Episode 1: Introduction

A poet’s inquiry into climate change presented by Linda France.
In this, the first episode of ten, Linda sets the tone for the series, exploring ecological awareness. We hear insights from poet and playwright Inua Ellams and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jorie Graham, and poetry from Jorie and Linda too, as well as music composed and performed by two climate activists still at Primary School and Joshua Green.

Produced by Sonderbug, with New Writing North and Newcastle University and funded by the Audio Content Fund and Arts Council England.

A transcript for Episode 1 is available here: https://newwritingnorth.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/In_Our_Element_Ep1_Transcript.pdf