The Elixir Poetry Podcast
British poet Helen Wing has spent the past 20 years living between the UK, China and the Middle East, experiencing first-hand the human impact of poetry across borders. On The Elixir Poetry Podcast, she asks anonymous individuals from around the world to read the poem that has touched them the most, and to unveil why. (Each episode includes original music)
The Elixir Poetry Podcast
8. Sharp Edges: "How I Learnt That My Body Is My Best Friend" - Tom
In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Tom, our producer, about one of his own poems, ‘Sharp Edges’. The poem is read twice with a musical underscore on the second reading.
They discuss:
- Seamus Heaney
- Tom's cycling accident and lucky escape
- How and why he started writing poetry after the accident
- How time slows down in a moment of survival
- Applying poetry writing to songwriting
- The importance of allowing your brain to wander
- Viewing the body and the mind as separate entities
Discover poetry through the heart of another…
Find out more about the poems on Elixir and read them here!
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The Podcast is Produced by Tom Platts at Sound Sapien
All Music Composed by Tom Platts
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