FLORILEGIUM - 14. Unknown girl in a maternity ward

Radio Maria England

In Episode 14 Antonia and Kate dig into Ann Sexton’s ‘Unknown girl in a maternity ward’ with themes of motherhood, delineations of persons and attitudes towards sin. We read from the Gospel of the Visitation (Luke 1:39-45), which though a few weeks ago feels a pertinent contrast to the poem. Lastly we discuss the contentious issue of re-wilding, what is it and does it fit with our position as stewards of the earth? Music: Sarabande from Bach’s cello suite no.5 in C minor BWV 1011 played by Pablo Casals.

Florilegium is a programme on Radio Maria which seeks to weave together liturgy, literature and gardening in rambling, hopefully fruitful ways. It is written and presented by Kate Banks and Antonia Shack.

About the Creators

Antonia leads a patchwork life with jobs including but not limited to mother, book designer, editor, actor and teacher. She and Kate began discussing poetry, liturgy and gardening at the Willibrord Fellowship reading group in London and are delighted to be continuing these conversations on Radio Maria.

Kate is a teacher of Literature, Philosophy and Theology, with a particularly keen regard for the poet and artist David Jones around whom many of her studies and her teaching-subjects have been based. She also briefly worked as a gardener in London, though she now lives with her little boy on the river Exe in Devon.

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