Tessa Ransford's guest appearances

Tessa Ransford

Last Word

Scottish Poetry Library Podcast

Bob Holman

Merle Haggard

John McAfee

Garry Marshall

Mary Higgins Clark

Kevin Young

Anthony Bourdain

Emily Dickinson

John Butler

Elie Wiesel

Toni Morrison

John Bosco

Larry King

Hosni Mubarak

Katherine Johnson

OwlTail

Brian Friel

John Guillermin

Ben Cauley

Matthew Bannister onThe award winning Irish playwright Brian Friel, best known for Dancing At Lughnasa and Translations.Argentine General Mario Menéndez who was appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands during the invasion.Tessa Ransford who founded the Scottish Poetry Library.John Guillermin who directed movie blockbusters like The Towering Inferno, Death on the Nile, and the 1976 re-make of King Kong.And Ben Cauley, the trumpeter who was the only survivor of the plane crash which killed Otis Redding.Producer: Neil George.

Matthew Bannister on The award winning Irish playwright Brian Friel, best known for Dancing At Lughnasa and Translations. Argentine General Mario Menéndez who was appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands during the invasion. Tessa Ransford who founded the Scottish Poetry Library. John Guillermin who directed movie blockbusters like The Towering Inferno, Death on the Nile, and the 1976 re-make of King Kong. And Ben Cauley, the trumpeter who was the only survivor of the plane crash which killed Otis Redding. Producer: Neil George.

Brian Friel, General Mario Menendez, Tessa Ransford, John Guillermin, Ben Cauley

In part two of our interview with Scottish Poetry Library founder Tessa Ransford about the early days of the library, she discusses the opening event in 1984 and its role in the invention of Vegetarian Haggis, the Iain Crichton Smith poem which inspired the new building and we get to hear a few of her poems. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser of Anon Poetry Magazine http://www.anonpoetry.co.uk and @anonpoetry. Email: splpodcast@gmail.com

In part two of our interview with Scottish Poetry Library founder Tessa Ransford about the early days of the library, she discusses the opening event in 1984 and its role in the invention of Vegetarian Haggis, the Iain Crichton Smith poem which inspired the new building and we get to hear a few of her poems. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser of Anon Poetry Magazine <a href="http://www.anonpoetry.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anonpoetry.co.uk</a> and @anonpoetry. Email: splpodcast@gmail.com

[SPL] December 4th: Tessa Ransford Part Two

Ryan chats with the founder of the Scottish Poetry Library, Tessa Ransford, and they discuss the founding of the Library and Tessa's own memories of the Edinburgh poetry scene including Norman MacCaig. Part two follows next week. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser of Anon Poetry Magazine http://www.anonpoetry.co.uk and @anonpoetry. Email: splpodcast@gmail.com

Ryan chats with the founder of the Scottish Poetry Library, Tessa Ransford, and they discuss the founding of the Library and Tessa's own memories of the Edinburgh poetry scene including Norman MacCaig. Part two follows next week. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser of Anon Poetry Magazine <a href="http://www.anonpoetry.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.anonpoetry.co.uk</a> and @anonpoetry. Email: splpodcast@gmail.com

[SPL] December 1st: Tessa Ransford Part One