Weekly Chats: William Sieghart with Allie Esiri

For this week’s very special edition of weekly chats, we are joined by two poetry powerhouses, William Sieghart and Allie Esiri, in celebration of #NationalPoetryDay. In this chat, Allie and William speak about all things poetry absolutely not in the corner! This is a brilliant chat between two of the most influential voices in poetry today. We hope you love it as much as we did.

What they cover:

William on founding National Poetry Day from the bath.
Poetry – bringing it to the mainstream and poetry’s competition against the novel.
Instagram and it’s unique effect on the world of poetry.
Not being served by the English teachers, the booksellers, the librarians. Poetry needs to leave the dusty corner and be brought to the forefront of our space.
Allie’s role as ‘demystifying’ poetry and making it accessible in today’s time.
The power of actors reading the words and bringing them to life like no other.
Poems manage to express what most of us find difficult to articulate.