Talismans of migration

Talismans of migration

WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund

Episodes 10
Avg. Duration -
Activity Declining
Since Mar 2026
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

Toxic debates around migration overlook the fact that it takes enormous courage to upsticks and travel thousands of miles to begin a new life in a foreign land. Migration may be a passport to a better future, but what do you leave behind when you migrate to a new country, and what do you carry with you physically and emotionally wherever you land? Nine writers with migrant backgrounds reveal the secrets of their talismans of migration.

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Recent Episodes

Summer Wear - Colin Grant

Mar 20, 2026

Conjuring memories of his parents’ generation and the significance of the nicknames they acquired as new arrivals in England. Talismans of migration is an original audio series by WritersMosaic…

Rolling luggage - Amanda Vilanova

Mar 19, 2026

A stylish mother sends her daughter off to England from Puerto Rico with a set of luggage fit for royalty and a precious family heirloom. Talismans of migration is an original audio series by…

Kafan - Ishy Din

Mar 18, 2026

Reflections on the emotional and spiritual significance of a burial shroud that was brought by a mother to England from her village in Pakistan in the late 1960s. Talismans of migration is an…

Haunting melodies - Maggie Harris

Mar 17, 2026

A guitar, once a father’s prized possession, provides a physical manifestation of a family’s journey and loss and of his creative inspiration. Talismans of migration is an original audio series by…

Month One: the source and the poem - Roger Robinson

Mar 16, 2026

Recollections of the bleak cold and seeping sadness of the first years in the UK from Trinidad in the 1980s. Talismans of migration is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the…

A sick note - Suzanne Harrington

Mar 15, 2026

A journalist recalls how she came to London from Ireland at the age of 19 with an official letter suggesting that she was not entirely of sound mind. Talismans of migration is an original audio…

The most wonderful object in the world - Maria Jastrzębska

Mar 14, 2026

A memory from 1957 of a small child’s migration to England from Poland and her acquisition of the most magical toy she had ever seen. Talismans of migration is an original audio series by…

The last ritual - Eric Ngalle Charles

Mar 13, 2026

An ancestral ritual is performed by a young man's mother to ensure his safe passage overseas and his return to her again in Cameroon. Talismans of migration is an original audio series by…

The List - Snežana Ċurčić

Mar 12, 2026

Following the sometimes hazardous journey of home-made Serbian delicacies as they are carried back to a young family in England. Talismans of migration is an original audio series by WritersMosaic…

Editorial - Colin Grant

Mar 11, 2026

Nine writers who are migrants or descendants of migrants share the secrets of their treasured objects of migration and their talismanic properties. Talismans of migration is an original audio series…

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