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Episode 5: How to write strong images for poems, and more with Mark Pajak
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On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats to Mark Pajak about Seamus Heaney, dyslexia and how to build imagery in poetry.
Mark is a poet based in Liverpool and had his debut collection Slide published by Jonathan Cape. He has received a Northern Writers’ Award, a Society of Authors’ Grant, an Eric Gregory Award and an UNESCO international writing residency. Mark is a lecturer at The Open University.
You can buy Mark’s book here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/slide-mark-pajak/6881991?ean=9781787330313
Mark spoke about Seamus Heaney’s poem Lightening VIII which can be read here: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1995/8424-poetry-1995-2
(We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well.)
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