William Letford
April 2017
William Letford discusses India, whether he's funnier in Scots, and the influence of work.
When Russia met Scotland
March 2017
Three Russian poets (Marina Boroditskaya, Grigorii Kruzhkov and Lev Oborin) and three Scottish poets (Christine De Luca, Jen Hadfield, Stewart Sanderson) talk about translating each other's poems.
Vicki Husband
February 2017
Vicki Husband talks about using bees to diagnose illness, her mentor, the late Alexander Hutchison, and why there are so many animals in her poems.Vahni Capildeo
January 2017
Vahni Capildeo discusses how women's voices are silenced and why she objects to the word 'migrant'.
Andrew McMillan
December 2016
Andrew McMillan discusses teaching creative writing, poet Thom Gunn, and going to the gym.
Eleanor Wilner (and Jennifer says goodbye)
December 2016
American poet Eleanor Wilner talks about poetry and Jennifer, our podcaster for four years, says goodbye.
The Loud Poets
November 2016
The Loud Poets reveal their 'origin story' and talk about making space for their brand of spoken word performances.Literary Europe Live: Juana Adcock and Árpád Kollár
November 2016
Europe special! Juana Adcock and Árpád Kollár about Hungarian punk music, Spanglish, and how to write multi-lingual poems.
Isobel Dixon
October 2016
Isobel Dixon about the universal and the particular, collaboration, and making space in a busy schedule to write.
Helen Mort
October 2016
Helen Mort talks about female pioneers of mountaineering and the strange health risks men believed running posed women.
Sarah Howe
September 2016
T.S. Eliot Prize-winner Sarah Howe talks about writing in multiple languages, sense and non-sense in poetry and much more.
Don Paterson and Krystelle Bamford
August 2016
The poets discuss translations, sonnets and what sort of a character makes for a good poem.