Short Wonder
Short Wonder is a regular podcast showcasing new and exciting poetry and short stories from daring and original authors. We feature contemporary authors whose work explores powerful themes, challenging subjects and grand ideas. Each episode includes a new story or poetry collection, followed by a short Q&A with the author to explore themes, passions, life experiences and motivation, with load of links and treasures for the listener. Hosted by Fireythings and Wubbub creator and published author Dan Eastmond.
Episodes
In episode four of Short Wonder, author and lecturer Sofia Samatar shares her short story Broken Thorn, discusses the power of the oral literary tradition, her approach to outlining, and black forest gateau.
Sofia is an author and lecturer based in Virginia, USA. She has published two novels - A Stranger In Olondria and The Winged Histories - and the short story collections Tender and Monster Portraits. She’s been no...
In episode three of Short Wonder, poet and life coach Ushmi Dosaja shares five poems and talks about the relationship between her writing and coaching practice, poetry as a document to exploring the unknown, and searching for "more than".
After a divorce in her mid-twenties, Ushmi set out on a journey to explore her own life choices and goals, examining authenticity, societal conditioning and self-realisation. She has...
In this second episode of Short Wonder, writer and director Dan Horrigan shares his short story 'A Kiss From Back Home', and talks about his creative process, eighties pop music and "catching the fox".
With MAs in Theatre and Dramatic Writing, he’s as prolific on screen as he is off, frequently shifting from writer to director and back again, or taking time away from his production company to focus on literary fiction...
In this very first episode of Short Wonder, inter-disciplinary performance artist and writer Naomi Wood reads 5 poems and talks about her experiences as a writer and performer. Naomi is a regular at Poetry Brothel and appears on stages from festivals to intimate readings in Brighton, London and across the UK.
Poems in this episode:
- Scooters & Cathedrals
- Lockdown
- Hibernation
- Zoom Parties
- Letter To A Girl Crying in The Other Car ...
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