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December 30, 2024 50 mins

On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats with Helen Mort about writing rhymes, how to find permission and how to get good at metre.


Helen Mort is a writer based in Sheffield. Back in 2015 she was chosen as one of the Next Generation poets and has won numerous awards including the Eric Gregory Award in 2007. Helen’s most recent publication Dad Vs. Dad from Verse Poetry Press explores the aftermath of her father’s stroke through a combination of lyric and erasure poetry.


You can buy Dad vs Dad here: https://vervepoetrypress.com/product/helen-mort-dad-vs-dad/?v=79cba1185463

You can buy The Illustrated Woman here: https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/products/the-illustrated-woman-by-helen-mort-pre-order  


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