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.Iain Morrison
August 2016
Iain Morrison talks about poetry and art, being able to write about sex and identity, and the influence of Emily Dickinson.
Claire Askew
August 2016
Claire Askew discusses privilege, the danger of appropriating the experience of others, and why she's so drawn to writing poems about her grandparents.Carrie Etter
July 2016
Carrie Etter discusses climate change, teaching poetry, trends in American and UK poetry and much more.
Harry Giles
July 2016
Harry Giles talks about politics, a messy take on the Scots language, and the time the Daily Mail called him 'vile'.