A Potion by Jacob Polley
Jacob Polley unpacks his poem ‘The Remedy’ from his collection ‘The Brink’ into an original short story. Read by Bryan Dick.
An original short story by the poet Jacob Polley, read by Bryan Dick.
A new series in which poets adapt their own poems into short stories. 'A Potion' springs from Jacob Polley's poem 'The Remedy', from his 2003 collection 'The Brink'.
Jacob Polley was born in Carlisle, Cumbria. He is the author of four books of poems, The Brink (2003), Little Gods (2006), The Havocs (2012) and Jackself (2016) all published by Picador, as well as a novel, Talk of the Town.
Written by Jacob Polley
Read by Bryan Dick
Produced by Mair Bosworth
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About the Author
Jacob Polley is the author of three books of poetry, The Brink, Little Gods and, most recently, The Havocs, as well as a novel, Talk of the Town.
On Adapting Poem into Prose
"I thought it was an intriguing idea to write a story based on a poem. I think of most poems as little stages, so to write ‘A Potion’, I had to discover what might be going on offstage, outside ‘The Remedy’, which was the poem I chose to adapt. Is adapt the right word? Maybe not, as what happens in ‘A Potion’ isn’t what happens in ‘The Remedy’, and I’d now rather think about the poem and the story as two completely different pieces of work, despite the things – like nettles – they share. I never write with a plan, so I only felt the story come to life when I found Gracey and Robert, and the story is theirs."
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Writer | Jacob Polley |
| Reader | Bryan Dick |
| Producer | Mair Bosworth |
Broadcasts
- Sun 14 Jun 2015 19:45±«Óãtv Radio 4
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