Each week, poet Dee Dickens discusses a collection of poetry, which is her favourite and introduces you to a Line To Make You Go Ooooh!. She also has a guest on to discuss what they have been up to, poetry and otherwise.
Join her as she wanders round a world of poetry that isn't entirely populated by old, white men.
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Each week, poet Dee Dickens discusses a collection of poetry, which is her favourite and introduces you to a Line To Make You Go Ooooh!. She also has a guest on to discuss what they have been up to, poetry and otherwise.
Join her as she wanders round a world of poetry that isn't entirely populated by old, white men.
Welcome to the fourth episode of Dickens and Quips! This week we have Claudia Volpe on the show and I shall be reading from River Hymns by Tyree Daye..Find Claudia at Claudia Volpe on Facebook@_claudnine_ on InstagramWe are atTwitter: @dickensandquipsInstagram: @dickensandquipsEmail: dickensandquips@gmail.comPrompt for this week is "chicken" and you don't have to be an established poet to submit a poem.Featured poems:I Like It Like ThatYou turned the lights offsaying you like it like thatand I wonderwhat’s there to like if I don’t see whatI’m touching, kissing,holding,if I don’t see where my skin ends and yours beginsand I can’t connect the dots on your stomach,then how do I knowwhat’s my favourite constellationto spot when we lay togetherin this private gardenof pillowsand blanketsand more pillows becauseyou like it like that.You saidYou want your body on a soft cloudto follow your headall the times it goes up thereand doesn’t come down any more;You saidit’s so far you can never reach it,always an inch away from your grasp,from your heart,From all the do’s and the don’tsAnd all the pros and cons lists you make -Hanging around your roombecause you like it like that.You saidthey remind you of every decision you had to face,of what’s best for youbut hurting others;and happiness has a pricesometimes - But, darling -I like it like that.I sayI’m ready to pay any pricefor your happinessand your listsand your clouded headand the pillows where you rest your face at nightand the blankets we hide underI sayLeave on all the lights,Because I like it like that.I say I want to see the curve of your smileRight before I hold your face,kiss your freckles,touch every single inch of you,and make youmy everlasting supernova.Claudia VolpeShe Tells Her LoveShe tells her love while half asleep,In the dark hours,With half-words whispered low:As Earth stirs in her winter sleepAnd put out grass and flowersDespite the snow,Despite the falling snow.Robert GravesChicken and Bun After Tyree Daye “chop the chicken, just so”. My auntie Veronica said the bones added to the flavour. When she died, I could only ever picture her in sunday gloves and hat. Until I cooked her curry. I remembered the way the sun reflected off the strands of hair fighting to stay in the tight bun at the nape of her neck. The way her hands wafted steam from burned sugar and tomato towards us. How much pepper we needed, a whispered secret. I remember her laugh was a waterfall, a river, a splash of water on hot oil. Dee DickensRiver Hymns and more information about Tyree DayePrompt for this week is Fire Extinguisher
Dickens and Quips - Poetry Pod
Each week, poet Dee Dickens discusses a collection of poetry, which is her favourite and introduces you to a Line To Make You Go Ooooh!. She also has a guest on to discuss what they have been up to, poetry and otherwise.
Join her as she wanders round a world of poetry that isn't entirely populated by old, white men.
