On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Liam Bates about how we might define friendship, popular song lyrics being published in poetry anthologies, and self-consciously informal citations. Listen on to find out more about all of that.
Liam Bates is a poet and researcher. He’s written two pamphlets Monomaniac and Working Animals, as well as his debut collection Human Townsperson all published by Broken Sleep Books.
Books and other things
Human Townsperson: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/liam-bates-human-townsperson
Monomaniac: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/liam-bates-monomaniac
Working Animals: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/liam-bates-working-animals
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: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way
We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well.
Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview:
Character Building poetry film: https://videopress.com/v/qpXHT1wb
Interview with Liam Bates: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/post/interview-with-liam-bates
David Graeber interviewed by Charlie Rose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVDkkOAOtV0
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