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Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory

Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory

Update: 2024-03-29
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Today's episode features interviews with two poets whose new works look back in time, either in their own lives or those of their subjects. First, Don Paterson speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about his new memoir, Toy Fights, which recounts his childhood in Scotland. The two get to talking about Paterson's self-described "descent into madness" and the reason his poems go unmentioned in the book. Then, Simon speaks with Michael Ondaatje about A Year of Last Things, and how the Booker Prize-winning writer thinks about going back and forth between fiction and poetry.

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Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory

Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory