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It’s a bright, sunny morning in North Gower, and we’ve been invited down to a pulsing, tidal place: the daily walking route of poet Natalie Ann Holborow. On the salt marshes flanking the Loughor Estuary, while cockle-pickers clatter out on quad bikes, we discuss the importance of creative exploration: of getting out in nature, and out of comfort zones. We also talk about the safe places we come back to, full of familiar rhythms and memories, where we can breathe - and return to ourselves.
Natalie is an award-winning poet from Swansea, Wales. She has performed her poetry all over the world, and is the author of the collections And Suddenly You Find Yourself, Small and Little Universe, as well as co-author of The Wrong Side of the Looking Glass.
Produced with the support of Arts Council England. With music by Rob T and Danny Booth.
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This morning, we’re invited into the beloved backyard orchard of writer and broadcaster Jon Gower. Tea in hand, we make our way down to the bottom of his garden in Cardiff, unfold some chairs, and get straight to talking about why certain places are so special to us - and how landscapes can become as essential as the air we breathe. From Ynys Enlli to the Lougher Estuary, we're transported all over Wales in this conversation; with the help of Jon’s wonderful storytelling, and a few dear fruit trees.
A former BBC Wales Arts and Media correspondent, Jon Gower has been making documentary programmes for television and radio for several decades. He has over thirty books to his name, in both Welsh and English. His latest, The Turning Tide, is out now with Harper North.
Produced with the support of Arts Council England. With music by Rob T and Danny Booth.
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It’s been a busy summer, venturing out-and-about to talk to brilliant people in their special places.
But let’s rewind the clock a little: to a chilly Sunday morning in late spring. The daffodils are giving way to bluebells, and we’re heading down to the river - to walk along the banks of the Ouse, and hear about how this podcast came about.
Produced with the support of Arts Council England. With music by Rob T and Danny Booth.
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