Poet, playwright and performer Sabrina Mahfouz talks to spoken word performers from across the UK.

In this second episode, Sabrina looks at identity and empathy with poets from Wrexham to Huddersfield and from Birmingham to Southend-On-Sea.

She talks to poet and playwright Yomi Sode about writing with his family and moving from the stage to the page. Welsh writer Sophie McKeand explains how walking in the woods informs her work. Bohdan Piasecki performs a poem in Polish. And Sabrina seeks out Lisa Luxx whose performances are celebrated for their power and connectivity.

The poems featured in this episode are:

Jet Sweeney "RIP(E)"

Yomi Sode "Take It Back" (from the Roundhouse "And Now What" Season)

Yomi Sode "Daily Ijo"

Catherine Wilson "Today I Took A Bus Ride With My Anxiety"

Sophie McKeand "How. To. Ask. For. Help."

Bohdan Piasecki "Cisza"

Lisa Luxx "Grandmother Earth"

Producer: Sally Spurring
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