In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to the translator Nicky Harman about the Chinese poet Han Dong (1961-)

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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Mark Saunders, a writer and broadcaster, about ‘She Walks in Beauty’ by Lord Byron (1788—1824)

Topics:

• Physical & inner beauty
• Beauty in the world around us
• How Poetry got Mark into reading books
• No one should tell you how you should interpret Shakespeare, any book, or poetry
• Classism in the arts
• Poets are the primary victims in times of oppression - the power of the written word
• Mark reads the poem again after you’ve heard his context with music set to it

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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Albina Kovalyova about two of her own poems, discussing poetry & filmmaking, the Russian & Ukrainian languages, and much more!

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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Ann Moroney, who is from Ireland, about the poem ‘On Raglan Road’ by Patrick Kavanagh (1904-1967).

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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Christopher Hamilton about the soliloquy ‘To be or not to be’ in Hamlet (Act 3, Scene 1) by William Shakespeare (1564 –1616)

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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Richard about a section of ‘The Shepherd’s Calendar’, ‘April’ and ‘I am’ by John Clare (1793 - 1864).

Topics:

• John Clare’s keen eye for detail
• Richard’s Dad’s passing: the poem means so much to him since his Dad requested verses of Clare be read at his funeral.
• The struggle in John Clare’s life: mental health, romance, alcoholism
• Richard’s Dad and Clare came from the same place.
• Themes of Spring and the countryside

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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Raycel, who is from Cuba, about the poem ‘Yo soy un hombre sincero’ by José Martí (1853-1895) as sung by Pablo Milanés (1942-2022).

Topics of discussion:

• The political history of ‘Yo soy un hombre sincero’ by José Martí
• The poverty of life in Cuba (verses e.g. European countries)
• Raycel’s love story that took him out of Cuba across the world to the UK & Europe

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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Miguel Royo about Modern Portuguese Poetry and his own work:

• Miguel’s inner voice shifting language from Spanish to Portuguese
• The spirituality of writing poetry
• Elitism in British poetry communities
• How poetry should be shared
• Young people’s misconceptions about poetry

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