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Intelligence Squared

Imagining London's Future through Fiction, with Joelle Taylor

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

Arts, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

A truly multifaceted talent, Joelle Taylor is a poet, actor and most recently a novelist, who has written four collections of poetry along with also being a Poetry Fellow of the University of East Anglia and a Fellow at the Royal Society of Literature. Taylor's new novel is The Night Alphabet, a narrative of interconnecting stories told via tracing the interwoven tapestries found on the skin of a heavily tattooed figure living in a future London of 2233. Joining Taylor to discuss the book is the writer and author of the recent hit novel Evenings & Weekends, Oisín McKenna. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This episode is brought to you in partnership with Chanel.

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Chanel connects the acclaimed Arts and Culture podcast

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is back for its fourth season with nine episodes featuring the artists,

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curators and thinkers shaping culture today.

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And this season, those creatives are found amid the historic canals and palazzos of Venice,

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at the Venice Bienale, where the art world gathers to forge fresh connections and explore new paths forward.

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Join Janapiel, global head of arts and culture with editor Penny Martin and curator Alvin Lee

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as they hear from artists such as Julian Crusay, William Kentridge and and thinking creativity cover to cover. The new season of Chanel Connects also links up two generations of

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influential London galleries, Sadie Kohls and Angelina Volk and actor Vicky Creeps,

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Listen now on your preferred streaming platforms or on

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Chanel.com. Welcome to Intelligence Squared where great minds meet. I'm head of

1:10.4

programming Connor Boyle. Our guest on the upcoming podcast is Joelle Taylor,

1:16.1

the award-winning poet, performer, and now novelist discusses her recent book The Night Alphabet.

1:28.0

Joining her in conversation for this episode is writer and author of recent hit novel, evenings and weekends, Ocein McKenna.

1:30.0

Let's join Oce in now with more.

1:35.0

Welcome to Intelligence Squirt, I'm O'Shea McKenna.

1:38.0

Our guest today is Joelle Taylor, the author of six plays and four collections of poetry, most recently Kanto,

1:44.8

Outut poems, winner of the 2022 Tias Elliot Prize for Poetry and the

1:49.6

2022 Polari Prize. She's a former UK Poetry Slam Champion and she founded the National Youth

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