Ali Smith

06/26/20 • 63 min

Linn Ullmann talks to Ali Smith about her seasonal quartet, about hope and despair, language and form, Shakespeare and writing companions, and about why migration is the story of our time. Plus we get a very first sneak peek into the forthcoming Summer.

Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarsønn Langhoff.

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Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarsønn Langhoff.

Check out our show notes for this episde right here.

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Introduction

Welcome to How To Proceed with Linn Ullmann! In this introductory episode, author Linn Ullmann and artistic director at the House of Literature in Oslo, Linn Rottem, discuss how this podcast came about, the importance of literary dialogue and what you can expect — and who you will meet — in the upcoming episodes. Subscribe and tune in!

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Terrance Hayes

Linn Ullmann talks to the American poet Terrance Hayes about poetry in the time of pandemics and Trump, about intimacy and vulnerability, about his obsession with time, form and order, and about poetry as both weapon and refuge.

Music by Kingocito and Sandra Kolstad. Artwork by Julius Vidarsønn Langhoff.

The signal between Oslo and New York is unfortunately somewhat suboptimal – something we experience from time to time in this zoom era. We hope you can hear past this, and enjoy Terrance Hayes’ thoughtful reflections and beautiful readings!

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