The Two-Way Poetry Podcast
Episodes
Meg Gripton-Cooper on Anne Carson's poem 'Short Talk on Hedonism' and her own poem 'Excavating the House of Love'
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Meg Gripton-Cooper about Anne Carson's prose-poem 'Short Talk on Hedonism' and her own poem 'Excavating the House of Love.'...
Part Two: Brian Lewis on his memoir 'Last Collection' alongside Chris Jones on his book of poems Little Piece of Harm
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Here, in the second of two episodes, I continue a slightly different approach and talk to Brian Lewis about his essay/memoir ‘Last Collection’ alo...
Brian Lewis on his memoir 'Last Collection' alongside Chris Jones on his book of poems Little Piece of Harm
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Here, in the first of two episodes, I take a slightly different approach and talk to Brian Lewis about his essay/memoir ‘Last Collection’ alongsid...
Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana on Kimiko Hahn's poem 'Compass' and her own poem "Madam Gout'
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana about Kimiko Hahn’s poem ‘Compass’ and her own poem ‘Madam Gout’. We discuss all thin...
Cliff Forshaw on Arthur Rimbaud, both in translation and as an influence on his own book-length sequence RE:VERB
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss Arthur Rimbaud with Cliff Forshaw. We focus on Rimbaud's poem 'Vowels', translated by Cliff in his collection French Leave:...
Helen Angell on T S Eliot's poem 'Preludes' and on her own poem 'Mancunian Way'
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Helen Angell about T S Eliot's early poem 'Preludes', and her own architecturally-inspired poem 'Mancunian Way.' Helen disc...
Geraldine Monk on Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem 'The Leaden Echo and The Golden Echo' and her own poem 'Chattox Sings'
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Geraldine Monk about Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem ‘The Leaden Echo and The Golden Echo’ and her own poem ‘Chattox Si...
Al McClimens on Simon Armitage's poem 'Evening' and his own poem 'Grand National'
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Al McClimens about Simon Armitage’s poem ‘Evening’ and his own poem ‘Grand National’. We discuss ideas of place a...
Matt Black on Edward Lear's poem 'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat' and his own poem 'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and the Turtles of Fun'
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Matt Black about writing his own versions of 'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat' by Edward Lear. Matt reflects on when he first hea...
Vicky Morris on Hannah Lowe's poem 'Fist', Georgie Woodhead's poem 'When my Uncle Stood at the Top of the Office Block Roof’, and her own poem ‘Sea Road’
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Vicky Morris about Hannah Lowe’s poem ‘Fist’, Georgie Woodhead’s poem ‘When my Uncle Stood at the Top of the Offi...
Steve Ely on Geoffrey Hill's Mercian Hymns and poems from his own sequence ‘The Battle of Brunanburh’ and his poem ‘Filth as thou art’ from his collection Eely
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Steve Ely about Geoffrey Hill’s collection Mercian Hymns and a number of poems from his sequence ‘The Battle of Brunanb...
Abbi Flint on Elizabeth-Jane Burnett's poem 'Little Peach' and her own poem 'Cow Low Bowl (650 - 700 AD)'
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Abbi Flint about Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s poem ‘Little Peach’ and her own poem ‘Cow Low Bowl (650 - 700 AD)’. Abb...
David Swann on Tony Hoagland's poem 'The Neglected Art of Description' and his own poem 'The Last Day of Summer'
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spend time with Dave Swann (on his, and his wife, Ange's allotment) as we reflect on Tony Hoagland's poem 'The Neglected Art of Des...
Robert Hamberger on John Clare's poem 'The Field Mouse's Nest' and his own poem 'Herb Robert'
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Robert Hamberger about John Clare’s poem 'The Field Mouse’s Nest' and his own poem 'Herb Robert'. In our conversation, ...
David Harmer on Dylan Thomas's 'Poem in October' and his own poetry sequence 'White Peak Histories'
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the poet David Harmer about Dylan Thomas’s ‘Poem in October’ and his own sequence ‘White Peak Histories.’ In our ...
Katharine Towers on Elizabeth Bishop's poems 'Sandpiper' and 'Jerónimo's House' and her own poem 'Elizabeth Bishop's Sad Epitaph'
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, poet Katharine Towers discusses Elizabeth Bishop’s poems ‘Sandpiper’ and ‘Jerónimo’s House’ and her own poem ‘Elizabet...
Mark Pullinger on Shinkichi Takahashi's poem 'Sparrow in Winter' and his own work 'Magus' and 'Untitled'
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, poet Mark Pullinger discusses Shinkichi Takahashi’s poem ‘Sparrow in Winter’ (translated by Lucien Stryk) and two of Mark’s p...
Fay Musselwhite on David Jones's book-length poem In Parenthesis and her own sequence Memoir of a Working River
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, poet Fay Musselwhite discusses David Jones’s book-length poem In Parenthesis and her own sequence ‘Memoir of a Working River’ f...
Lydia Allison on Tom Phillips' A Humument and on her own Metro Erasure Poems
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lydia Allison reflects on Tom Phillips' 'treated' book A Humument and how it influenced her own Metro erasure poems. In the interv...
Elizabeth Holloway on Sharon Olds' poem 'The Blue Dress' and her own poem 'Blue Dress'
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the poet Elizabeth Holloway about how Sharon Olds’ poem 'The Blue Dress’ influenced the writing of her own poem ‘Blue...
Angelina D'Roza on Seamus Heaney's The Cure at Troy (translated from Sophocles) and her own poem 'Correspondences: The Credence of Birds'
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the poet Angelina D’Roza about how an extract from Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy, a verse translation of Sophocles' ...
Matt Clegg on ’Back Home Again Chant’ by T’ao Ch’ien (translated by David Hinton) and his own poem ’Tzu-Jan as Performance Outcome’
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the poet Matt Clegg about how ‘Back Home Again Chant’ by T'ao Ch'ien influenced the writing of his own poem ‘'Tzu-J...
Pete Green on Louis MacNeice’s Autumn Journal and on their own poem Sheffield Almanac
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pete Green reads and discusses Chapter Eight from Louis MacNeice’s book-length poem Autumn Journal and how it played a part in the ...
James Caruth on Anne Stevenson’s ”North Sea off Carnoustie” and his own poem ”Coast Road, North Antrim”
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James Caruth discusses Anne Stevenson's ‘North Sea off Carnoustie’ and how reading this work influenced the writing of his own po...
Pam Thompson on James Schuyler’s ’Hymn to Life’ and her own poem ’An Afternoon’
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pam Thompson discusses James Schuyler’s ‘Hymn to Life’ and how reading this work influenced the writing of her own poem ‘An A...
Suzannah Evans on James Tate’s ’Making the Best of the Holidays’ and her own poem ’A Course in Miracles’
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, poet Suzannah Evans discusses James Tate’s ‘Making the Best of the Holidays’ and how reading this work influenced the writing o...
Rob Hindle on William Blake’s ’The Sick Rose’ and his own poem ’The Sick Rose’
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, poet Rob Hindle discusses William Blake's 'The Sick Rose' and how reading this work influenced the writing of his own poem 'The Sick ...
The Two-Way Poetry Podcast: What’s It All About
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chris Jones introduces The Two-Way Poetry Podcast, a biweekly series of interviews where he speaks to poets about their own creative ...