In conversation
Peter Kalu in conversation with John Siddique
John Siddique meets multi-genre, multi-voiced, writer Peter Kalu to talk about his life long fascination and journey with the power of story.
16th March, 2022
'Poetry cuts you loose from all that and gives you a ‘nakedness’ that is perhaps conducive to... a different form of writing… more transparent writing. '
Peter Kalu
Peter Kalu is a Manchester-based short story writer, novelist, storyteller, playwright and poet.
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