it here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/445753/manorism-by-sode-yomi/9780141998572