Is Charli XCX a Lyrical Confessionalist?

It’s the pop star confessional poet crossover you never knew you needed! 

In this episode, Emmeline opens up discussion about whether the hottest lyricists of our time could ever hold a pen in the face of some of our greatest poets, and the answer is… complicated. 

Key Texts: 
-Charli XCX ‘Brat’ 
-Anne Sexton ‘The Double Image’ 

Further ‘Reading’: 
-Sylvia Plath ‘Ariel’ 
-Lily Allen ‘West End Girl’ 
-Robert Lowell ‘Skunk Hour’ 
-Lorde ‘Virgin’ 
-Taylor Swift ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ (proceed with caution)

Co-hosted and produced by Alice Garnett, Emmeline Armitage and Sophie Parke.

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