Episode 51: Daljit Nagra - "Take that journey a bit further"

On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Daljit Nagra about keeping writing as a hobby, taking creative risks, and mentors that were important for his development as a poet.

Daljit Nagra is a poet, Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University, and radio presenter on the weekly Poetry Extra on Radio 4 Extra. He is the author of six books including Look We Have Coming to Dover!, British Museum, and most recently Yiewsley, all published by Faber and Faber.

Books and other things

Yiewsley: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571396559-yiewsley/

indiom: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571372256-indiom/

Look We Have Coming to Dover!: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571352340-look-we-have-coming-to-dover/

British Museum: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571333745-british-museum/

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We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well.

Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview:

Poetry Extra BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qdjcn/episodes/player

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