Episode 178 | Yomi Sode
This week I'm talking to the incredible poet and playwright Yomi Sode about his grandma's sister, Big Mummy. As ever we talk grief, the hierarchies and what really being there looks like.
You can find out more about Yomi here https://yomisode.com/ and you can follow him on Twitter @YomiSode and Instagram @yomi_sode
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“There’s something in that in relation to masculinity as well, where crying was just something I was told to not do, especially as a black man as well, like it was just something that was just told, you just have to firm. When I was told that, you know, it’s big mummy’s, last days I was crying on a bus and nobody helped me.”
You can follow the Griefcast on Twitter + Instagram @thegriefcast. Griefcast is hosted by Cariad Lloyd, edited by Kate Holland, recorded remotely in Cariad's living room, artwork is by Jayde Perkin, stop motion social media clips by Alice Loveday and the music is provided by The Glue Ensemble. And remember, you are not alone.
Cariad's book, You Are Not Alone, is published in January 2023, by Bloomsbury Tonic and available for pre-order now.