In this episode, Claire chats to writer and co-founder of The Nuthatch Mag, D I Hughes about his debut collection, Memoirs of a Human Rat.
Here´s a collection of poems that chronicles the fleeting yet meteoric milestones we face as we bob and weave our way through existence.
From birth to our final breaths, we´re all just clawing to find a spec of meaning. Whether we find it or not, the ride is as hilarious as it is agonising - and at times - mind-numbingly mundane.
We all find the cheese somewhere along the line - but at what cost? Nobody is exempt. No one can escape.
Maybe we´re all just…
Dan chose poet Luke Wright as one of his favourite poets and read out Wright´s fantastic poem Ode to the Nightingale Estate.
Dan is a content writer by day and a scribbler of offbeat poetry by night. Some of his work features in the Black Pear Press, Ink, Sweat & Tears, The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, Jack Wild, aAH! Magazine, and The Poetry Cove. His debut poetry collection Memoirs of a Human Rat is available through The Nuthatch Press.
You can follow his poetry misadventures on Instagram @DISpew
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