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From standup to stanzas: Frank Skinner's terrific guide to poetry by Brian Logan

The comedian's new podcast is bursting with enthusiasm for poems. If standup forces him to be funny, here he forces himself to be true 'Phwooar " Ginsy Ginsy Ginsy, I love you so much!" You won't find that in FR Leavis. The "Ginsy" in question is beat poet Allen Ginsberg. The literary critic is Frank Skinner, deconstructing Ginsberg's Sunflower Sutra on his Absolute Radio poetry podcast. Now embarking on its second s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM on October 6, 2020

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