*this audio is taken from audiobook With Love, Grief and Fury read by author Salena Godden and available now and wherever you like to listen to audiobooks.
link: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/With-Love-Grief-and-Fury-Audiobook
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“I interviewed the phenomenal Salena Godden, and it turned out to be the conversation I never knew we needed. We spoke about her latest poetry collection, With Love, Grief and Fury, and her memoir, Springfield Road.
If you know anything about Salena, it’s that she has a raging fire in her belly and a determination for justice. In this episode we talk about the world around us, grief, love, growing up, memory, identity and so much more.”
I am sharing this poem ‘Book Mother’ today because I listened to this podcast, we go pretty deep into the writing of this subject in my poetry and the state of being child less or child free. I’m genuinely moved by our honest conversation. It isn’t often one is permitted or invited to talk about the big things, these huge challenges and choices that we all must navigate. Thank you Samia.
It has been a while since I had time and head space to make you a Substack post. I have been a hermit, and just got back from the most wonderful Arvon week ever. I feel so lucky to meet you all — A group of glorious and intuitive and inspirational writers sharing beautiful books and conversations and poetry and stories and tea and cake and bonfire and songs of resilience and resistance, tears and laughter, love and courage. Blown away at the talent and all the new voices we heard all week. Big skies and big hearts. Thank you.
Here’s a Sunday gratitude post just to say thank you to the Arvon team for having us, thank you to my writing sisters,
See you all again soon: The Godden & Gill & Taylor school of upstarts returns to Arvon later this year, this course sold out so we are doing it again, there is a waiting list, so be quick and sign up here → https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/residential-writing-course-exploring-feminine-creativity/
Poetry. Books. Gigs.
Out now: With Love, Grief and Fury
Out now: Springfield Road
Out now: Pessimism is for Lightweights
Out now: Mrs Death Misses Death
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/salenagodden
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