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The Penteract Podcast

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Culture podcast with a focus on wordplay and experimental art. Hosted by poet and publisher Anthony Etherin.

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Series 3 - Episode 5: Pedro Poitevin (2)

March 01, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

Series 3 Episode 5 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with poet and mathematician Pedro Poitevin. Topics of conversation include the role of meaning in poetry and palindromes, definitions and redefinitions of the sonnet, politics and art, winning Roman coins at Palindrome Fight!, and finding sonnets in the genome of a cat. Purchase Nowhere at Home, Pedro's first English-language poetry collection, here. Follow this podcast on Twitter and ...

Series 3 - Episode 4: Samuel Andreyev (3)

November 29, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Series 3 Episode 4 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with composer, poet, and YouTuber Samuel Andreyev. Topics of conversation include the benefits and difficulties of new media for composers and poets, the role of new technology in music and poetry, and the nature of 'authenticity' in art. Listen to Samuel's speech at the first ARC Forum here. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website ...

Series 3 - Episode 3: Richard Capener (Part 2: Scary Movies)

October 31, 2023 12:00 - 2 hours - 92.2 MB

Series 3 Episode 3 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. Happy Halloween! In this episode, Anthony and Clara speak with poet and Hem Press publisher Richard Capener about their mutual interest in horror movies. During the conversation, they run through Empire Magazine's 50 Best Horror Movies and discuss several recent movie discoveries. This is part two of the conversation begun in Episode 1 of this series. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract ...

Series 3 - Episode 2: Moira Walsh

September 28, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MB

Series 3 Episode 2 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with poet, translator, and copywriter Moira Walsh. Topics of conversation include Moira's Enneract Editions chapbook Earthrise,  poetry as a therapeutic exercise, realistic idealism, and translating poetry. Purchase Earthrise from the Penteract Press Store. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. And, if you like w...

Series 3 - Episode 1: Richard Capener (Part 1: Poetry & Publishing)

August 19, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 68 MB

Series 3 Episode 1 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with poet and Hem Press publisher Richard Capener. Topics of conversation include current events in the independent poetry press community, the role of avantgarde art, politics in art, and the futures of Hem Press and Penteract Press, Part 2 of this conversation, a horror movie special, will air this October 31st. Check out Hem Press here. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover mo...

Series 2 - Episode 18: Anthony & Clara Eat Hot Wings

June 17, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.2 MB

Series 2 Episode 18 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In the series 2 finale, Anthony and Clara steal a YouTube channel's idea and ask each other questions while eating increasingly spicy hot wings, ranging from 1,600 Scoville Heat Units to 2,000,000  Units. Topics of conversation include the state of the poetry industry, publishing with a punk rock ethos, and Clara's work in the food industry. Series 3 begins this autumn! Check out First We Feast on YouTube and purcha...

Series 2 - Episode 17: Nick Asbury

June 13, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

Series 2 Episode 17 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with writer, copywriter, and poet Nick Asbury. Topics of conversation include the politics of the poetry world, concepts and constraints, songwriting, branding, self-directed learning, and authority. Check out https://asburyandasbury.com/, for examples of Nick's work in branding and details on his books, including Realtime Notes and Perpetual Disappointments Diary. Read Nick's Substack...

Series 2 - Episode 16: Mick Hodgkin

May 12, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MB

Series 2 Episode 16 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with Mick Hodgkin, limerick writer, crossword setter, and Puzzles Editor for The Times and The Sunday Times. To mark National Limerick Day 2023, Anthony and Mick discuss limerick form and its history, share some favourite limericks, and chat about Mick's topical limerick Twitter account Mick Twister.  Other topics of conversation include crossword clues, Ximenean and libertarian crossw...

Series 2 - Episode 15: Laura Kerr (2)

March 29, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Series 2 Episode 15 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with visual artist, poet, and educator Laura Kerr. Topics of conversation include Laura's recent entry into the world of NFTs, AI-generated art and writing, conceptual art, Twitter Blue, seeing colours differently, and drawing hands.... Anthony and Laura also discuss "Mnemonic Trains" -- Laura's recent collaboration with Nick Piombino -- which will be published by Penteract Press in July...

Series 2 - Episode 14: Christian Bök (3)

March 06, 2023 17:00 - 2 hours - 97.7 MB

Series 2 Episode 14 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri. To celebrate the 50th episode of The Penteract Podcast, Anthony (and, from 1.26:50, Clara) chats with the podcast's very first guest, Christian Bök. The questions in this episode are based on a series of polls conducted by Penteract Press's Twitter account, between March 2022 and February 2023. Questions include: Should any topic or style be off-limits to poets? Should we separate art from artist? Is ...

