Podcasts

Vicki Husband

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

Vahni Capildeo discusses how women's voices are silenced and why she objects to the word 'migrant'.

Andrew McMillan

Andrew McMillan discusses teaching creative writing, poet Thom Gunn, and going to the gym.

Eleanor Wilner (and Jennifer says goodbye)

American poet Eleanor Wilner talks about poetry and Jennifer, our podcaster for four years, says goodbye.

The Loud Poets

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

Europe special! Juana Adcock and Árpád Kollár about Hungarian punk music, Spanglish, and how to write multi-lingual poems.

Isobel Dixon

Isobel Dixon about the universal and the particular, collaboration, and making space in a busy schedule to write.

Helen Mort

Helen Mort talks about female pioneers of mountaineering and the strange health risks men believed running posed women.

Sarah Howe

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

The poets discuss translations, sonnets and what sort of a character makes for a good poem.

Iain Morrison

Iain Morrison talks about poetry and art, being able to write about sex and identity, and the influence of Emily Dickinson.

Claire Askew

Claire Askew discusses privilege, the danger of appropriating the experience of others, and why she's so drawn to writing poems about her grandparents.