Poetry To Your Ears
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
35 - Roy McFarlane
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear us chat about the legacy of slavery, erasure poems, Roy’s role as Birmingham’s poet laureate, Canal poet ambassador and Brighton B...
34 - Elizabeth M Castillo
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
'Not Quite an Ocean' by Elizabeth M. Castillo is a paean to the feminine, to motherhood and to the natural world. At once these poems are both unabash...
33 - Kathryn Millington
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this stunning pamphlet of quietly moving and poignant poems, Kathryn Millington guides her reader through the grief that comes as a result of invol...
32 - Joelle Taylor
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The female body is a political space.”At Brighton Fringe’s event of Queer The Mic, we sat down in a dark den and talked to Joelle about perform...
31 - Reanna Valentine
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode if you’re interested in learning about how poetry can help cope with grief, Reanna’s relationship with their nan, the influ...
30 - Lyra Festival ft Hollie McNish, Michael Pederson, Malaika Kegode & Kat Lyons
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we reflect on Bristol city poets, the Bristol City of Words exhibition and talk to Michael Pederson, author of Boy Friends (Faber), H...
29 - Séamus Fox
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode if you’re interested in Séamus’ personal journey towards sobriety and the role that writing played in it, the British cult...
28 - Rebecca Faulkner
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Permit Me to Write My Own Ending is a collection spanning generations and timescapes - from gritty, defiant explorations of a London adolescence, to h...
27 - Devjani Bodepudi
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talked about balancing the duality of Devjani’s South Asian heritage with growing up in the UK, her grandmother’s experience as an Indian immig...
26 - Verve Poetry Festival
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Loulou & Tom went to the Verve Poetry Festival edition 2023 in Birmingham, a festival of poetry and spoken word. This episode is also a video on Yout...
25 - Romina Ramos
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talked about writing in English compared to Portuguese, how Romina’s working-class roots inspire their poetry, growing up in-between Portugual an...
24 - Mayor & Zayden Lindsay
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Loulou & Tom talk to Mayor & Zayden Lindsay, father and son poets from Nottingham. Mayor Lindsay is a poet originally from Jamaica, now living in Nott...
23 - Maggie Bowyer
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to our conversation with Maggie Bowyer about their latest poetry collection Allergies, poems about grief and love. (Maggie Bowyer, 2023)We talk...
22 - Loll Perkin
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to our conversation with Loll Perkin, author of Fewmin (Bent Key, 2022).“One of Manchester’s most passionate poets and a massive name on th...
21 - Kofi Achina
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kofi is a London-based spoken word artist and self-proclaimed storyteller. He'll speak on anything, from sunsets to fascism. Kofi performed from Brigh...
20 - Loulou & Sprigs of Heather
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
First birthday and 20th episode of Poetry to your Ears! Loulou, co-host and Sprigs of Heather, a previous guest, discuss the publishing of their respe...
19 - Georgina Langford
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Georgina Langford is a Brighton writer who focuses on the millennial experience. She is a former music journalist turned poet and author, whose debut ...
18 - Charlotte Shevchenko Knight
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlotte Shevchenko Knight is a British-Ukrainian poet with a Masters from Goldsmiths University. She was recently commended in the National Poetry C...
17 - Kimberly Nguyễn
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberly Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American poet and the author of ghosts in the stalks and Here I Am Burn Me. She is originally from Omaha, Nebraska b...
16 - Queer The Mic
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CW: a lot of F-bombs in this episode. ExplicitThis episode is a bit of a special one, it is a recording of a live poetry event in Brighton. It’s cal...
15 - Bassie Gracie
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we are having a conversation with Bassie Gracie. Note: This episode is sent as part of a Susbtack newsletter, come subscribe and...
14 - Pete Strong
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Strong is a poet and performance artist whose work explores memory, landscape and identity. He creates theatrical performances and installations ...
13 - Simon Maddrell
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Maddrell is a queer Manx poet thriving with HIV based in Brighton. He is the author of "Throatboane", "Queerfella" and co-author of "All about o...
12 - Ali Malek
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Malek is our special guest today. Ali is a queer poet from Dubai, based in Brighton. 'Baby Teeth' is the second poetry book by Ali Malek, publishe...
11 - Sprigs of Heather
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sprigs of Heather joins us on this week’s episode. Heather is a poet and writer based in Brighton. She speaks of wild and divine feminine archetypes...
10 - One Inky Queer
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 styl...
9 - Explicit content warning
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 T...
8 - Ella Sadie Guthrie
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 col...
7 - AFLO. the poet
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
6 - Aphrodites’ teachings
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
5 - pink goo
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 r...
4 - hold me tightly
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ken...
3 - i read a poem out loud
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 lo...
2 - halloween is for ghosts
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Clo...
1 – A land that was once free
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...