{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/689b7bcb290bdec8f9696fb1/6a5e32e919fcc7b0d027db53?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Coffee Break with Rishi Dastidar | Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/689b7bcb290bdec8f9696fb1/1785239022056-fbff0800-f459-4992-b71a-366891fc6675.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In our last Coffee Break episode before we break for the summer, Nadine sits down with poet Rishi Dastidar to talk about his path into poetry <em>(starting cold at age 30 after discovering Durs Grünbein's Ashes for Breakfast)</em>, the making of his new collection <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14776/9781916760349\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Cherry Blossom at Night Break</em></a>, and how he's learned to let go of controlling what readers take from his work. They also get into his creative routine, why ambient noise beats silence, and his enduring, occasionally MRI-scanned, devotion to Everton FC.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p><ul><li>2:30 – Discovering poetry by accident at a Borders bookstore</li><li>9:00 – The funniest misinterpretation of one of his poems</li><li>13:00 – Curating \"Cherry Blossom at Night Break\" from 100+ poems</li><li>21:00 – Why you can write poetry anywhere, including the bus to Ikea</li><li>39:00 – Hitting the wall, and why nothing gets thrown away</li><li>44:00 – Redefining what \"success\" means as a writer</li><li>49:00 – Everton, identity, and an MRI brain-scan football experiment</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Rishi Dastidar's Recommendations:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14776/9780571228492\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ashes for Breakfast</em> by Durs Grünbein</a></li><li><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14776/9781913430214\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Grand Partita</em> by Matthew McDonald</a></li><li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/6fHYDtBK72DdaUyT9g1cOC?si=60bd43eb2e3b4b76\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Martini Shot</em> podcast by Rob Long</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rishidastidar.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Rishi Dastidar</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14776/9781916760349\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak</a></p>","author_name":"Nadine Matheson"}