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Motherdaughter Daughtermother by Susannah Dickey

At a busy airport, whilst navigating the stresses and strains of travel, Bronagh and Julia find their respective roles as parent and child begin to blur.

An original short story commissioned by 大象传媒 Radio 4 from the writer Susannah Dickey. Read by Lola Petticrew.

Susannah Dickey is the author of four poetry pamphlets, I had some very slight concerns (2017), genuine human values (2018), bloodthirsty for marriage (2020), and Oh! (2022). Her poetry has been published in The TLS, Poetry London, and Poetry Ireland Review. Her short fiction has been published in The Dublin Review and The White Review. In 2019 she won the Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize, and in 2021 she was longlisted for the Sunday Times Short Story Award. She is an Eric Gregory Award winner, a prize granted for a collection by poets under the age of 30. Her debut poetry collection, Isdal, will be published in 2023. She is the author of Tennis Lessons (2020) and Common Decency (2022), both published by Doubleday UK.

Writer: Susannah Dickey
Reader: Lola Petticrew
Producer: Michael Shannon
Executive Editor: Andy Martin

A 大象传媒 Northern Ireland production.

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14 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Jun 2023 21:45

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  • Fri 9 Jun 2023 15:45
  • Sat 10 Jun 2023 21:45