100 Words of Solitude: Global Voices in Lockdown
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100 Words of Solitude is a collection of writing on the subject of the solitude and isolation resulting from the Covid lockdowns. 100 pieces of of exactly 100 words each by 100 writers from all around the world based on the Rare Swan Press publication and from the original concept by Simon and Philippa Holloway.
Trigger warning: The podcast contains descriptions of death, loneliness, isolation and of mental illness. If these are likely to upset or disturb you we suggest you skip this podcast.
Our podcast is presented by Sally Walker Taylor
The readers are Sally Walker Taylor, Marie-Claire Wood and Chris Gregory
Production, sound design, music and soundscapes are by Chris Gregory with sound effects from freesound.org
You heard interviews with Philippa Holloway and Renee Sigel
You can buy a copy of 100 Words of Solitude from Rare Swan Press here https://rareswan.wordpress.com/rare-swan-bookshop/
Find out more about 100 Words of Solitude by visiting the project’s website herehttps://100wordsofsolitude.wordpress.com/
Follow the project on twitter https://twitter.com/100WordSolitude
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/100WordsOfSolitude
Visit Rare Swan Press’s website for news on 100 Words and all their other fantastic publications here rareswanpress.com
Follow the press on twitter https://twitter.com/rare_swan_press
And Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rareswanpress/
Renee Sigel of Rare Swan Press is also the publisher of the fabulous Literati Magazine which you can find out more about here https://literati-magazine.com/
The 100 Words of Solitude project was established to record literary responses to enforced or self imposed isolation during the 2020 Covid 19 lockdowns, It gives voices to writers across the world to capture the emotional, cultural and social impact of isolation due to the pandemic. This is an audio representation of some of the pieces from the collection.
Heartbreak in the Time of Corona - Aisha Hamid
For Robby Browne New York - Attracta Fahy
Barrier Nursing – Tony Osgood
Brumation – Hannah Ingeborg
Deadlines and Cuddles - Shannon Kenny
Lenses and Laughter - R.J Kinnarney
The Kids - Manuela Palacios
Everything is Connected – Oz Hardwick
Palimpsest – Brian Kirk
Solitude - Amantine Brodeur
Untitled – Aymeric Fromentin
People Watching in the Age of Self Isolation – Christina Parisi
Green White Hysteria - Blessing Jegede
2020-05d02. – Jurgen Schoneich
What About The Homeless? Ibrahim Babátúndé Ibrahim
Burnt City - Paras Abbasi
Absence - Debabrata Sahoo
Nomadic – Dominique Hecq
Germ Hunt – Alison Lock
Brooding - Mandira Pattnaik
Remote Therapy - Natalie Reilly-Johnson
The City Haunted by Kites – Katie Piper
A New York City Keening – Joanne Sutton-Smith
Golden Angels – Shampa Sinha
Never Forgotten - Cindy Matthews
Love Me As I Am – Paula Gannon-Savvides
Close - Eleni S Askim
Sincerest and heartfelt thanks to all the participants in this podcast and apologies to all those writers whose work appears in the collection that we were not able to include in this show.
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