People's Poetry Podcast

S10 Ep6: The Funky Goodbye (Part 2) - Join us for part one of our first ever live recording in front of a real life audience! This episode was recorded in January 2025 at The Funky Cellar inSpitalfields, London to celebrate friend of the podcast (the Ray Davies of poetry herself) Demi Anter. Demi assembled some of our favourite voices in the poetry world to see her off as she moved on to pastures...

S10 Ep5: The Funky Goodbye (Part 1) - Join us for part one of our first ever live recording in front of a real life audience! This episode was recorded in January 2025 at The Funky Cellar inSpitalfields, London to celebrate friend of the podcast (the Ray Davies of poetry herself) Demi Anter. Demi assembled some of our favourite voices in the poetry world to see her off as she moved on to pastures...

S10 Ep4: Yerkezhan Berkembayev - We talk about about Zhan's debut pamphlet ' A hero in past tense ' out with Fawn Press, performance poetry, poetry theft, themes of identity, self-acceptance and belonging amongst other things. Poetry recitals from Yerkezhan Berkembayev and Lily Redwood. A hero in past tense is available through Fawn Press: https://fawnpress.co.uk/product/a-hero-in-past...

S10 Ep3: Leah Atherton - We talk about about Leah's latest pamphlet ' Mycelium ' out with Fawn Press, grief in the digital age, folklore and the role of witches in communities amongst other things. Poetry recitals from Leah Atherton and Ryan Chambers. Mycelium is available through Fawn Press: https://fawnpress.co.uk/product/mycelium-by-leah-atherton/ Follow us on... Instagram: @peoples...

S10 Ep2: Jake Hawkey - We talk about about Jake's impressive debut collection 'But & Though' out with Pan MacMillan/ Picador Poetry, growing up around addiction and the journey to acceptance, working class literature and prose poetry amongst other things. Poetry recitals from Jake Hawkey and Steph. But & Though is available through Pan MacMillan: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jake-h...

S10 Ep1: Rachel Spence - We talk about about Rachel's heartfelt collection 'Daughter of the Sun' out with The Emma Press, Ancient Greece and Medea, quantum physics, the freedom of rewriting and the sonnet form . Poetry recitals from Rachel Spence and Chloe Hazel. Follow us on... Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter/ X: @people_poetry Bluesky: @peoplespoetrypod.bsky.social Facebook:...

S9 Ep5: The 12 Poems of Christmas – Featuring poets of Christmas past, (well some familiar voices from across 9 series of People’s Poetry Podcast anyway…) Poetry recitals of writing connected to Christmas/ December, new beginnings, reflection and winter from: Matt Abbott, Demi Anter, Laurie Bolger, Jimmy Bowman, Maria Ferguson, Kate Ireland, Leanne Moden, Tommy Sissons, Jamie Thrasivoulou, Scarlet...

S9 Ep4: Kate Ireland - We talk about performing poetry, barriers to education and Kate’s one woman spoken word show ‘Golden Time’ as well as her incredibly sensory spoken word album and accompanying pamphlet ‘Self Regulating Behaviours’ . Poetry recitals from Kate Ireland and D. L. ‘Dan’ Husband. Follow us on... Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter/ X: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry...

S9 Ep3: Laurie Bolger - We talk about Laurie’s poetry pamphlets ' Box Rooms ’, ‘ Makeover ’ and ‘ Spin ’, writing the everyday and Laurie’s Creative Writing Breakfast Club and a love of pubs. Poetry recitals from Laurie Bolger and Emma True. Follow us on... Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter/ X: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submissions/ letters to peoplespoetrypodcast@hot...

S9 Ep2: Cecilia Knapp - We talk about the Cecilia's poetry workshop at my school, her incredible debut novel Little Boxes , Feminism and her thought-provoking debut poetry collection Peach Pig . Poetry recitals from Cecilia Knapp and Sophie D. Follow us on... Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter/ X: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submissions/ letters to peoplespoetrypodcast@h...

A travelling poetry & spoken word podcast wandering the UK chatting to poets and sharing poetry for all. Hosted by Jimmy Bowman. Submit via: peoplespoetrypodcast@hotmail.com

S9 Ep1: Jeremy Corbyn - We talk about Jeremy and Len McCluskey's poetry collection Poetry For The Many , a love of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the importance of poetry and its place in Jeremy’s politics, poetry’s secret appeal and Jeremy’s own writing. Poetry recitals from Jeremy Corbyn and Neil Laurenson. Follow us on... Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter/ X: @people_poetry Facebook: People...

