Interviews with Sarah/Audio archives/Writing Life/Her Writing Journey
The Pre-Raphaelite Society Podcast – talking with Pre-Raphaelite Society Poet-in-Residence Sarah Doyle about Darling Blue’s Pre-Raphaelite inspiration and sharing some of the art-inspired poems.
Spoken Label – chatting with the host, Andy N, about Darling Blue, the writing process and putting together both the art-inspired poems and the interweaving fictional narrative, talking specifically about some of the lines and choices of form and layout, plus a short reading (4 poems). (Structure-wise, extracts from Amanda and Andy N’s work up to 1m 57s, followed by background info on Spoken Label, then Part 1: the interview with me at 3m 15s, with Part 2: my reading of poems at 37m 15s.)
What! The Heys interview (2025) — podcast & YouTube
The Poetry Shed Creativity in Lockdown series
Instead of me talking about the poems, I let the poems talk about me…
‘Elbow Room – contributors speak part two’
Recorded Radio Interviews/Panel Discussions
Anna McKerrow interviews Sarah James for London’s arts radio Resonance104.4fm. Produced by Peter McKerrow.
“Poet, short story writer and poetry editor at V Press Sarah James talks to Anna McKerrow about her second poetry collection, Be[yond] (Knives, Forks and Spoons Press), a book in three sections which treads the boundaries between “experimental” and “contemporary” poetry. ”
Equality in Publishing: Radio panel discussion
Sarah discusses equality in publishing for Brum Radio‘s Brum Poets programme hosted by Helen Calcutt.
Featuring publisher, poet and artist Jacqui Rowe; poet, fiction writer, journalist and publisher Sarah Leavesley (aka Sarah James); and playwright, novelist and poet David Calcutt.
First broadcast April 2016.
