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The Red Poppy
Episode 36

The Red Poppy

A Reading Life, A Writing Life, with Sally Bayley

October 21, 202313m 15s

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Show Notes

‘Feelings: oh, I have those; they govern me.’

In this special episode, Sally reflects on the work of the late poet Louise Glück as she travels around Oxford. Join her as she muses on feeling, poetry, family, and names.

The poem, ‘The Red Poppy’, featured in this episode, can be read here: https://poets.org/poem/red-poppy-0

The wonderful piano music in the opening section is by Paul Clarke.

This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen.

Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.