Faber Poetry Podcast
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe Faber Poetry Podcast is a twice-monthly podcast bringing together some of the most exciting voices from the world of poetry, curated, produced and presented by poets Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood.
Whether you're a devotee or a newcomer to verse, join Rachael and Jack for lively conversation with their studio guests and audio postcards sent by acclaimed poets from around the globe.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
S3 Ep5: Ishion Hutchinson & Oluwaseun Olayiwola + Emilia Clarke
December 11, 2023 04:19 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBOh what a night. . . In this special episode, recorded live at the London Review Bookshop, Rachael and Jack are joined by Ishion Hutchinson and Oluwaseun Olayiwola, and we have an audio postcard from Charlotte Mew, delivered by the actress Emilia Clarke. Show notes Live guests ISHION HUTCHINSON was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica. He is the author of the poetry collections Far District, winner of the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry, and House of Lords and Commons, which received the ...
S3 Ep4: Lucy Mercer & Maggie Millner
October 13, 2023 16:25 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBIn this episode, Jack and Rachael talk couplets, nutlets and cats in poems, among many other things, with Lucy Mercer in the studio and Maggie Millner down the line from New York. Audio postcards are dispatched from Susannah Dickey, Oluwaseun Olayiwola and Rowan Ricardo Phillips. Show notes Studio guests LUCY MERCER'S first poetry collection Emblem (Prototype, 2022) is a Poetry Book Society Choice. She has written for ArtReview, LA Review of Books and Poetry Review amongst others. She tea...
S3 Ep3: Raymond Antrobus & Victoria Adukwei Bulley
September 22, 2023 14:45 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBIn this episode, Jack and Rachael are joined by award-winning poets Raymond Antrobus and Victoria Adukwei Bulley in the studio, where they consider the multiple meanings of the word 'quiet' and the gifts that make you feel seen. Audio postcards in this episode come from Declan Ryan, Holly Isemonger and Dawn Watson. Show notes Studio guests RAYMOND ANTROBUS is the author of three poetry titles: To Sweeten Bitter (Out-Spoken Press), The Perseverance (Penned in the Margins) and All The Names...
S3 Ep2: Camille Ralphs & Stephanie Sy-Quia
September 08, 2023 05:35 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIn this episode, Jack and Rachael discuss religion in poetry and the buried histories found within words with Camille Ralphs and Stephanie Sy-Quia. Audio postcards in this episode come from Eve Esfandiari-Denney, K Patrick and Hannah Sullivan. Show notes Studio guests CAMILLE RALPHS (b.1992, Stoke-on-Trent) is a poet, critic and editor. Her poems and translations have appeared or are forthcoming in magazines including the New York Review of Books, the Poetry Review, The Spectator and the...
S3 Ep1: S3 Ep 1: Anthony Anaxagorou & Nick Laird
August 25, 2023 06:01 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBAND we’re back! In the first episode of the third season, Rachael and Jack welcome guests Anthony Anaxagorou and Nick Laird to the studio to discuss poetry writing, tea drinking and the ultimate battle: long poem vs short poem. Audio postcards in this episode come from Courtney Bush, Emily Berry and Anthony Joseph. Show notes Studio guests ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU is a British-born Cypriot poet, fiction writer, spoken word artist, essayist, publisher and poetry educator. He has published seve...
S3: Faber Poetry Podcast Season 3 (trailer)
August 14, 2023 14:42 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBRachael Allen and Jack Underwood are back for a third season, with an unmissable mix of studio guests, audio postcards from around the world and general poetry chat.
S2 Ep6: Episode 12: Daljit Nagra & Nisha Ramayya
November 07, 2019 04:14 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBWe can’t believe we’ve come to the end of our second series [sad face]... In this extended final episode, Jack and Rachael have fun chatting with guests Daljit Nagra and Nisha Ramayya in the studio and there are audio postcards from Aria Aber and Jericho Brown, as well as poems from our two presenters. Thank you to all our listeners – we hope you've enjoyed our second series. Remember to rate and review us and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss future episodes of the podcast. Show n...
6: Episode 12: Daljit Nagra & Nisha Ramayya
November 07, 2019 04:14 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBWe can’t believe we’ve come to the end of our second series [sad face]... In this extended final episode, Jack and Rachael have fun chatting with guests Daljit Nagra and Nisha Ramayya in the studio and there are audio postcards from Aria Aber and Jericho Brown, as well as poems from our two presenters. Thank you to all our listeners – we hope you've enjoyed our second series. Remember to rate and review us and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss future episodes of the podcast. Show n...
