Poetry - a bullet-proof vest for the soul
Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News International Editor, Richard Skinner, editor of 14, folklorist poet Kym Deyn and Cara Thompson, who fuses poetry and textiles, join Ian McMillan.
Ian McMillan is joined by Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News' International Editor, who shares poems that have sustained her while reporting from conflict zones around the world.
Richard Skinner, editor of 14, the annual poetry publication dedicated to 14-line poems, chooses this week's Neon Line.
Kym Deyn discusses their debut poetry collection Folkish which reimagines the folklore of Northern England for a contemporary reader.
Cara Thompson, Nottingham's first Nature Poet Laureate, talks about her new project, Needle, which fuses poetry and textiles.
Presented by Ian McMillan
Produced by Ekene Akalawu
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