Series 2 - Episode 13: Teo Eve

February 08, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MB

Series 2 Episode 13 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony Etherin and Teo Eve discuss the history of the alphabet. Topics include hieroglyphs and the rebus principle; the evolution of letterforms; runes and lost letters; the impact of the printing press and of digital media; and the alphabet's future. Also discussed are Teo's Penteract Press books, The Ox House and I Imagine an Image (coming 2024), as well as their upcoming Beir Bua Press book On Sha...

Series 2 - Episode 12: Sasha Stiles

January 18, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Series 2 Episode 12 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony meets Sasha Stiles, to discuss AI-generated poetry, NFTs, and Sasha's work with theVERSEverse. Topics include: poetry on the blockchain; the relationship between constrained poetry and AI-generated poetry;  Ray Kurzweil and transhumanism; and the future of poetry. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. Support the show

Series 2 - Episode 11: Lori Wike

October 18, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB

Series 2 Episode 11 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with Lori Wike about puzzles, wordplay, and Lori's work as Principal Bassoon for the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Topics include inventing puzzles and poem forms, (not) solving Torquemada's Cain's Jawbone, the flow state, and the relationship between music and wordplay. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. Support th...

Series 2 - Episode 10: Jack Waley-Cohen

August 24, 2022 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MB

Series 2 Episode 10 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony meets Jack Waley-Cohen, Co-founder of What3Words, Question Editor for the BBC' s Only Connect, and Co-owner of QuizQuizQuiz. Topics of conversation include TV quizzes, wordplay, entrepreneurship, and the success of the What3Words app.  Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. Support the show

Series 2 - Episode 9: Marian Christie

August 02, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

Series 2 Episode 9 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony and Marian Christie — author of Fractal Poems (Enneract Editions, 2021) and From Fibs to Fractals (Beir Bua Press, 2021) — discuss the relationship between mathematics and poetry, while making time to discuss their shared interest in cricket. Read "A Reminiscence of Cricket" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Discover the aelindrome here. Discover the aelinslice here. Discover the aelindivider here....

Series 2 - Episode 8: Mark Saltveit

July 06, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

Series 2 Episode 8 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri. In this episode, Anthony and Clara catch up with comedian, writer, and palindromist Mark Saltveit, to discuss Mark's career in stand-up. Topics of conversation include the comedy circuit, cancel culture, and Taoism. This episode has been recorded in anticipation of the Edinburgh Fringe show Palindrome Fight!, which will run from August 6th till August 28th. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover...

Series 2 - Episode 7: Jane Espenson

June 01, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

Series 2 Episode 7 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with Jane Espenson about her work as a writer on such shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, and Once Upon a Time — other topics include conceptual metaphor, word games, literary wordplay, and ‘Buffy Speak’. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. Support the show

Series 2 - Episode 6: Laura Kerr

May 09, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

Series 2 Episode 6 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with visual artist, poet, and educator Laura Kerr. Topics of conversation include process art, social media, galleries, books, and NFTs. Follow these links to see the art Laura is referring to, when discussing her process (towards the end of the podcast): https://twitter.com/LauraKerrArt/status/1523674990927056896?s=20&t=y0dnVK791uq6D2iYm2xTcw https://twitter.com/LauraKerrArt/status/15...

Series 2 - Episode 5: David Astle

April 21, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Series 2 Episode 5 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. "Live! David Astle melts a diva devil!" "Decode! Lest David Astle decode!" In this episode, Anthony speaks with writer, presenter, and celebrated crossword setter David Astle. Topics of conversation include the crossword community, different approaches to crossword setting, and the obsessive pleasures of wordplay. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its ...

Series 2 - Episode 4: Andrew Hugill & Christian Bök (Introduction to 'Pataphysics)

April 05, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 82.8 MB

Series 2 Episode 4 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with Andrew Hugill, author of 'Pataphysics: A Useless Guide (MIT Press, 2012), and Christian Bök, author of 'Pataphysics: The Poetics of an Imaginary Science (Northwestern University Press, 2001). The three pataphysicians present an introduction to 'Pataphysics, discussing its origins in the work of Alfred Jarry, its meaning and definitions, its key principles, and its appearance through...

