Ross McFarlane

Welcome back! We're joined by Scottish film maker, writer and poet Leyla Josephine to talk about her debut collection In Public/ In Private.  This episode we discuss the isolating life of the poet, mentoring and the UK touring network. Find out more: www.leylajosephine.co.uk

Join us as we delve into The Pleasure Dome, the new collection by Louise Fazackerley who talks us through the meaning of eyes, performing in toilets and the characters that appear in her work. https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/the-pleasure-dome-by-louise-fazackerley 

Sally Jenkinson joins us for this episode to talk about her third pamphlet 'Pantomime Horse, Russian Doll, Egg' - we get into the power of the pamphlet, writing challenges, and the DIY way.... https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/pantomime-horse-russian-doll-egg-by-sally-jenkinson

Leena Norms joins us on today's episode to talk about her already-bestselling debut collection Bargain Bin Rom-Com! We touch on community, how to order poems in a book, and ice cream for breakfast. https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/bargain-bin-rom-com-leena-norms

The legendary Jackie Juno joins us on the podcast to talk about her new Burning Eye collection Priestess of the Powder Puff Experiment, out now! We get into the buzz of performing at festivals, the duties of the Grand Bards and always being DIY at heart. https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/priestess-of-the-powder-puff-experiment-by-jackie-juno

We catch up with Jemima Foxtrot on the release of her second BE collection A New Game! We touch on survivorship and writing for performance and the page. Jemima Foxtrot is a writer and performer who performs and teaches internationally. Her poetry has been published and anthologised widely and her debut collection of poetry was published by Burning Eye Books in 2016. She is the founder of Kindreds Creatives and has written numerous works for the stage. jemimafoxtrot.com https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/a-new-game-by-jemima-foxtrot

We're back after a short mid-season break! In May we released Bibi June's pamphlet Kinsey Scale for the Emotionally Fragile Queer and caught up with them on the day of release. In this episode we discuss queerness and poetry as activism, the importance of editing and the joy of performing. burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/kins…by-bibi-june www.etsy.com/uk/shop/InTheWorksTheatre www.collidinglines.com/works/anthology-2

This episode features the brilliant Scottish DIY punk poet Ross McFarlane! We talk about his new pamphlet Life Goals of the Millennials: or The Commune Manifesto - a shout out to all those clinging onto their communities and stable housing. https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/life-goals-of-the-millenials-or-the-commune-manifesto https://www.intheworkstheatre.com/

This episode we catch up with Katie (Tom) Walters on their debut collection My Body is a Resource I am Willing to Expend - out now!  We talk about being a disabled artist, before and during the pandemic. How disability has changed Tom's approach to performance poetry and how digital spaces are integral in a society slipping back into non-disabled reality. https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/my-body-is-a-resource-i-am-willing-to-expend-by-katie-tom-walters

Spring is officially here, and so is Good Listeners! The debut pamphlet from Somerset poet Pascal Vine. We talk about writing from different perspectives, the communal rituals at DIY punk shows, and how the rural and urban collide. https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/good-listeners-by-pascal-vine pascalvinepoet.bigcartel.com/