Sian Thomas describes her POETRY BATH radio show as ‘a place where poetry lovers can immerse themselves in words and word play. In each episode Sian meets a writer to listen to their work and explore the joys and challenges of the writing life.’

Sian’s programmes are an utter delight and I’m thrilled and grateful she has found time to interview me, in celebration of my fifth book of poetry Safe Ground, published by Mica Press this spring. Her interview falls into two parts, each around half an hour:

first, here &

second, here.

What she doesn’t say out loud is that she is not only a fine poet herself, but an expert interviewer, searching more deeply than most – always kindly – among the nooks and crannies of our lives and writing processes. A ramble through her other interviews will be well worth your time.

And it’s always great fun being with Sian. Our chat swirls from her learning the Welsh language and my taking up Irish mandolin, to poetry (hers, mine and everybody’s) and when we’ll go and wash the past away in a paddle together in the North Sea, just ten minutes from where I live.

Happy listening!