If you haven’t yet caught up with the fascinating BBC Radio 4 series on the Human History of Noise, try this Epic Tales episode for a taster on origins, composition and singing of epic poems (including the Mahabharata, Iliad and Beowulf) – some lasting over a day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/noise
Published by Sue Dymoke
Sue Dymoke was a poet, Associate Professor in Education at Nottingham Trent University and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts. What They Left Behind, her third full poetry collection was published by Shoestring Press in 2018. A posthumous collection, What to do Next, was published by Shoestring Press in 2023, when there was a memorial celebration of her life in University Hall, Nottingham. Sue's memorial video can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDDSW_HOEc&t=60s This website is maintained in her memory by her civil partner, David Belbin, but will not be updated. View all posts by Sue Dymoke