From Rightmove to Writing | Wadcast #6

Date Published: 08.11.2022

One day, while browsing Rightmove, Fellow in English, Jane Griffiths discovered a clue that her childhood home was at risk of demolition...

About

Jane Griffiths is Fellow in English at Wadham. She recently published her sixth poetry collection, Little Silver.

One day, while browsing Rightmove, Fellow in English Jane Griffiths discovered a clue that her childhood home was at risk of demolition. The book’s title sequence responds to what she discovered when following that clue...

In this Wadcast, Jane reads a few poems from the collection and discusses their themes, her writing process, what it means to be a poet and academic, and more.

Book Launch

Details of the Little Silver book launch at Wadham are here.

Little Silver is available to purchase here.

Notes

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