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A Reading Life, A Writing Life, with Sally Bayley

By: Sally Bayley Andrew Smith
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  • Acclaimed writer Sally Bayley lives on a narrowboat, surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature, sustained by reading and writing. In this series, she invites us into her life, showing us how books have the power to change your life. Sally has recently been diagnosed with an auto-immune disease, but this is not a misery memoir podcast; she shows us how literature and connection to nature can console and give courage and insight. The series is produced by Andrew Smith, James Bowen, Lucie Richter-Mahr, and Dylan Gwalia. To find out more about Sally please visit: https://sallybayley.com.
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  • Mary Crow

    Mary Crow
    May 11 2024

    “She glanced up at the great broken tower-columns of the vanished nave of the Abbey Church….”

    This week, Sally continues to read John Cowper Powys’ 1932 novel A Glastonbury Romance, dwelling on the character of Mary Crow, whose form gives shape to the flat Glastonbury plain. Join her for reflections on visual art, our search for meaning through symbolic structure, and our deeply human need for form and rhythm.

    More information on Powys can be found here: https://www.powys-society.org/JCPowys.html

    The guitar piece (05:28) is by D. Gwalia.

    This episode was produced by Lucie Richter-Mahr.

    Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.
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    20 mins
  • Cloud Patterns

    Cloud Patterns
    May 2 2024

    “On this particular day the weather conditions had assumed a cloud-pattern…”

    This week, Sally continues to read John Cowper Powys’ 1932 novel, A Glastonbury Romance, asking: how does writing produce depth and dimension? And what role do images play in our creative and emotional lives? Join her on a spring morning by the river for reflections on craft, inspiration, and literature as a visual language.

    Note: in Greek mythology, Clytemnestra traps and murders her husband, king Agamemnon, by tangling him in a net. More information on Powys can be found here: https://www.powys-society.org/JCPowys.html

    The original piano piece (08:47) is ‘Monday’ by Paul Sebastian. The original guitar piece (14:53) is by D. Gwalia.

    This episode was produced by Lucie Richter-Mahr.

    Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.
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    18 mins
  • A Glastonbury Romance

    A Glastonbury Romance
    Apr 22 2024

    ‘There’s no life that frees anyone so completely from unhappiness as does the mystic life…’

    This week, Sally has been reading John Cowper Powys’ 1932 novel, A Glastonbury Romance. Join her for a meditation on attachment, possession, desire, and being with others.

    More information on Powys can be found here: https://www.powys-society.org/JCPowys.html

    The wonderful piano music in the opening section is by Paul Sebastian.

    This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen.

    Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Paul Clarke, and Maeve Magnus.
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    17 mins
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