Series 2 - Episode 3: Anthony Horowitz

March 11, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Series 2 Episode 3 of The Penteract Podcast, presented by Anthony Etherin and featuring an interview with novelist and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz.  Topics of conversation include wordplay and structure, genre and tradition, and adapting novels for the screen. Alex Rider series one and two are currently available on IMDb Tv. Magpie Murders is currently available on BritBox. Listen to episodes of The Penteract Podcast on YouTube, and please consider subscribing to the channel. Follow...

Series 2 - Episode 2: Merlina Acevedo

February 27, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MB

Series 2 Episode 2 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with chess champion, artist, photographer, musician, poet, and palindromist Merlina Acevedo. In this episode, Anthony and Merlina discuss Merlina's experiences playing competitive chess. Topics include competing in Olympiads, playing Kasparov and Spassky, and Netflix's The Queen's Gambit. They also discuss their shared interests in music and palindromes. Listen to Merlina's band, LLT, on her ...

Series 2 - Episode 1: Ben Zimmer & Eric Chaikin (Beyond Wordplay)

February 18, 2022 10:00 - 2 hours - 83.3 MB

Series 2 Episode 1 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony meets Wall Street Journal lexicographer Ben Zimmer and Word Wars director Eric Chaikin. Together, Ben and Eric operate Beyond Wordplay, a platform dedicated to the art, science, and culture of words. Topics of conversation include the National Puzzler’s League; Scrabble and crossword tournaments; palindromes, anagrams, letter banks and lipograms; computational wordplay; lexicography; and the wo...

Series 1 - Episode 36: Clara Daneri

February 09, 2022 15:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB

Episode 36 of The Penteract Podcast. For the final episode of series one, Anthony Etherin interviews Clara Daneri, discussing Clara’s interest in combining traditional and digital media, her experience as a publisher for Penteract Press, and the future of both Penteract Press and The Penteract Podcast. Listen to episodes of The Penteract Podcast on YouTube, and please consider subscribing to Anthony’s channel. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by vis...

Series 1 - Episode 35: Michelle Moloney King

January 10, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 45 MB

Episode 35 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with Michelle Moloney King of Beir Bua Press. Topics of conversation include small press publishing, the British and Irish avantgarde, hypnosis and meditation, and defying poetic labels. Visit Beir Bua press here. Follow this podcast on Twitter. Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Ant...

Episode 34: Helen Mitchell

December 07, 2021 16:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MB

Episode 34 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with Helen Mitchell, organiser of the Small Publishers Fair — an annual fair of books by artists, writers, poets, composers, and book designers — held at Conway Hall, London. This episode focuses on the history, present, and future of the Small Publishers Fair, which is entirely online this year, owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Follow the Small Publishers Fair on Twitter. Follow this podcast...

Series 1 - Episode 34: Helen Mitchell

December 07, 2021 16:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MB

Episode 34 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with Helen Mitchell, organiser of the Small Publishers Fair — an annual fair of books by artists, writers, poets, composers, and book designers — held at Conway Hall, London. This episode focuses on the history, present, and future of the Small Publishers Fair, which is entirely online this year, owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Follow the Small Publishers Fair on Twitter. Follow this podcast...

Series 1 - Episode 33: Ian McMillan

November 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

Episode 33 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan, host of BBC Radio 3’s The Verb. In this episode, Anthony and Ian discuss poems, puns, podcasting, and pithering, as well as their fascinations with wordplay and Twitter. Listen to The Verb here. Follow this podcast on Twitter. Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please consider suppo...

Episode 33: Ian McMillan

November 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

Episode 33 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan, host of BBC Radio 3’s The Verb. In this episode, Anthony and Ian discuss, poems, puns, podcasting, and pithering, as well as their fascinations with wordplay and Twitter. Listen to The Verb here. Follow this podcast on Twitter. Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please consider supp...

Episode 32: Tom Jenks

November 06, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

Episode 32 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet Tom Jenks. In this episode, Anthony and Tom discuss poetic constraint, humour in poetry, and the material qualities of language, as they launch Pack My Box With Five Dozen Liquor Jugs, a pangrammatic novel written by Tom Jenks and Catherine Vidler. Follow this podcast on Twitter. Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, p...

Series 1 - Episode 32: Tom Jenks

November 06, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

Episode 32 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet Tom Jenks. In this episode, Anthony and Tom discuss poetic constraint, humour in poetry, and the material qualities of language, as they launch Pack My Box With Five Dozen Liquor Jugs, a pangrammatic novel written by Tom Jenks and Catherine Vidler. Follow this podcast on Twitter. Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, p...

