Nov 19 2022 72 mins
Welcome back to the luscious envelope of another episode of URL Sonata! We are joined by writer and editor Aischa Daughtery to discuss the arts of queer epistolary in her new anthology, This is How We Love: a collection of love letters, notes, poetry and artwork shared between lesbians across the globe. Aischa talks to SPAM editors and belles-lettrestresses Kirsty and Maria about the real post in post-internet, queer communities and lineages, pandemic intimacies, handwriting, the art of notes, social media, long distance love, editing and producing her wonderful collection - plus loads more.
About the author:
Aischa Daughtery is a Scottish writer and editor based in Glasgow. A recent graduate of the University of Glasgow’s Creative Writing MLitt, Aischa’s poetic work has been widely published and her editorial work has received press in publications including The Herald. In 2021, she won the gold Creative Future Writer’s Award for poetry, and she is currently a mentee on the Poetry School's Next Up 2 development scheme. Her first book, This Is How We Love, an anthology of love letters, notes, poetry and artwork shared between lesbians across the globe, came out this year.
This episode was kindly supported by the Edwin Morgan Trust's Second Life Award.
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Intro: Kirsty Dunlop & Maria Sledmere
Music & Production: Max Parnell