Poetry To Your Ears

In this episode, we are delighted to have One Inky Queer with us - trauma poet keeping it light. Serving you queer cripple realness, honey.  Big stylistic range, or possibly just quite confused. Insistently and unstoppably intimate and inappropriate, but not in the fun way. Also does children's poems (no, really). "Poetry that makes you horny" @IAmSophieReid That sums it up, right? If you liked th...

Welcome to the ninth episode of  poetry to your ears  podcast! We are back to a conversation between us two co-hosts, Tom & Lulu. We discuss Kae Tempest’s new album, ‘The Line Is A Curve’, Lulu’s latest performances at poetry events in Brighton, and how we can play around between written poetry and spoken word.  If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our In...

Welcome to the eighth episode of  poetry to your ears  podcast! We interview Ella Sadie Guthrie. She is a Brighton-based poet, co-founder of WRIOT collective and Words by the Water poetry night. She writes about love and is releasing her first poetry book this August '22, that is all about her love fantasies with Pete Davidson.  You can follow her on Instagram @poetrytoyourears. If you liked the e...

Welcome to the seventh episode of  poetry to your ears  podcast! We interview AFLO. the poet. She created a community in Brighton of Black poets from marginalised genders. Her work focuses on race, gender and mental health. We hope you will enjoy this interview! You can follow her on Instagram and Youtube @aflo.the poet.  If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow...

Welcome to the sixth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We interview Elly, who goes by Aphrodites’ teachings, a Brighton-based poet. She writes about love and sexuality from a female gaze; and is inspired by nature to create.  If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified w...

Welcome to the fifth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! It features a poem about the pandemic amongst a selection of nonsensical poetry.  Poems read in the episode: The Shadow Voice by Margaret Atwood pink goo by Éloïse Armary two years later by Éloïse Armary 213th Chorus by Jack Kerouac The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Foll...

Welcome to the fourth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! This is our post-Christmas themed episode.  Poems read in the episode: December 26 by Kenn Nesbitt gift giving by Éloïse Armary Christmas Tree lots by Chris Green hold me tightly by Éloïse Armary The Christmas Letter by John N Morrisr If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyour...

Welcome to the second episode of poetry to your ears podcast! Poems read in the episode: ‘The Butter Festival’ by Mary Ruefle ‘i read a poem out loud’ by Éloïse Armary ‘A female cry' by Dareen Tatour 'The People Upstairs' by Ogden Nash Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: Poetry to your ears is a...

Welcome to the second episode of poetry to your ears podcast! In this episode, we talk about TW: sexual assault. Poems read in the episode: ‘Start Close in’ by David Whyte ‘halloween is for ghosts’ by Éloïse Armary ‘milk and honey’ by Rupi Kaur Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be notified when the next episode comes out! CREDITS: Poetry to your...

Welcome to the first episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We’re very excited to launch this podcast with you and hope you will enjoy it.  In this episode, we talk about climate change at the occasion of the Cop26 in Glasgow.  Poems read in the episode: ‘The Peace of Wild Things’ by Wendell Berry ‘a land that was once free’ by Éloïse Armary ‘Blood of the Past’ by Kae Tempest x The Comet is Comin...