The Gobful: A (Mostly) Poetry Podcast

The Gobful is a (mostly) poetry podcast featuring conversations with poets and writers who have previously appeared as guest readers at the Gobshite Spoken Word Open Mic , held at The Golden Lion in Todmorden, West Yorkshire . In this month’s episode, we talk to SAF-S2E, a dynamic artist whose sound is rooted in hip hop, moving between music, performance poetry, and powerful live performance. His...

The Gobful is a (mostly) poetry podcast featuring conversations with poets and writers who have previously appeared as guest readers at the Gobshite Spoken Word Open Mic , held at The Golden Lion in Todmorden, West Yorkshire . In this month’s episode, we talk to Glossop-based writer Ian Marriott, winner of the Cinnamon Press Prize. Ian reads poems from his collection  The Hollow Bone , which draws...

The Gobful is a (mostly) poetry podcast featuring conversations with poets and writers who have previously appeared as guest readers at the Gobshite Spoken Word Open Mic , held at The Golden Lion in Todmorden, West Yorkshire . This month, we’re joined by Kieren King, a Salford-born spoken word artist, four-time UK National Slam finalist, and Great Northern Poetry Slam champion. We talk about Kiere...

The Gobful is a (mostly) poetry podcast featuring conversations with poets and writers who have previously appeared as guest readers at the Gobshite Spoken Word Open Mic , held at The Golden Lion in Todmorden, West Yorkshire . In this episode, we chat with Kathryn ‘Millie’ Millington , a poet, performer, and activist based in Sheffield. Millie founded and ran the poetry charity Nine Lives Poetry ,...

The Gobful is a (mostly) poetry podcast interviewing poets and writers who have previously been guest readers at the Gobshite Spoken Word Open Mic held at the The Golden Lion in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. In this episode, we talk to Victoria Gatehouse who is a Zoologist, award-winning poet and children’s writer. Her poetry has been broadcast on BBC radio and she has been widely published in magazi...

The Gobful is a (mostly) poetry podcast interviewing poets and writers who have previously been guest readers at the Gobshite Spoken Word Open Mic held at the The Golden Lion in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. In this episode, we talk to Elizabeth Gobson who is a queer, neurodivergent poet from Wigan, living in Manchester, whose debut collection is A love the weight of an animal (Confingo, 2025). Poems...

The Gobful is a (mostly) poetry podcast interviewing poets and writers who have previously been guest readers at the Gobshite Spoken Word Open Mic held at the The Golden Lion in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. In this episode, we talk to Michael Conley, a poetry and prose writer from Manchester, UK.  His poetry has appeared in magazines including Rialto, Magma, Butcher's Dog, Strix and Interpreters Hou...

The Gobful is a (mostly) poetry podcast interviewing poets and writers who have previously been a guest reader at the Gobshite Spoken Word Open Mic held at the The Golden Lion in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. In this episode, we talk to Louise Machen about her work. ouise Machen is a widely published Mancunian poet with an MA in Creative Writing from The University of Manchester. She has a collaborat...