{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6268f1bc6e58660013ee5a99/629f145a3350f300129a9315?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"We Can Be Heroes : Joelle Taylor","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6268f1bc6e58660013ee5a99/1652166892397-064697c59ee640afce020f4157bc8aee.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to the podcast where author Paul Burston invites guests to pay tribute to the people who've inspired them and helped shape their lives.</p><p><br></p><p>Today's guest is the TS Eliot Award-winning poet, author, playwright and spoken word performer Joelle Taylor.</p><p><br></p><p>Joelle won the 2021 TS Eliot Prize for her latest book C*nto and Othered Poems, which celebrates butch lesbian identity.</p><p><br></p><p>Among Joelle's heroes / heroines are Anthony Anaxagorou, Nina Simone and The Rebel Dykes.</p><p><br></p><p>Join us as she performs at Writing on the Wall in Liverpool and shares memories of cruising Greenham Common, marching against Section 28, being \"really gay\" on the dance floor and more.</p><p><br></p><p>Content warning - this episode contains a discussion of sexual abuse and violence against women.</p><p><br></p><p>Paul Burston's memoir We Can Be Heroes will be published in June 2023 and is available to <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1662501056/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pre-order</a> now </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Image by Mark Wardel aka Trademark</strong></p>","author_name":"Paul Burston"}