This Writing Life
Episodes
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Episode 128 - Meena Kandasamy: Part 3 (Writing Life Revisited)
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Monday Oct 30, 2017
In the third part of This Writing Life podcast's chat with the Indian poet, novelist and activist Meena Kandasamy, we begin with some chatter about the title of her debut novel, The Gipsy Goddess, before exploring her fraught relationship with social media - its pros and cons for political engagement, literary creativity, feminism and all-round mental health.
Part four to follow.
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Episode 127 - Meena Kandasamy: Part 2 (This Writing Life Revisited)
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Monday Oct 23, 2017
In the second part of This Writing Life podcast's interview with Meena Kandasamy, we discuss how fiction mixes with historical truth, women in The Gipsy Goddess, language to shock and illuminate. And more on Nicki Minaj of course.
Part three to follow.
Tuesday Oct 17, 2017
Episode 126 - Meena Kandasamy reads from The Gipsy Goddess
Tuesday Oct 17, 2017
Tuesday Oct 17, 2017
In this new mini-podlet, Meena Kandasamy reads from chapter 4 of her first novel, The Gipsy Goddess. For those of a nervous disposition, the passage does contain a little strong language, and a reference to Nicki Minaj. But surely those are good things?