Episode 3: Andrew McMillan
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats to Andrew McMillan about sonnets, what counts as a tour and what it's like to move from poetry to prose writing.
Andrew McMillan has published three collections of poetry and his first novel, Pity, was published this year by Canongate. His first collection Physical was the first poetry collection to win the Guardian First Book Award and his subsequent books have all received critical acclaim. Andrew is a professor in contemporary writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Andrew was one of Gregory’s lecturers during his undergraduate degree at Liverpool John Moores University.
You can buy Andrew’s most recent poetry collection Pandemonium here: www.poetrybookshop.co.uk/product/pandemonium-2/
You can buy Andrew’s most recent book, his debut novel Pity here: www.gaystheword.co.uk/product-page/pity-by-andrew-mcmillan
(We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well.)
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