Antony Szmierek

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Antony Szmierek burst onto the music scene last year with his debut album Service Station At The End of The Universe - featuring poetry and lyrics - being a fixture on BBC 6 Music. His melancholic often existential lyrics set to club music have earned him a large fan base and sell out gigs up and down the country. His book of pop poetry and lyrics, Roadmap, is newly published by Faber Music. Antony's love for poetry stems from his schooldays but also from more recent years as an English teacher in his home town of Manchester. Antony joins Roger to choose some of his favourite poetry from listeners' requests as well as some of his own personal favourites both old and contemporary. Producer: Maggie Ayre for BBC Audio Bristol