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Back when the chemist sold records, we knew music was the best medicine,
The natural remedy of melodies played on record players and tape decks,
Bedrooms and basements bristling with beats that felt like balm,
For messy teenage lives, the storm before the calm.
Back when we held songs in our palms, we played each cassette until the tape snapped,
Mapped our lives through CDs we made ourselves,
Filled shelves with every emotion we couldn’t quite express,
The immeasurableness endlessness of being alive, expressed in 4/4 time.
We read lyrics like incantations, confirmations that we were never quite alone,
And we sung every word as if it was our own…
Leanne Moden
Our latest podcast is a stunning audio poem in celebration of the power of music – “More than Music”, written and performed by Leanne Moden.
You can listen to the podcast on the player below, or subscribe to “Litro Lab” on Spotify or iTunes.
Podcast: Embed
Did you like this podcast? Listen to “My Son Was Taught”, “The Orchid of the House” and “We Haven’t Eaten” by Christopher Bowen, next.
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About Leanne Moden
Leanne Moden is a poet, performer and educator, based in Nottingham in the UK. She's performed at events across the UK and Europe, including the Hammer and Tongue Slam at the Royal Albert Hall, TEDx WOMEN at University College London, and the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam. Leanne was Fenland Poet Laureate in 2013, and her first pamphlet, ‘Liaisons’, was published by Stewed Rhubarb Press in 2015. Her latest collection, 'Get Over Yourself' was published in July 2020 by Burning Eye Books. She was Virtual Writer in Residence at F Project in Melbourne in Australia in November 2021, and she is currently a writer in residence with First Story, a workshop leader with Writing East Midlands, City Arts and High Peak Community Arts, and project manager at the Newark Book Festival.
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