{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66e5c7f558d4122cd96d65c9/69adecf77036d73902964ddd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 42: Taz Rahman - \"Sophisticated art is not the story, but the representation\"","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66e5c7f558d4122cd96d65c9/1772986434103-00833cfb-80e2-4c97-8177-708baa5f4cbd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Taz Rahman about what being a wedding photographer teaches you about poetry, the importance of poetry libraries, and negating our sense of hurt.</p><p>Taz Rahman is a poet, photographer and broadcaster based in Cardiff. He founder Wales’ first Poetry YouTube Channel Just Another Poet, where he captures poetry events and has an wide array of amazing interviews with poets. His debut collection East of the Sun, West of the Moon was published in 2024 with Seren press.&nbsp;</p><p><u>Books and other things</u></p><p>East of the Sun, West of the Moon: <a href=\"https://www.serenbooks.com/book/east-of-the-sun-west-of-the-moon/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.serenbooks.com/book/east-of-the-sun-west-of-the-moon/</a> </p><p>You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-six-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-six-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well.</p><p><u>Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview:</u></p><p>Just Another Poet YouTube Channel: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@justanotherpoet2542\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@justanotherpoet2542</a> </p><p><u>The Usual</u></p><p>Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it.</p><p>Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: <a href=\"https://joecm.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://joecm.co.uk</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Gregory Kearns"}