Series 8 Episode 4: Steve Head - We talk about Steve’s collection ‘Blueprints’, the allure of the suburbs, working through difficult relationships and much more! Poetry recitals from Steve Head and Steven Langstaff. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submissions/ letters to peoplespoetrypodcast@hotmail.com Episode links: Steve He...

Series 8 Episode 3: Georgina Wilding - We talk about Georgina’s collection ‘Hag Stone’ out on Verve Poetry Press, being Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate, working class roots, surrealism in poetry and much more! Poetry recitals from Georgina Wilding and Joe Hicklin of Big Special. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submissio...

Series 8 Episode 2: Demi Anter - We talk about Demi’s collection ‘Small Machine’ out on Write Bloody UK, Berlin, us hating on our 20s and much more! Poetry recitals from Demi Anter and Female Gaze. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submissions/ letters to peoplespoetrypodcast@hotmail.com Episode links: Demi Anter Instagram: @ant...

Series 8 Episode 1: Stephen Sexton - We talk about Stephen's Forward Prize nominated collection ‘Cheryl’s Destinies’ out on Penguin, the notion of escapism, video games and virtual realities crossing over into poetry and much more! Poetry recitals from Stephen Sexton and Georgia Luckhurst. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submi...

Series 7 Episode 5: Iain Whiteley - We talk about Iain's collection 'Ping!' out on Write Bloody UK as well as Iain's journey with language, The Lake District, playing with poetic form, lockdown, the Write Bloody UK submission process and much more! Poetry recitals from Iain Whiteley and Stuart Russell. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry...

Series 7 Episode 4: Stephanie Powell - We talk about Stephanie's new collection 'Bone' out on Halas Press as well as poetic voice, moving abroad, getting published, celebrating the everyday and much more! Poetry recitals from Stephanie Powell and Barry Hollow with music by Leo Martin. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submission...

Series 7 Episode 3: Rory Aaron - We talk about Rory's collection 'Doglike' out on Bearded Badger Publishing Co, as well as lyricism as a route into poetry, rhyme, putting together a collection, the difficult second album and much more! Poetry recitals from Rory Aaron and Rachel Cleverly. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submiss...

Series 7 Episode 2: Francisca Matos - We talk about Francisca's collection 'Hard Summer' out on Write Bloody UK as well as writing about memories, adolescence, the Write Bloody UK submissions process and much more! Poetry recitals from Francisca Matos and Leanne Moden. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submissions/ letters to pe...

Series 7 Episode 1: Emily Harrison - We talk about Emily's collection 'I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire' out on Burning Eye Books as well as writing alongside teaching, poetry in schools, mental health, recovery, writing about time and place and much more! Poetry recitals from Emily Harrison and Tara Griffin with music from Charlie + Jake. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter...

Series 6 Episode 9 Jason Williamson - We talk about Sleaford Mods new album 'Spare Ribs' out on Rough Trade Records, Jason's writing process, politics, cultural appropriation and much more! Poetry recital from Poppy Mabel. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submissions/ letters to peoplespoetrypodcast@hotmail.com Episode links: J...

Series 6 Episode 8 Scarlett Ward - We talk about Scarlett's collection 'Ache' out on Verve Poetry Press as well as recovery, form and playing with poetry on the page and much more! Poetry recitals from Scarlett Ward and Stephen Durkan. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submissions/ letters to peoplespoetrypodcast@hotmail.com Epi...

Series 6 Episode 7 Wise Talk Collective - We talk about Wise Talk Collective's show 'The Art of Losing', differing writing styles and much more! Poetry recitals from all four of the Wise Talk poets: Sonia Burns, Camille McCawley, Helen Rice and Chris Singleton. Additional recital by Michelle Moloney King. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poet...

Series 6 Episode 6 Cecilia Knapp - We talk about Cecilia's role as Young Person's Poet Laureate for London, the power of poetry, publication/ rejection and much more! Poetry recitals from Cecilia Knapp and Jade Moira Lawrence. Follow us on Instagram: @peoplespoetrypodcast Twitter: @people_poetry Facebook: People's Poetry Podcast Submissions/ letters to peoplespoetrypodcast@hotmail.com Episode link...