Poets John Gerard Fagan and Monika Radojevic go head to head in a war of the words. In this episode, they talk to Joe Haddow about the power of poetry, their writing inspirations, Japanese culture and writing, the Brexit fallout and putting yourself on the page. They also give us some brilliant book recommendations and do great battle in the Book Off, which sees "The Crab Cannery Ship" by Takiji Kobayashi go up against "Kafka On The Shore" by Haruki Murakami...but which one will win???? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.