Great interview with Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie, joint winners of the @forwardprizes.bsky.social for Best Collection, on BBC Radio 4's Front Row. They read poems and discussed their books #Avidyā & #Wellwater with host @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social (from 32:13).
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The panel shows colour photos of the joint winners of the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2025, Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie, and the covers of their winning collections Avidya (Bloodaxe) and Wellwater (Picador).
The joint winners of the Forward Prize for Best Collection, Vidyan Ravinthiran & Karen Solie, will be talking to @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social on Front Row tonight. They'll discuss their books #Avidyā & #Wellwater.
Tune in to 📻 BBC Radio 4 at 7.15pm, or listen later.
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In #Buddhism, #avidyā (ignorance) is framed not as lack of knowledge but as misperception of #impermanence ( #anicca), non-self ( #anatta) and causality. Overcoming avidyā requires transformative insight rather than intellectual learning. Here's a brief overview:
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We're delighted that @niallpoetry.bsky.social and Vidyan Ravinthiran have been shortlisted for the @forwardprizes.bsky.social Prize for Best Collection for their third collections The Island in the Sound and #Avidyā. Many congratulations both! #ForwardPrizes
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