S2 Ep5: Episode 11: Ilya Kaminsky & Sophie Robinson
October 18, 2019 04:35 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn the penultimate episode of the second series, Ilya Kaminsky and Sophie Robinson join Jack and Rachael in the studio to discuss, among other things, poems with ‘big dick energy’, the blurring of poetry with other literary forms and the tension between metaphor and the denial of metaphor. Audio postcards are from Daisy Lafarge, Anthony Anaxagorou and Hugo Williams. Listen to this episode and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss forthcoming episodes from the new season. Show notes ...
5: Episode 11: Ilya Kaminsky & Sophie Robinson
October 18, 2019 04:35 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn the penultimate episode of the second series, Ilya Kaminsky and Sophie Robinson join Jack and Rachael in the studio to discuss, among other things, poems with ‘big dick energy’, the blurring of poetry with other literary forms and the tension between metaphor and the denial of metaphor. Audio postcards are from Daisy Lafarge, Anthony Anaxagorou and Hugo Williams. Listen to this episode and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss forthcoming episodes from the new season. Show notes ...
S2 Ep4: Episode 10: Rae Armantrout & Don Paterson
September 27, 2019 03:27 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBTwo acclaimed award-winners join Rachael and Jack in the studio in our fourth episode of the second series: the Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Rae Armantrout and the Scottish poet Don Paterson, twice winner of the T. S Eliot Prize and recipient of all three Forward Poetry Prizes, the Costa Poetry Prize and the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. This episode also features audio postcards from Daljit Nagra, Sylvia Legris and Zeyar Lynn and ko ko thett. See here for the full show notes, auth...
4: Episode 10: Rae Armantrout & Don Paterson
September 27, 2019 03:27 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBTwo acclaimed award-winners join Rachael and Jack in the studio in our fourth episode of the second series: the Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Rae Armantrout and the Scottish poet Don Paterson, twice winner of the T. S Eliot Prize and recipient of all three Forward Poetry Prizes, the Costa Poetry Prize and the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. This episode also features audio postcards from Daljit Nagra, Sylvia Legris and Zeyar Lynn and ko ko thett. See here for the full show notes, auth...
S2 Ep3: Episode 9: Fiona Benson & Julia Copus
August 23, 2019 01:52 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this week’s episode, award-winning poets Fiona Benson and Julia Copus join Rachael and Jack in the studio and there are audio postcards from Morgan Parker, Bobby Parker and Wendy Cope. See here for the full show notes, author bios and links. Trigger warning: Please note that this episode’s second audio postcard features details relating to sexual trauma. Listen to this episode and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss forthcoming episodes from the new season and (should you be s...
3: Episode 9: Fiona Benson & Julia Copus
August 23, 2019 01:52 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this week’s episode, award-winning poets Fiona Benson and Julia Copus join Rachael and Jack in the studio and there are audio postcards from Morgan Parker, Bobby Parker and Wendy Cope. See here for the full show notes, author bios and links. Trigger warning: Please note that this episode’s second audio postcard features details relating to sexual trauma. Listen to this episode and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss forthcoming episodes from the new season and (should you be s...
S2 Ep2: Episode 8: Mary Jean Chan & Rebecca Tamás
August 01, 2019 03:56 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIn episode two of the new series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Mary Jean Chan and Rebecca Tamás to chat about recurring themes and preoccupations in their work – from fencing to the ecological world, the mother to the non-human. Audio postcards this week come from Paige Lewis, Peter Scupham and Matthew Dickman. Show notes, including relevant links, for this episode can be found here. Remember to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss forthcoming episodes and if you lik...
2: Episode 8: Mary Jean Chan & Rebecca Tamás
August 01, 2019 03:56 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIn episode two of the new series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Mary Jean Chan and Rebecca Tamás to chat about recurring themes and preoccupations in their work – from fencing to the ecological world, the mother to the non-human. Audio postcards this week come from Paige Lewis, Peter Scupham and Matthew Dickman. Show notes, including relevant links, for this episode can be found here. Remember to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss forthcoming episodes and if you lik...
S2 Ep1: Episode 7 (series 2): Joe Dunthorne & Will Harris
July 18, 2019 02:16 - 50 minutes - 23 MBWoo hoo we’re back! In the first episode of the new series, Rachael and Jack discuss typewriters, ‘poety’ backpacks, ruffles and codpieces (and much more) with their studio guests Joe Dunthrone and Will Harris and feature audio postcards from Simon Armitage, Heather Christle and Isabel Galleymore. For information about our featured poets, useful links and more please see our full show notes here. If you like this episode please like and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss forthcomi...
