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  Persephone's Pancreas - A Myth &...

  Imé Corkery

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  Experience the raw and unfiltered journey of Imé Corkery as she fearlessly confronts the harsh realities of a rare and agonizing chronic illness in her breathtaking debut collection, Persephone's Pancreas. In this remarkable memoir of creative nonfiction, Imé takes you on an unforgettable odyssey that traverses the chasm between illness and earthly delights. From Netflix binges to the warmth of oxytocin, and from the intimacy of hospital date nights to the touch of the divine, this is a story that will capture your heart and soul. Imé Corkery's brave narrative not only explores the trials and tribulations of living with Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction (SOD), a rare and excruciating chronic illness, but also delves deep into the essence of love, both human and mythological. As you embark on this medical journey alongside our resilient heroine, you'll witness the escalating trials, the strengthening of drugs, and the profound descent into a world of myth. Persephone's Pancreas is a profound exploration of love, pain, and the intricate dance between the two. If you've ever experienced the rawness of human emotions, this poetic masterpiece is a must-read, offering solace and inspiration to all who seek the light in the darkest of times. 
  Harrowing, sharp-witted, tender, raw and necessary, this is an indelible account from a poet with the sheer nerve to keep testifying, even when ‘pain is at its zenith.’ Persephone’s Pancreas is a collection from a writer who deserves the title heroine. - Tracey Slaughter  
  Persephone's Pancreas draws us skin to skin with chronic pain...sensory detail, myth and the everyday, to find the things needed to survive the liminal and lost zones of a long ‘sick girl summer.’- Aimee-Jane Anderson-O’Connor

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  Beowulf

  Benedict Flynn

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  The oldest long poem in Old English, written about 1000 A.D., Beowulf tells the story of a great warrior in Southern Scandinavia in both youth and maturity. The monster Grendel terrorises the Scyldings of Hrothgar’s Danish Kingdom until Beowulf defeats him. As a result he has to face her enraged mother. Beowulf dies after a battle against a fierce dragon. The tale is powerfully performed here by Crawford Logan in a lively modern translation from the original West Saxon dialect.

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  Wolfie (NHB Modern Plays)

  Ross Willis

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  Something's not right. Children are being raised by animals. A mother is slowly sinking in the bath. The trees are left doing the paperwork. The air is filled with screams of children howling for help. And some twins want to tell you a story about how everything got so fucked up.
  A spiralling odyssey of dizzying theatricality, Wolfie is a bold, fantastical fairytale following two twins separated at birth and asks who is truly responsible for society's most vulnerable children.
  Ross Willis's debut play is a wildly imaginative, irreverent look at life in and after the care system. It was premiered at Theatre503, London, in March 2019, directed by Theatre503 Artistic Director Lisa Spirling.

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  Poetry Hour The - Volume 19

  Robert Herrick, Herman Melville,...

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  Poetry is often cited as our greatest use of words.  The English language has well over a million of them and poets down the ages seem, at times, to make use of every single one.  But often they use them in simple ways to describe anything and everything from landscapes to all aspects of the human condition.  Poems can evoke within us an individual response that takes us by surprise; that opens our ears and eyes to very personal feelings. 
   
  Forget the idea of classic poetry being somehow dull and boring and best kept to children’s textbooks. It still has life, vibrancy and relevance to our lives today.  
   
  Where to start? How to do that? Poetry can be difficult. We’ve put together some very eclectic Poetry Hours, with a broad range of poets and themes, to entice you and seduce you with all manner of temptations.   
   
  In this hour we introduce poets of the quality and breadth of Robert Herrick and Herman Melville as well as themes on Westminster Memorials, December and more. 
   
  All of them are from Portable Poetry, a dedicated poetry publisher. We believe that poetry should be a part of our everyday lives, uplifting the soul & reaching the parts that other arts can’t.  Our range of audiobooks and ebooks cover volumes on some of our greatest poets to anthologies of seasons, months, places and a wide range of themes.  Portable Poetry can found at iTunes, Audible, the digital music section on Amazon and most other digital stores.  
   
  This audio book is also duplicated in print as an ebook. Same title. Same words. Perhaps a different experience. But with Amazon’s whispersync you can pick up and put down on any device – start on audio, continue in print and any which way after that.   
   
  Portable poetry – Let us join you for the journey. 
   
   
  The Poetry Hour – Volume 19 
  Robert Herrick.  An Introduction 
  An Hymn to the Muses by Robert Herrick 
  His Farewell to Sack by Robert Herrick 
  His Return To London by Robert Herrick 
  To Electra by Robert Herrick 
  To Find God by Robert Herrick 
  The Lake Poets. An Introduction 
  Frost At Midnight by Samuel Taylor Coleridge  
  Inchcape Rock by Robert Southey 
  I Travell’d Amongst Unknown Men by William Wordsworth 
  It Was An April Morning Fresh And Clear by William Wordsworth 
  December 
  Come, Come Thou Bleak December Wind (Fragment 3) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
  Winter Stores by Charlotte Bronte 
  The Death of the Old Year by Alfred Lord Tennyson 
  December 27th 1879 by George MacDonald 
  Herman Melville.  An Introduction 
  John Marr & Other Sailors by Herman Melville 
  Father Mapples Hymn (from Moby Dick) by Herman Melville 
  Gettysburg by Herman Melville 
  The Berg, A Dream by Herman Melville 
  Dupont’s Round Fight, November 1851 by Herman Melville 
  Aurora Borealis by Herman Melville 
  Shelley’s Vision by Herman Melville 
  The March into Virginia by Herman Melville 
  Westminster Memorials – An Introduction 
  First Love by John Clare 
  To an Infant by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
  The Village by Oliver Goldsmith 
  His Meditation Upon Death by Robert Herrick 
  Virtue by George Herbert 
  When I Have Fears by John Keats 
  William Shakespeare – A Tribute in Verse 
  On Shakespeare by John Milton 
  Shakespeare by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
  The Spirit of Shakespeare by George Meredith 
  Shakespeare by Matthew Arnold

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  Pressure

  David Haig

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  A Scottish meteorologist locks horns with his American counterpart as both men try to convince General Dwight D. Eisenhower that they can accurately predict the atmospheric conditions needed to launch the greatest amphibious assault in the history of mankind — the D-Day invasion.Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in October 2019.Director: Martin JarvisProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergJonathan Cake as Group Captain James StaggJosh Cole as Lieutenant Andrew CarterSarah Drew as Kay SummersbyMike McShane as Colonel Irving P. KrickJames Morrison as General Dwight D. EisenhowerDarren Richardson as Electrician, Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Commander FranklinAndré Sogliuzzo as General “Tooey” Spaatz, Lieutenant BattersbyMatthew Wolf as Admiral Bertram Ramsay, HamiltonAssociate Artistic Director: Anna Lyse Erikson Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinFoley Artist: Brian DeShazorProduction Manager: Erica R. ChristensenEditor: Mitchell Lindskoog

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  Art

  Yasmina Reza

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  How much would you pay for a painting with nothing on it? Would it be art? Marc's best friend Serge has just bought a very expensive - and very white - painting. To Marc, the painting is a joke, and as battle lines are drawn, old friends use it to settle scores. A Tony Award winner for Best Play and an Olivier Award winner for Best Comedy.
  ©2009 L.A. Theatre Works; (P)2009 L.A. Theatre Works

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