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The Idler
Hannah Lavery’s meditative story inspired by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson’s poem on what being idle might actually teach us.
Writers choose poems as inspiration for new stories.
The Idler
Poet, essayist and activist, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson was a mixed-race American born in Louisiana a decade after the Civil War.
Hannah Lavery takes inspiration from her poem about an idle man to create a moving and timely meditation on the value of taking life at a slower pace.
Credits
Writer ….. Hannah Lavery
Reader ….. Anneika Rose
Producer ….. Kirsty Williams
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Last on
Sun 2 Aug 2020
00:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Fri 31 Jul 2020 15:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 2 Aug 2020 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4