Writer Bridget Minamore talks to poets about the way our bodies affect our writing.

Bridget speaks to her former mentee and 2020 Poetry Slam winner Elliot Waloschek about his relationship with his body, and how it has changed his writing and performance during the process of transitioning.

Poet and DJ Kayo Chingonyi explores how poets excavate the stories, themes and ideas held within the human body.

Bridget follows the impact of infertility, birth and parenthood on the work of poet Sally Jenkinson on a sunny walk through the Forest of Dean.

Daniel Sluman, poet and disability rights activist, shares how his poetry changed his view and relationship with his own body.

And photographer and poet Amaal Said, and Founder of Octavia Collective Rachel Long, reflect on how their perspectives on their black female bodies have changed over time.

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