Found Sound for May: Max Porter

About this episode

Alice meets writer Max Porter in Bath to discuss the influence of landscape on his work and the writing process.

For May, Alice travels to Bath to meet critically acclaimed writer Max Porter in a quiet woodland on the edge of the city, discussing how landscape shapes his work, the process of writing, and the interplay between the fantastical and the domestic. We hear Max reading from the ecstatic springtime piece he wrote for Ffern's recent film, 'This Wild Land'. Found Sounds are sonic scrapbooks of field recordings and interviews with people keeping heritage crafts alive. They are part of As the Season Turns , an award-winning podcast created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find out more visit www.ffern.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Alice

Guest: Max Porter

Topics covered

• landscape
• writing process
• fantastical
• domestic
• heritage crafts
• field recordings

Keywords

• Max Porter
• writing
• landscape
• field recordings
• heritage crafts
• Ffern
• This Wild Land

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ffern

Books & works: This Wild Land

Places: Bath, woodland

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