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Yomi á¹¢ode talks to poets about the power of music.

Poetry and music has a history spanning centuries. In this episode, Power Lines brings together 21st century poets whose work is underpinned by a love of music to talk about that influence and to perform poems reflecting that passion.

Roger Robinson and Caleb Femi are both poets and recording artists and join Yomi in a conversation about the importance of music to their lives and work.

Jessie Summerhayes is a new poet whose poetry writing took off during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, when she began creating new work with her folk musician dad, part of the folk duo Ciderhouse Rebellion. They perform a new poem in the open air of the North Yorkshire Moors.

Miss Yankey argues for a broader adoption of spoken word across all genres of music and performs "I Still Pray For You".

Kayo Chingonyi is a poet, DJ and passionate unraveller of the meaning and making of lyrics. He talks to Yomi and reads 16 Bars for the Bits from his new collection A Blood Condition.

And Yomi reflects on Remnants, his collaboration with Chi-chi Nwanoku’s Chineke! Orchestra and composer James B Wilson to mark a powerful moment in the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020. Its public premiere to a live audience was the first performance after the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall in London.

A Bellow Stories production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4