Episode 31: Astra Papachristodoulou & Steven J Fowler (European Poetry Panel)

October 16, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

Episode 31 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring an interview with poets Astra Papachristodoulou and Steven J Fowler. In this episode, Steven and Astra discuss the  European Poetry Festival (curated by Steven), Astra's recent Text-Isles exhibition in Rhodes, and European poetry in general. Listen to Steven's poem "How Like Muanis, How Like Astra" here. Purchase Astra's Penteract Press book  Inside Ocean Größt’s Time Capsule. Purchase Steven's ...

Series 1 - Episode 31: Astra Papachristodoulou & Steven J Fowler (European Poetry Panel)

October 16, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

Episode 31 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring an interview with poets Astra Papachristodoulou and Steven J Fowler. In this episode, Steven and Astra discuss the  European Poetry Festival (curated by Steven), Astra's recent Text-Isles exhibition in Rhodes, and European poetry in general. Listen to Steven's poem "How Like Muanis, How Like Astra" here. Purchase Astra's Penteract Press book  Inside Ocean Größt’s Time Capsule. Purchase Steven's ...

Episode 30: Sacha Archer

September 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

Episode 30 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet Sacha Archer. In this episode, Anthony and Sacha discuss the relationship between poetic traditions and radical experimentalism, the purpose of poetry, and Sacha’s new Penteract Press chapbook, Jung Origami. Experience Sacha’s “event poems” on his YouTube Channel. Purchase Jung Origami from the Penteract Press store. Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twi...

Series 1 - Episode 30: Sacha Archer

September 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

Episode 30 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet Sacha Archer. In this episode, Anthony and Sacha discuss the relationship between poetic traditions and radical experimentalism, the purpose of poetry, and Sacha’s new Penteract Press chapbook, Jung Origami. Experience Sacha’s “event poems” on his YouTube Channel. Purchase Jung Origami from the Penteract Press store. Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twi...

Series 1 - Episode 29: Derek Beaulieu

August 09, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Episode 29 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with visual poet Derek Beaulieu. In this episode, Derek discusses his poetic practice, the potential and range of poetry, and the importance of small press publishing. Learn more about Derek's work by visiting his website, http://derekbeaulieu.wordpress.com Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting t...

Episode 29: Derek Beaulieu

August 09, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Episode 29 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with visual poet Derek Beaulieu. In this episode, Derek discusses his poetic practice, the potential and range of poetry, and the importance of small press publishing. Learn more about Derek's work by visiting his website, http://derekbeaulieu.wordpress.com Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting t...

Series 1 - Episode 28: Samuel Andreyev (2)

July 27, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

Episode 28 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with composer, poet, podcaster, and YouTuber Samuel Andreyev. In this episode, Anthony asks Samuel about his creative practice and about creativity more generally: What does it take to be an artist? What is the point of being an artist? How should one go about living an artist's life? Check out Samuel's various websites here and his YouTube channel here. Discover more about Penteract Pres...

Episode 28: Samuel Andreyev (2)

July 27, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

Episode 28 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with composer, poet, podcaster, and YouTuber Samuel Andreyev. In this episode, Anthony asks Samuel about his creative practice and about creativity more generally: What does it take to be an artist? What is the point of being an artist? How should one go about living an artist's life? Check out Samuel's various websites here and his YouTube channel here. Discover more about Penteract Pres...

Episode 27: Mary Frances & Christian Bök (Summer Launch Special pt. 2)

July 08, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

Episode 27 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast — a special episode for the launch of Penteract Press's summer books: Slate Petals (and Other Wordscapes) by Anthony Etherin, Untravelling by Mary Frances, and The Kazimir Effect by Christian  Bök. In this episode, Anthony Etherin, Mary Frances, and Christian Bök — joined by Clara Daneri —  discuss their new books in detail, exploring the similarities and differences shared among them. This podcast is the second of two Summer Launch episodes — c...

Series 1 - Episode 27: Mary Frances & Christian Bök (Summer Launch Special pt. 2)

July 08, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

Episode 27 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast — a special episode for the launch of Penteract Press's summer books: Slate Petals (and Other Wordscapes) by Anthony Etherin, Untravelling by Mary Frances, and The Kazimir Effect by Christian  Bök. In this episode, Anthony Etherin, Mary Frances, and Christian Bök — joined by Clara Daneri —  discuss their new books in detail, exploring the similarities and differences shared among them. This podcast is the second of two Summer Launch episodes — c...

