1st October is National Poetry Day in the UK.  This edition celebrates some of the poetry we have broadcast on the podcast in the last year and the poets and publishers we have worked with. In this podcast you can hear the following poems Thus I Became a Heart Eater by Phoebe Stuckes from her collection Platinum Blonde published by Bloodaxe Books and read by Marie-Claire WoodThen I Reconsidered Prayer by Maria Taylor from her collection Dressing For The Afterlife published by Nine Arches Press and read by Tiffany ClareTy Draw by Peter Finch from the collection Machineries of Joy published by Seren Books and read by Nerys HowellBlack Crow Woman by Sarah Corbett from the collection The Witch Bag published by Seren Books and read by Jade MatthewThe Overwhelming Urge by Ella Frears from the collection Shine Darling published by Offord Road Books and read by Tiffany ClareGreenman by Sarra Culleno read by Annabelle Broad first broadcast on the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities PodcastCatch 22 in Simplified Language by Jennifer Wong from the collection Letters Home published by Nine Arches press and read by Jennifer WongDark Moon by Sarah Corbett from the collection The Red Wardrobe published by Seren Books and read Amy ForrestBoots by Peter Finch from the collection Machineries of Joy published by Seren Books and read by Dafydd MorseEast West by Mary J Oliver from the collection Jim Neat: The Case of Young Man Down on his Luck published by Seren Books and read by Charlie RichardsTo the Uninhabited Island of Cara by Mary J Oliver read by Tiffany Clare We would like to thank all the poets, publishers and readers of these poems.This edition is presented by Hollye SangsterMusic, sound design and production is by Chris GregorySound effects are from Freesound.orgTo contact the podcast please send us an email to office@alternativestories.comor contact us on social media  https://twitter.com/StoriesAltor https://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/