NYWM: Poetry Focus

Romy Durrant reading excerpts from her ebook ‘Love Poems’
Outside of RWAV I’ve been doing a bunch of other projects in audio production. It seems a bit like I just can’t stop sometimes.

Doing extra work is definitely adding to my skill set and reinforcing what I’ve learnt through RWAV though too, so it feels relevant enough to post about here.

For Express Media’s National Young Writers’ Month, I interviewed 7 young poets about their practice, any advice they have and what they enjoy reading. Romy Durrant is the first interview I’ve posted for the week.

The idea was to try and provide a pretty broad spread of styles, content and inspiration for other young and aspiring poets to tap into.

I recorded each poet reading one of their own pieces. I haven’t added any sound effects or intros, although I’m considering going back to polish them up a bit more when I have more time. The main thing was that I wanted something they can link to for applications and opportunities – an enduring record of their work online. Recording and documenting is something I’ve recently discovered a lot of artists simply don’t think about.

I recorded the interviews, but decided to transcribe them as this is more accessible and more succinct. Here’s the full interview with Romy.