Series 1 - Episode 26: Anthony Etherin Q&A (Summer Launch Special pt. 1)

July 03, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB

Episode 26 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast — a special episode, presented by Clara Daneri, and featuring Anthony Etherin answering questions asked to him via Twitter at the end of 2020. Topics include the hows and whys of constrained poetry / formal poetry and small press poetry publishing. This podcast is the first of two special episodes launching Penteract Press’s summer list — which includes Anthony’s second full-length collection, Slate Petals (and Other Wordscapes). Join us on Twi...

Episode 26: Anthony Etherin Q&A (Summer Launch Special pt. 1)

July 03, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB

Episode 26 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast — a special episode, presented by Clara Daneri, and featuring Anthony Etherin answering questions asked to him via Twitter at the end of 2020. Topics include the hows and whys of constrained poetry / formal poetry and small press poetry publishing. This podcast is the first of two special episodes launching Penteract Press’s summer list — which includes Anthony’s second full-length collection, Slate Petals (and Other Wordscapes). Join us on Twi...

Series 1 - Episode 25: Christian Bök, Pedro Poitevin, & Nick Montfort (STEM Poetry Panel)

June 08, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MB

Episode 25 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and with guests Christian Bök, Pedro Poitevin, and Nick Montfort. This is a special panel episode, featuring a discussion of the relationship between poetry and STEM, in particular mathematical and constraint-based poetry, biological poetry, and computational poetry. The conversation includes mention of Christian Bök's The Xenotext Book 1, Nick Montfort's Golem, and Anthony Etherin's The Utu Sonnets. Learn more about ...

Episode 25: Christian Bök, Pedro Poitevin, & Nick Montfort (STEM-Poetry Panel)

June 08, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MB

Episode 25 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and with guests Christian Bök, Pedro Poitevin, and Nick Montfort. This is a special panel episode, featuring a discussion of the relationship between poetry and STEM, in particular mathematical and constraint-based poetry, biological poetry, and computational poetry. The conversation includes mention of Christian Bök's The Xenotext Book 1, Nick Montfort's Golem, and Anthony Etherin's The Utu Sonnets. Learn more about ...

Series 1 - Episode 24: Kate Siklosi, Gregory Betts, & Nasser Hussain (Canadian Poetry Panel)

May 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

Episode 24 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and with guests Kate Siklosi, Gregory Betts, and Nasser Hussain.    This is a special panel episode, featuring a discussion of the past, present, and future of experimental poetry in Canada.  Topics include bpNichol and The Four Horsemen, Conceptualism, and the historic Text/Sound/Performance conference held in Dublin, April 2019 (which was coordinated by Gregory Betts). Discover more about Penteract P...

Episode 24: Kate Siklosi, Gregory Betts, & Nasser Hussain (Canadian Poetry Panel)

May 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

Episode 24 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and with guests Kate Siklosi, Gregory Betts, and Nasser Hussain.    This is a special panel episode, featuring a discussion of the past, present, and future of experimental poetry in Canada.  Topics include bpNichol and The Four Horsemen, Conceptualism, and the historic Text/Sound/Performance conference held in Dublin, April 2019 (which was coordinated by Gregory Betts). Discover more about Penteract P...

Series 1 - Episode 23: Lori Wike & Mark Saltveit (Palindrome Special)

April 15, 2021 15:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Episode 23 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring an interview with Lori Wike and Mark Saltveit, about the history, present, and future of palindromes in literature and music.    *CORRECTION: Peter Hilton's great palindrome is, in fact: "Doc, note! I dissent: A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod."* Read about the Sator Square here. Read about Su Hui’s Star Gauge here. Read about Bletchley Park here. Purchase the Penteract Press antho...

Episode 23: Lori Wike and Mark Saltveit (Palindrome Special)

April 15, 2021 15:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Episode 23 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring an interview with Lori Wike and Mark Saltveit, about the history, present, and future of palindromes in literature and music.    *CORRECTION: Peter Hilton's great palindrome is, in fact: "Doc, note! I dissent: A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod."* Read about the Sator Square here. Read about Su Hui’s Star Gauge here. Read about Bletchley Park here. Purchase the Penteract Press antho...

Series 1 - Episode 23: Lori Wike and Mark Saltveit (Palindrome Special)

April 15, 2021 15:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Episode 23 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring an interview with Lori Wike and Mark Saltveit, about the history, present, and future of palindromes in literature and music.    *CORRECTION: Peter Hilton's great palindrome is, in fact: "Doc, note! I dissent: A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod."* Read about the Sator Square here. Read about Su Hui’s Star Gauge here. Read about Bletchley Park here. Purchase the Penteract Press antho...

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