26th January 2023
Gayle Lofthouse interviews Rachel New, writing lead from the Holding Time project and listens to mothers poetry written during Storytelling workshops to coincide with the live event at Kala Sangam Arts Centre, 28th January 2023.
Publication / broadcast details
Broadcast on 26 January 2023 on BBC Radio Leeds. Presenter Gayle Lofthouse interviewed Rachel New, writing lead for The Holding Time Project, and played poetry created by mothers during the project’s storytelling workshops. The broadcast coincided with the Holding Time live event at Kala Sangam Arts Centre on 28 January 2023.
Archive description — approx. 500 characters
BBC Radio Leeds presenter Gayle Lofthouse interviews Rachel New, writing lead for The Holding Time Project, about the project’s storytelling workshops in Bradford. The programme features poetry written by participating mothers and explores how creative writing can give space to experiences of motherhood, breastfeeding and infant feeding. The broadcast previewed a live Holding Time poetry event at Kala Sangam Arts Centre on 28 January 2023.
Media type
Radio interview, poetry, creative writing, BBC broadcast, live performance promotion
External link description
Listen to the original BBC Radio Leeds programme on BBC Sounds.