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Agnes Torok

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Sam Stein

Raymond Antrobus

Andrew McMillan

Anthony Anaxagorou

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Carlos Maurizio Rojas

Nadia Drews

Download a transcript of this episode here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/ep86-lpp-transcript.pdfThis episode is in three parts:Part 1 - David Turner is in south London talking to poet and musician, Carlos (Emlyn) Maurizio Rojas. They talk about identity, queerness and the passing on of stories as the child of an immigrant. Carlos reads three poems.Part 2 (28:38) - Lizzy Palmer talks to Nadia Drews about her writing and how that practice finds a place in her life sitting beside politics and music. Nadia reads three poems.Part 3 (59:51) - David Turner meets up with Swedish/Scottish spoken word artist Agnes Torok to chat about the release of her new book Happiness is an Artform (Burning Eye Books), the differences between UK and Swedish spoken word and beginning to write again in Swedish.www.agnestorok.org www.facebook.com/AgnesTorokPoetry www.twitter.com/AgnesTorokPoet www.soundcloud.com/agnes-torok www.patreon.com/AgnesTorokPoet

Download a transcript of this episode here: <a href="https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/ep86-lpp-transcript.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/ep86-lpp-transcript.pdf</a> This episode is in three parts: Part 1 - David Turner is in south London talking to poet and musician, Carlos (Emlyn) Maurizio Rojas. They talk about identity, queerness and the passing on of stories as the child of an immigrant. Carlos reads three poems. Part 2 (28:38) - Lizzy Palmer talks to Nadia Drews about her writing and how that practice finds a place in her life sitting beside politics and music. Nadia reads three poems. Part 3 (59:51) - David Turner meets up with Swedish/Scottish spoken word artist Agnes Torok to chat about the release of her new book Happiness is an Artform (Burning Eye Books), the differences between UK and Swedish spoken word and beginning to write again in Swedish. <a href="http://www.agnestorok.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.agnestorok.org</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AgnesTorokPoetry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/AgnesTorokPoetry</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/AgnesTorokPoet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/AgnesTorokPoet</a> <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/agnes-torok" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.soundcloud.com/agnes-torok</a> <a href="http://www.patreon.com/AgnesTorokPoet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/AgnesTorokPoet</a>

Ep. 86 - Carlos Maurizio Rojas; Nadia Drews; Agnes Torok (transcript available)

In this episode Sean Kneese talks to political spoken word artist Agnes Torok. Torok has appeared on Ted Talks, BBC Radio Scotland and The Today Programme. She has won awards for her two one woman shows "Sorry I Don’t Speak Culture’ and ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It Take This Survey’. In this interview she talks about her poetry, happiness research, her views about political and social issues, and her work as a poetry workshop leader. Agnes's Website: http://www.agnestorok.orgAgnes's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AgnesTorokPoet?ty=h

<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EvDtXGfoVwI/VxWHJS5njeI/AAAAAAAABFs/66_6GknXZq4QnbM5Qvi6Hd0YoLQb3qCyQCLcB/s1600/12983801_562518960588976_6648650511125586991_o.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> In this episode Sean Kneese talks to political spoken word artist Agnes Torok. Torok has appeared on Ted Talks, BBC Radio Scotland and The Today Programme. She has won awards for her two one woman shows "Sorry I Don’t Speak Culture’ and ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It Take This Survey’. In this interview she talks about her poetry, happiness research, her views about political and social issues, and her work as a poetry workshop leader. Agnes's Website: <a href="http://www.agnestorok.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.agnestorok.org</a> Agnes's Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/AgnesTorokPoet?ty=h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/AgnesTorokPoet?ty=h</a>

Episode 39: Agnes Torok: Political Spoken Word Artist