UNBOUND: The Golden Hour

A hellacious hybrid of rakish words and eclectic music: Ryan Van Winkle, Joe Dunthorne, Kelly Link and roofing poet William Leftford. This clip, filmed live during an Unbound session at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, features the charming William Leftford giving a rendition of his vivid, funny and moving poetry.

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