Ep. 7 Is John Keats’ ’immortal bird’ soon-to-be extrinct? A conversation with Simon Barnes (Part 2)

Part two of our conversation with Simon Barnes, the award-winning sportswriter, revered bird lover and Chair of 2020 and 2021's Keats-Shelley Prizes. ----more---- Read about 2021's Keats-Shelley Prize. Read about 2021's Young Romantics Prize. Subscribe to the Keats-Shelley Podcast or Follow us on Spotify. In which Simon discusses the repertory singers that are skylarks and nightingales, how and why they sing (and does this make them sexy), whether Keats' nightingale could sing and fly - and does that spoil the poem?  After this, we move onto the extinction threats looming over both birds - not to mention the planet as a whole - and whether poetry can help sharpen our awareness of humankind's mortality?  Listen to Part 1 here. For more about Simon Barnes visit: simonbarnesauthor.co.uk Subscribe to the Keats-Shelley Podcast for all new episodes or Follow us on Spotify. Follow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramSubscribe to us on YouTube Learn more about the Keats-Shelley House and our KeatsShelley200 Bicentenary programme. You can support the Keats-Shelley House by Becoming a Friend. This podcast was written and presented by James Kidd. The KS Podcast theme tune is ‘Androids Always Escape’ by Chris Zabriskie. Visit http://chriszabriskie.com/