{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ambobdim","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ambobdim.cymru\/en\/","author_name":"designtribe","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ambobdim.cymru\/en\/author\/designtribe\/","title":"Paul Deaton: How I Wrote \u2018Harvest\u2019 - Ambobdim","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GAUYSHZMMv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambobdim.cymru\/en\/profile-content\/paul-deaton-how-i-wrote-harvest\/\">Paul Deaton: How I Wrote \u2018Harvest\u2019<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ambobdim.cymru\/en\/profile-content\/paul-deaton-how-i-wrote-harvest\/embed\/#?secret=GAUYSHZMMv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Paul Deaton: How I Wrote \u2018Harvest\u2019&#8221; &#8212; Ambobdim\" data-secret=\"GAUYSHZMMv\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ambobdim.cymru\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ambobdim.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/64060960ebac10000067bffb.jpeg","thumbnail_width":804,"thumbnail_height":804,"description":"\"I find that some poems I write, luckily, just seem to happen \u2013 I might get a first line, like a fish biting, and then, if I have time, I let the poem unfold itself, and see where that line takes me\"Content warning: mentions of depression\/depressive thoughts Paul Deaton\u2018s debut collection, A Watchful Astronomy (Seren 2017) was a PBS Recommendation and a National Poetry Day selected title. He won a Society of Authors Award in 2019, most recently co-edited with poets Ben Wilkinson and Kim Moore an anthology of running poems, The Result is What You See Today published by The Poetry Business. You can find him on Twitter @pauldeaton28 and on Instagram @pauldeatonthisrunninglifeInterview by Zo\u00eb Brigley"}