Best Faber Poetry Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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S3 Ep5: Ishion Hutchinson & Oluwaseun Olayiwola + Emilia Clarke 1:07:52

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Oh 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…

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S3 Ep4: Lucy Mercer & Maggie Millner 1:13:38

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In 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…

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S3 Ep3: Raymond Antrobus & Victoria Adukwei Bulley 1:09:46

8M ago1:09:46

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In 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 …

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S3 Ep2: Camille Ralphs & Stephanie Sy-Quia 1:02:26

8M ago1:02:26

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In 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 a…

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S3 Ep1: S3 Ep 1: Anthony Anaxagorou & Nick Laird 59:29

9M ago59:29

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AND 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 …

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S3: Faber Poetry Podcast Season 3 (trailer) 1:38

9M ago1:38

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Rachael 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.By Faber Poetry Podcast

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S2 Ep6: Episode 12: Daljit Nagra & Nisha Ramayya 1:11:35

4+ y ago1:11:35

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We 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'v…

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S2 Ep5: Episode 11: Ilya Kaminsky & Sophie Robinson 1:00:36

4+ y ago1:00:36

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In 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 …

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S2 Ep4: Episode 10: Rae Armantrout & Don Paterson 55:53

4+ y ago55:53

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Two 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. T…

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S2 Ep3: Episode 9: Fiona Benson & Julia Copus 55:27

5y ago55:27

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In 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 sexua…

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S2 Ep2: Episode 8: Mary Jean Chan & Rebecca Tamás 52:28

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In 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…

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S2 Ep1: Episode 7 (series 2): Joe Dunthorne & Will Harris 50:21

5y ago50:21

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Woo 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 li…

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S1 Ep7: Faber Poetry Podcast at Crossing Border Festival LIVE EPISODE 1:02:43

5+ y ago1:02:43

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We 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 gue…

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S1 Ep6: Episode 6: Edward Doegar & Ishion Hutchinson 41:34

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In 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…

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S1 Ep5: Episode 5: Holly Pester & Sam Riviere 55:24

6y ago55:24

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In 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 earthling…

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S1 Ep4: Episode 4: Wayne Holloway-Smith & Maurice Riordan 48:46

6y ago48:46

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In 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 inf…

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S1 Ep3: Episode 3: Richard Scott & Jane Yeh 46:59

6y ago46:59

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In 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…

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S1 Ep2: Episode 2: Sophie Collins & Emily Critchley 43:59

6y ago43:59

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Rachael 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 he…

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S1 Ep1: Episode 1: Emily Berry & Momtaza Mehri 44:56

6y ago44:56

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In 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 Under…

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Introducing the Faber Poetry Podcast (teaser) 1:20

6y ago1:20

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In this teaser from the first episode of the Faber Poetry Podcast, Emily Berry, Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood discuss the idea of poetry as the ultimate teenage art form.By Faber Poetry Podcast

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Introducing the Faber Poetry Podcast (teaser) 1:26

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The 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 acclaim…

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S3 Ep5: Ishion Hutchinson & Oluwaseun Olayiwola + Emilia Clarke 1:07:52

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S3 Ep4: Lucy Mercer & Maggie Millner 1:13:38

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S3 Ep3: Raymond Antrobus & Victoria Adukwei Bulley 1:09:46

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S3 Ep2: Camille Ralphs & Stephanie Sy-Quia 1:02:26

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S3 Ep1: S3 Ep 1: Anthony Anaxagorou & Nick Laird 59:29

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S3: Faber Poetry Podcast Season 3 (trailer) 1:38

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S2 Ep6: Episode 12: Daljit Nagra & Nisha Ramayya 1:11:35

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S2 Ep5: Episode 11: Ilya Kaminsky & Sophie Robinson 1:00:36

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S2 Ep4: Episode 10: Rae Armantrout & Don Paterson 55:53

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S2 Ep3: Episode 9: Fiona Benson & Julia Copus 55:27

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S2 Ep2: Episode 8: Mary Jean Chan & Rebecca Tamás 52:28

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S2 Ep1: Episode 7 (series 2): Joe Dunthorne & Will Harris 50:21

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S1 Ep7: Faber Poetry Podcast at Crossing Border Festival LIVE EPISODE 1:02:43

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S1 Ep6: Episode 6: Edward Doegar & Ishion Hutchinson 41:34

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S1 Ep5: Episode 5: Holly Pester & Sam Riviere 55:24

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S1 Ep4: Episode 4: Wayne Holloway-Smith & Maurice Riordan 48:46

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S1 Ep3: Episode 3: Richard Scott & Jane Yeh 46:59

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S1 Ep2: Episode 2: Sophie Collins & Emily Critchley 43:59

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S1 Ep1: Episode 1: Emily Berry & Momtaza Mehri 44:56

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Introducing the Faber Poetry Podcast (teaser) 1:20

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Introducing the Faber Poetry Podcast (teaser) 1:26

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