Chemical Poet Alasdair Maloney and actors Gilchrist Muir and Jamie Gordon

"I like to let the natural sounds fill my head..."

In this bumper packed edition of the SPL podcast, Ryan chats with actors Gilchrist Muir and Jamie Gordon about reciting poetry to all and sundry at the Poetry Garden in St Andrews Square. He also discusses poetry and hip-hop with multi-talented poet and performer Alasdair Maloney whose track 'Thunder and Sun' with his band Sileni rounds off this week's episode.

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First published 27 November, 2009

Alasdair Maloney

Alasdair Maloney is part of the Edinburgh based Chemical Poets, and various other spoken word collectives. Chemical Poets meld hip-hop, philosophy, protest and dark magic. They are Tickle (Burning Bright), Harlequinade (Sileni) and Texture (Morphamish vs. Texture), with music by Owen Green (Sileni), Asthmatic Astronaut (Underling), and mo-seph (Kresch).

Chemical Poets add more musicians, dancers and poets as and when we feel like it. Chemical Poets are available for weddings, bar mitzvahs, children's parties and funerals. 

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About Gilchrist Muir & Jamie Gordon

Gilchrist (left) and Jamie are newly graduated actors. They read poems for folk on behalf of the SPL in St Andrew Square on a balmy September day. You can read more about that at Our Sweet Old Etc.

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	Words That Burn by Josephine Hart Virago Press Ltd, 2008 If you like your poetry read by actors, then this is for you. Josephine Hart compiles more poetry from the like of such poets as Milton, Byron, Keats, Shelley, Browning, Frost and Lowell, read on accompanying CD by a dazzling cast. SPL shelfmark 1.801
	The Poetry Archive If you'd prefer poetry read by the poet, the Poetry Archive is an invaluable repository of recordings contemporary and old.
	The Poetry Garden at St Andrew Square Take the weight off your feet in this oasis of calm in the centre of Edinburgh...

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Image: Chemical Poet Alasdair Maloney