February 2026: Caring

On this month's episode we discuss 'The Octopus' by Nadia Deleau and 'Photo of my First Loving House, 1977' by Ryan Van Winkle. Photo by Ailbhe Flynn on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.

On this episode we discuss 'Friends From Harsh Places' by Josh Holton and 'Two Grandmothers' by Marjorie Lotfi. Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.

On our dream themed episode we read 'The Method' by Nazaret Ranea and 'Sundays' by Aoife Lyall. Photo by [2Ni] on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.

We discuss 'Strawberry Jaw' by Jocelyn-Anne Harvey and 'My Uncle’s Favorite Coffee Shop' by Naomi Shihab Nye. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.

Jess and Claire read 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman' by Charlotte Newman and 'He wishes for the Cloths of Heaven' by W.B. Yeats. Photo by Karly Santiago on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.

Jess and Claire read ‘Experiential Learning’ by Daphne Loads and ‘Night Swimming’ by Leo Boix, translated by Katrina Naomi. Photo by Joseph Two on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.

On this episode Marjorie and Claire discuss 'Unmarked' by Shondra Bowie Riley and 'Ma tha thu air ruighinn cho fada seo' ('If you've got this far') by Padraig Macaoidh / Peter Mackay. The Gaelic version of the poem is read by the poet. Photo by Elisabeth Arnold on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.

On this month's podcast we discuss 'What has been removed' by Amy Moreno and 'Miss Heath' by Helen Mort. Photo by Hasse Lossius on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland

Marjorie and Claire discuss 'Phone calls from my mother' by Anna Martin and 'Two Trees' by Don Paterson. Photo by Lawrence Aritao on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland

Jess and Marjorie discuss 'Closet' by Nick Fogg and 'The Word' by Zaffar Kunial. Content warning: this episode contains discussions concerning grief and self harm. Photo by Lina Trochez on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.