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
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