Episode

Suzi talks to poet Rachel Spence about her inspirations: yoga, Venice and the Greek myths.

'Living in Venice made me a better person' Poet and art writer Rachel Spence joins me in the Book Bag to discuss her latest collection, 'Daughter of the Sun', which contains tender poems on her mother's terminal illness and a sequence redeeming the villainous Medea. We talk Ruskin, Greek tragegy, Renaissance art and yoga

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'Living in Venice made me a better person' Poet and art writer Rachel Spence joins me in the Book Bag to discuss her latest collection, 'Daughter of the Sun', which contains tender poems on her mother's terminal illness and a sequence redeeming the villainous Medea. We talk Ruskin, Greek tragegy, Renaissance art and yoga

Works and topics

  • Living in Venice made me a better person
  • Daughter of the Sun

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Duration: 1:34:31. YouTube ID: Xsn533ayvZM. Category links and author pages connect this episode to the wider Book Bag catalogue.