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Love The Words #250: Seki Lynch

Tue 26th Mar '24, 4:00pm

Influenced by Rumi, T.S. Eliot, and Diane Di Prima. Seki Lynch's debut poetry collection, 'Under the Sun Our Hearts Are Beating' is an exploration of love, human consciousness, and

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Love The Words 249: Jimmy Andrex

Tue 19th Mar '24, 4:00pm

A tribute by Jimmy Andrex & friends in words and music to a West Riding education pioneer whose largely forgotten legacy could save us from cultural poverty.

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Love The Words #248: Phillip Bimstein

Tue 12th Mar '24, 4:00pm

Composer, punk rocker, mayor, teacher and so much more. Phillip Bimstein shares stories and examples of his many music compositions that weave in oral history voices.

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Love The Words #246: Hannah Stone

Tue 27th Feb '24, 4:00pm

'Part threnody, part celebration of friendship' , Hannah Stone talks about her new poetry collection, The Invisible Worm, and reads from it. Is there a place for hope and healing?

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Love The Words #245: Safiyyah Umar

Tue 20th Feb '24, 4:00pm

Safiyyar Umar is still in her teens. She talks about her debut dystopian novel, The Heart Crusher. Plus a repeat of the gripping Flight 93 by Caroline Noh.

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Love The Words #244: The Book Trust

Tue 13th Feb '24, 4:00pm

Will Carr from Book Trust talks about their recent move to Leeds & the work they do with children and reading throughout the UK.

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Love The Words #243

Tue 6th Feb '24, 4:00pm

Poet Rose Condo returns to LTW to talk about her brand new show, plus A Difficult Conversation & Raavi, River of Two Punjabs.

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Love The Words #242

Tue 30th Jan '24, 4:00pm

Four poets published in Pennine Platform Issue 94 read poems and talk to editor Julia Deakin.

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Love The Words # 241

Tue 23rd Jan '24, 4:00pm

Players of non-mainstream sports in Leeds speak eloquently about what they love doing, as part of Unsung Sports 2023.

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Love The Words # 240

Tue 16th Jan '24, 4:00pm

Vivid highlights of Writing On Air '23 from younger contributors to the festival, plus a story from Dortmund writer Linn Schiffmann.

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Love The Words #239

Tue 9th Jan '24, 4:00pm

Tim Brookes helps run a food bank and Getting Gobby in the Lobby spoken word night. He reads from his new pamphlet Keep Taking 6 Away from 100.

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Love The Words #238

Tue 19th Dec '23, 4:00pm

A seasonal LTW with a brand new radio panto production by ELDA (East Leeds Dramatic Arts)

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Love The Words #237

Tue 12th Dec '23, 4:00pm

Julie Walker works as a bibliotherapist using the written word – song lyrics, poetry, prose in creative ways to engage with people experiencing mental health issues.

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Love The Words #236

Tue 5th Dec '23, 4:00pm

Peter Spafford takes a well earned rest after a mammoth Writing On Air Festival so listen to a repeat of one of the best shows from W.O.A 2023

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Love The Words #235

Tue 21st Nov '23, 4:00pm

Colin Speakman is a Yorkshire historian, poet, and passionate advocate. Here he talks about the power of dialect and his plans for a big Yorkshire festival next year.

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Love The Words #234

Tue 7th Nov '23, 4:00pm

Alex De Little is a sonic artist & researcher with bases in Leeds and London, UK. His practice encompasses installation, composition, performance and workshops.

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Love The Words #233

Tue 31st Oct '23, 4:00pm

Spike Marshall talks about Leeds Arts Centre's macabre new play, Rope, which he directs, plus a short radio drama by Seki Lynch.

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Love The Words #232

Tue 24th Oct '23, 4:00pm

Poet and novelist Mark Connors talks about his and Gill Connors' new Yaffle's Nest initiative, and about what's he writing himself!

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Love The Words #231

Tue 17th Oct '23, 4:00pm

Vickie Orton tells a story, Jaimes Lewis Moran talks about his new poetry collection, & Oz Hardwick chats about Making A Difference, a selection of Neurodiverse Poets.

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Love The Words #230

Tue 10th Oct '23, 4:00pm

At last! The special radio version of Save Our Stories, Chapel FM's community play, staged earlier in 2023. SEA.CORP have plans to develop Seacroft. Will they succeed?

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Love The Words 229

Tue 26th Sep '23, 4:00pm

Jamie Bloom's debut poetry collection, Change & Rage, is out soon. He talks about managing iconic music venues like The Rainbow Theatre, meeting Marvin Gaye, and finding peace.

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Love The Words #228

Tue 19th Sep '23, 4:00pm

Writers from the WordPlay group led by Barney Bardsley return to LTW with poems & pieces on the theme of Missing, which is incidentally the theme of Writing On Air

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Love The Words 227

Tue 12th Sep '23, 4:00pm

In this first LTW of Season 5, poet Ian Duhig talks about Contains Strong Language, the UK's premier poetry & performance festival which storms into Leeds this month.

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Love The Words #226

Tue 11th Jul '23, 4:00pm

German poets Linn Schiffman, Thorsten Trelenberg, Calvin Kleeman join Leeds poet Dalton Harrison from Leeds' sister city Dortmund for poetry and discussion. Poetry breaks borders.

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Love The Words #225

Tue 27th Jun '23, 4:00pm

Historian and film maker Catherine Warr talks about her brand new book on Yorkshire history, plus a feature about the amazing bellringers at St.James' Church, Seacroft.

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Love The Words #224

Tue 20th Jun '23, 4:00pm

Bradford-based Fox and Windmill is the first UK independent publishing company for British South Asian Writers. Co-founder Habiba Desai tells their remarkable story.

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Love The Words #223

Tue 13th Jun '23, 4:00pm

Maddie Morris 'leads the next generation of socially conscious songwriters' (Jim Moray). Maddie plays Live for LTW and talks about her new projects.

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Love The Words #222

Tue 6th Jun '23, 4:00pm

Two highlights from Writing On Air 2022: Grandma's Kitchen by Jaspreet Mander and, in complete contrast, No Place by Jimmy Andrex.

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Love The Words #221

Tue 30th May '23, 4:00pm

Acerbic and funny poetic monologue about the body, through motherhood, menopause and paralysis, by Pamela Crowe.

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Love The Words #220

Tue 23rd May '23, 4:00pm

Seacroft writer Geraldine Beattie talks about how books can make a home, whoever you are and wherever you live.