1: Episode 7 (series 2): Joe Dunthorne & Will Harris
July 18, 2019 02:16 - 50 minutes - 23 MBWoo hoo we’re back! In the first episode of the new series, Rachael and Jack discuss typewriters, ‘poety’ backpacks, ruffles and codpieces (and much more) with their studio guests Joe Dunthrone and Will Harris and feature audio postcards from Simon Armitage, Heather Christle and Isabel Galleymore. For information about our featured poets, useful links and more please see our full show notes here. If you like this episode please like and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss forthcomi...
7: Faber Poetry Podcast at Crossing Border Festival *LIVE EPISODE*
December 05, 2018 03:01 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBWe recently took the Faber Poetry Podcast to The Hague for a special event at the [Crossing Border Festival](https://www.crossingborder.nl/?lang=en). In this live recording, Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood are joined by fellow poets Anthony Anaxagorou, Momtaza Mehri and Hannah Sullivan for an evening of readings and (brief) discussion. As always you can read the show notes – featuring guest bios and useful links – [here](https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/faber-poetry-podcast-at-crossing-border...
S1 Ep7: Faber Poetry Podcast at Crossing Border Festival *LIVE EPISODE*
December 05, 2018 03:01 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBWe recently took the Faber Poetry Podcast to The Hague for a special event at the Crossing Border Festival. In this live recording, Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood are joined by fellow poets Anthony Anaxagorou, Momtaza Mehri and Hannah Sullivan for an evening of readings and (brief) discussion. As always you can read the show notes – featuring guest bios and useful links – here. This podcast is produced by Rachael Allen, Jack Underwood and Hannah Marshall for Faber & Faber. Special thanks...
6: Episode 6: Edward Doegar & Ishion Hutchinson
July 30, 2018 02:04 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBIn the final episode of our first series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Edward Doegar and Ishion Hutchinson, who discuss the value of a 'fake' talisman and the violence and beauty that can be found in a game of marbles. **Audio postcards & additional poems featured in this episode** ‘Somewhere There’s a Nothing I’m a Part Of’ written and read by Elaine Kahn. ‘The Stages of Harriet’ written and read by Sara Peters. ‘War the War’ written and read by Jack Underwood. ...
S1 Ep6: Episode 6: Edward Doegar & Ishion Hutchinson
July 30, 2018 02:04 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBIn the final episode of our first series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Edward Doegar and Ishion Hutchinson, who discuss the value of a 'fake' talisman and the violence and beauty that can be found in a game of marbles. Audio postcards & additional poems featured in this episode ‘Somewhere There’s a Nothing I’m a Part Of’ written and read by Elaine Kahn. ‘The Stages of Harriet’ written and read by Sara Peters. ‘War the War’ written and read by Jack Underwood. ‘Beef Cubes’...
5: Episode 5: Holly Pester & Sam Riviere
July 06, 2018 01:30 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBIn the penultimate episode of our first series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Holly Pester and Sam Riviere, plus a pat of butter and a set of nail clippers, which inspire conversations about poetry writing and its relationship to research, archives and procrastination. Audio postcards featured in this episode are: ‘Pathetic earthlings’ written and read by Will Harris. ‘Sparkhill’ written and read by Zaffar Kunial. ‘Nude in the Cat House’ written and read by Monica M...
S1 Ep5: Episode 5: Holly Pester & Sam Riviere
July 06, 2018 01:30 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBIn the penultimate episode of our first series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Holly Pester and Sam Riviere, plus a pat of butter and a set of nail clippers, which inspire conversations about poetry writing and its relationship to research, archives and procrastination. Audio postcards featured in this episode are: ‘Pathetic earthlings’ written and read by Will Harris. ‘Sparkhill’ written and read by Zaffar Kunial. ‘Nude in the Cat House’ written and read by Monica McClure....
S1 Ep4: Episode 4: Wayne Holloway-Smith & Maurice Riordan
June 14, 2018 02:27 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode, Rachael and Jack talk fatherhood, the lyric I and the magical sound of a garden pond with their guests Wayne Holloway-Smith and Maurice Riordan and there are audio postcards from Mary Jean Chan, Kaveh Akbar and Nisha Ramayya. Featured audio poems: ‘Poetry is the last place’ by Mary Jean Chan. ‘Ultrasound’ by Kaveh Akbar. ‘After infatuation’ by Nisha Ramayya. All relevant links can be found in this episode's show notes. The Faber Poetry Podcast is produced by R...
4: Episode 4: Wayne Holloway-Smith & Maurice Riordan
June 14, 2018 02:27 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode, Rachael and Jack talk fatherhood, the lyric I and the magical sound of a garden pond with their guests Wayne Holloway-Smith and Maurice Riordan and there are audio postcards from Mary Jean Chan, Kaveh Akbar and Nisha Ramayya. Featured audio poems: * ‘Poetry is the last place’ by Mary Jean Chan. * ‘Ultrasound’ by Kaveh Akbar. * ‘After infatuation’ by Nisha Ramayya. All relevant links can be found in this episode's [show notes](https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/f...
