Episode 20: The Poetics of Cornish Surrealism, and more with Rachael Allen

09/06/2025 1h 22min Temporada 3 Episodio 10
Episode 20: The Poetics of Cornish Surrealism, and more with Rachael Allen

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On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way, Gregory Kearns speaks to Rachael Allen about The Minack Theatre’s creator Rowena Cade, the myth of filler poems and surrealism.Rachael Allen is a poet and editor. Her books Kingdomland and God Complex have been published by Faber and Faber. The latter shortlisted for the Forward Prize and longlisted for the Laurel Prize. She was the recipient of a Northern Writers' Award and an Eric Gregory Award. Rachael was the poetry editor for Granta and now is the poetry editor at Fitzcarraldo Editions.You can buy Rachael’s most recent collection God Complex here: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571379910-god-complex/You can buy Kingdomland here: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571341115-kingdomland/(We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well.)Please give the show a five star rating on whatever podcasting app you are listening to this on.Tell us what you thought of this episode by posting on Instagram. You can find us @thepoemswemade.Make sure you don’t miss future conversations by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it.Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: joecm.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.