# Episode 51: Daljit Nagra - "Take that journey a bit further"

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Published: 2026-05-25T04:14:00+00:00
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On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Daljit Nagra about keeping writing as a hobby, taking creative risks, and mentors that were important for his development as a poet. Daljit Nagra is a poet, Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University, and radio presenter on the weekly Poetry Extra on Radio 4 Extra. He is the author of six books including Look We Have Coming to Dover!, British Museum, and most recently Yiewsley, all published by Faber and Faber. Books and other things Yiewsley: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571396559-yiewsley/ indiom: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571372256-indiom/ Look We Have Coming to Dover!: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571352340-look-we-have-coming-to-dover/ British Museum: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571333745-british-museum/ You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Poetry Extra BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qdjcn/episodes/player The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk      YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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