S1 Ep3: Episode 3: Richard Scott & Jane Yeh
May 23, 2018 00:05 - 46 minutes - 21.6 MBIn the third episode, Rachael and Jack chat in the studio with Richard Scott and Jane Yeh, discussing, among other things, the importance of recognising gay shame, the difference between biographical honesty and poetic honesty and a shared love for Star Trek (The Next Generation, obviously). Audio postcards this episode come from Peter Gizzi, Emily Toder and Hannah Sullivan. As always the show notes, author bios and links can be found on our website. We can’t believe we’re half way throug...
3: Episode 3: Richard Scott & Jane Yeh
May 23, 2018 00:05 - 46 minutes - 21.6 MBIn the third episode, Rachael and Jack chat in the studio with Richard Scott and Jane Yeh, discussing, among other things, the importance of recognising gay shame, the difference between biographical honesty and poetic honesty and a shared love for Star Trek (The Next Generation, obviously). Audio postcards this episode come from Peter Gizzi, Emily Toder and Hannah Sullivan. As always the show notes, author bios and links can be found on [our website](https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/faber-...
S1 Ep2: Episode 2: Sophie Collins & Emily Critchley
May 08, 2018 23:55 - 43 minutes - 20 MBRachael and Jack have Sophie Collins and Emily Critchley in the studio to discuss, among other things, female authorship, having a lightbulb moment for Denise Riley and the art of leaving a poem without a conventional ending. Audio postcards in this episode come from Jillian Weise, Jennifer L. Knox and Nuar Alsadir. Full show notes and links are here. Listen to this episode and subscribe now on your favourite podcast platform so you don’t miss forthcoming episodes in our first six-part s...
2: Episode 2: Sophie Collins & Emily Critchley
May 08, 2018 23:55 - 43 minutes - 20 MBRachael and Jack have Sophie Collins and Emily Critchley in the studio to discuss, among other things, female authorship, having a lightbulb moment for Denise Riley and the art of leaving a poem without a conventional ending. Audio postcards in this episode come from Jillian Weise, Jennifer L. Knox and Nuar Alsadir. Full show notes and links are [here](https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/the-faber-poetry-podcast-episode-2-with-sophie-collins-emily-critchley). Listen to this episode and subscribe...
1: Episode 1: Emily Berry & Momtaza Mehri
April 19, 2018 06:56 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBIn the first episode, Rachael and Jack discuss talismans, teenage crushes and gateways to poetry with their studio guests Emily Berry and Momtaza Mehri and play audio postcards sent to them by Ocean Vuong, Natalie Shapero and Vahni Capildeo. [Here](https://www.faber.co.uk/blog/poetry-podcast-episode-one/) are the episode links and show notes. The Faber Poetry Podcast is produced by Rachael Allen, Jack Underwood and Hannah Marshall for Faber & Faber. Editing by Billy Godfrey at Strathmor...
S1 Ep1: Episode 1: Emily Berry & Momtaza Mehri
April 19, 2018 06:56 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBIn the first episode, Rachael and Jack discuss talismans, teenage crushes and gateways to poetry with their studio guests Emily Berry and Momtaza Mehri and play audio postcards sent to them by Ocean Vuong, Natalie Shapero and Vahni Capildeo. Here are the episode links and show notes. The Faber Poetry Podcast is produced by Rachael Allen, Jack Underwood and Hannah Marshall for Faber & Faber. Editing by Billy Godfrey at Strathmore Publishing. Special thanks to Emily Berry, Vahni Capildeo, Mo...
Introducing the Faber Poetry Podcast (teaser)
April 12, 2018 09:54 - 2 minutes - 1.35 MBThe Faber Poetry Podcast is a twice-monthly podcast bringing together some of the most exciting voices from the world of poetry, produced and presented by poets Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood. Whether you're a devotee or a newcomer to verse, join Rachael and Jack for lively conversation with their studio guests and audio postcards sent by acclaimed poets from around the globe. In this clip from the first episode, the poet Momtaza Mehri discusses her lingering teenage crush on Morrissey ...
Introducing the Faber Poetry Podcast (teaser)
April 12, 2018 09:54 - 1 minute - 1.35 MBThe Faber Poetry Podcast is a twice-monthly podcast bringing together some of the most exciting voices from the world of poetry, produced and presented by poets Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood. Whether you're a devotee or a newcomer to verse, join Rachael and Jack for lively conversation with their studio guests and audio postcards sent by acclaimed poets from around the globe. In this clip from the first episode, the poet Momtaza Mehri discusses her lingering teenage crush on Morrissey –...