William Letford & My Kappa Roots

In an eclectic episode, we talk to exciting new poet William Letford, recent winner of the Edwin Morgan Travel Bursary, about memorising your work and the art of roofing. We also catch up with SPL podcast favourite Jim Carruth, who tells us about his 1959 jazz project. And we speak to My Kappa Roots and discuss poetry and music, as well as get the chance to listen to his track "Fleeting Like Etain". Presented by Ryan van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser. Music by Ewen Maclean. Twitter: @byleaveswelive & @anonpoetry. Mail: splpodcast@gmail.com

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First published 6 May, 2010

About William Letford

Writer and poet William Letford was one of the 2008 Scottish Book Trust New Writers, and a Glasgow Creative Writing Masters undergraduate. He was recently awarded an Edwin Morgan travel bursary to allow him to travel to Italy to help restore a medieval village and write poetry. 

• Q & A with William Letford on the Scottish Book Trust website

About My Kappa Roots

My Kappa Roots sounds like Recession, Feminism,
Tuck, Tin Cup, A Rocket Man, Wandering Hands. My Kappa Roots mostly appears on stage alone, although on Occasion and On Record enlists (if they let him) a wonderful collection of people.

• My Kappa Roots on Myspace

We recommend...

By Heart: 101 Poems to Remember edited by Ted Hughes Faber : London, 2002. What has happened to the lost art of memorising poetry? Why do we no longer feel that it is necessary to know the most enduring, beautiful poems in the English language 'by heart'? In his introduction Ted Hughes explains how we can overcome the problem by using a memory system that becomes easier the more frequently it is practised. SPL shelfmark: 2.42

Ballads of the Book by various artists Glasgow : Chemikal Underground, 2007. An elaborately ambitious project featuring some of Scotland's best writers and musicians. SPL shelfmark: cd M-2.41(20)

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Related links...

• Read more about Jim Carruth, and hear him, on our StAnza 2010 podcast
• Edwin Morgan Travel Burseries are awarded by Arts Trust Scotland
  

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