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Ep66: National Poetry Day Special With Marvin Thompson

Season 1, Ep. 66
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It’s the UK’s National Poetry Day!  Frank has some thoughts about chance encounters, the concept of unrecorded history, and socks. 

 

This week’s guest is the brilliant poet, Marvin Thompson, who talks about his new collection, Road Trip (Peepal Tree Press, 2020), in a wide ranging conversation, touching upon the history of slavery, developing your writing talent, and the importance of seeing both sides of the story.   

 

Featuring Marvin’s poems, Samantha and The One In Which (Parts 1-4). 

 

Follow Marvin on Twitter: @MarvinPoet 

Hear more of his poems here: 

https://www.iambapoet.com/marvin-thompson 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC13MJdEueQM4qNqkE2i3DFA 

 

Special thanks to Peepal Tree Press: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/ 

 

 Other music: 

Konsumprodukt – Divorcio Robot: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Konsumprodukt 

Lee Rosevere – HEAVN: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ 

Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com 

 

Frank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk  

Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com 

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