Maria Cohut, Medical Journalist (Episode 52)
Maria Cohut, Medical Journalist (Episode 52) | Maria uses her literary skills to communicate medical research
Maria Cohut is a writer of Romanian origin who lives in Brighton, England with her colony of Giant African Land Snails, her typewriter collection, and her hopes and dreams. Her writing is haunted by questions of identity, belonging, displacement, and the tragedy of the human condition. Her first poetry chapbook, Spatter Pattern (back room poetry, 2023), explores the issue of gender violence by reimagining detective fiction tropes.
Maria Cohut, Medical Journalist (Episode 52) | Maria uses her literary skills to communicate medical research
Listen to 203: Finding your voice in poetry - with Maria Cohut from The Hobcast Book Show. We've delved into poetry on a few rare occasions on The Hobcast Book Show, so it feels right we explore it again with our guest, Maria Cohut.
π RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Bluebeard's First Wife. Ha Seong-nan (author), Janet Hong (translator), Bluebeard's First Wife, Open Letter Books, 2020. 230 pgs.
This week, my guest is the fantastic Maria Cohut. Maria is a writer, independent researcher, and journalist living in Brighton with her colony of Giant African Land Snails, her typewriter collection, and her personal ghosts. Her writing is haunted by questions of identity, belonging, displacement, and the complexity and fragility of human relationships.
π RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Hiroko Oyamada. Hiroko Oyamada (author), David Boyd (translator), The Hole, New Directions Publishing, 2020. 112 pgs. Hiroko Oyamada's second novella The Hole, originally published in 2014, swiftly won acclaim and the prestigious Akutagawa...
Writer Maria Cohut shares her experiences of being asked probing and inappropriate questions about her background and accent.
Loss of an institutional position closes too many doors for those whose passion for research outlives their academic careers, says Maria Cohut