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Terrance Hayes and Nick Laird
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64 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Terrance Hayes and Nick Laird read from and talk about their recent books So to Speak (Penguin) and Up Late (Faber). Hayes, describing Laird, praises his ‘truth-telling that’s political, existential and above all, emotional’; Laird writing about Hayes notes that his invention ‘allows his poetry to house almost anything, from the political to the sensual, from a magic goat to a talking cat’. Join us to celebrate two of the year’s most hotly anticipated collections.The episode starts with Laird reading the title poem, Up Late, from his new collection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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