I have just uploaded a reading of my long poem, Crash, to my podcast.
The piece was performed as a dramatic monologue on the 10th June at the Ripon Theatre Festival in North Yorkshire.
The performance opens with a man rousing himself from sleep. He stretches, puts on his dressing gown and glasses. Then he notices various items on a table near his bed – a mug, a knitted poppy, a restaurant menu, a clock – before looking up to realise he has an audience before him.
He scans the audience, then begins speaking…
The episode is available on Buzzsprout here, or on Audible, Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc. by searching for ‘Ian Gouge’ or ‘walkingthrufire’.
Copies of Crash (in small-form paperback) are available by following the links from the book page here or by searching for it on-line.
Ian Gouge - Writer 