Podcasts

Nothing But The Film Poem – Episode 2

Lights! Camera! Action!Poetry! This is the second episode of Nothing But The Film Poem podcast from the Scottish Poetry Library, which is released into the wild 3 times per year. In this episode Sam Tongue from the SPL chats...

Nothing But The Poem- Imtiaz Dharker

The SPL’s resident podcast host Sam Tongue takes a deep dive into two poems by one of Britain’s most beloved poets, Imtiaz Dharker. Imtiaz Dharker – a Pakistani-born poet who grew up in Glasgow, then moved to Bombay as...

Selina Tusitala Marsh (Commonwealth Poet Laureate) and Peter Mackay (Scotland’s Makar) in Conversation

When Commonwealth Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh recorded a podcast at the Scottish Poetry Library with Scottish Makar, Peter Mackay, she brought her official hand-carved New Zealand Laureate tokotoko stick with her. Which they discuss among much else!

Nothing But The Poem – Selima Hill

Our regular podcast host Samuel Tongue rolls up his sleeves for one of his favourite poets, Selima Hill

Nothing But The Film Poem – Episode 1

Sam Tongue and Steve Smart talk film poems - or poetry films - just what are they? - and discuss some interesting examples.

Nothing But The Poem – Nick Makoha

In the latest Nothing But The Poem podcast our regular host Samuel Tongue goes in deep on two poems by Nick Makoha from his much acclaimed collection The New Carthaginians.

Nothing But The Poem – Robin Robertson

Regular podcast host Samuel Tongue rolls up his sleeves and gets under the bonnet of two vintage Robin Robertson poems.

Nothing But The Poem – Jane Hirshfield

Jane Hirshfield is an American poet, essayist, and translator, known as “one of American poetry’s central spokespersons for the biosphere” and recognized as “among the modern masters” who writes “some of the most important poetry in the world today.”...

Nothing But The Poem – Jack Gilbert

This edition of Nothing But The Poem features two poems by the American poet Jack Gilbert (1925-2012), both of which are included in Gilbert's penultimate collection 'Refusing Heaven'.

To write poetry on Genocide: in conversation with Mohammed Moussa

Mohammed Moussa, a Palestinian freelance journalist and poet, was born and raised in the Gaza Strip.

In Conversation With Valerie Gillies

The poet Valerie Gillies discusses her life in poetry with the SPL's Samuel Tongue and Sukhema (aka Larry Butler)

Nothing But The Poem – Andrea Gibson

When Andrea Gibson died in 2025 it was a huge loss to the poetry community worldwide. In this edition of Nothing But The Poem two of Andrea's poems are read and discussed.