Konch Podcasts

Poem 49 of the Maitland Quarto Manuscript (1586)read by Ashley Douglas. More information and a transcript can be found at https://wee-windaes.nls.uk/the-maitland-quarto-and-poem-49/ . More from Ashley Douglas can be found at https://twitter.com/ashdouglasscotBy Konch

'The Keekin' Glass' by Robert Burns read by Neil Bickerton. 'The Keekin' Glass' was published posthumously in 'Life and Works of Robert Burns' 1851. A transcript can be found at http://www.robertburns.org/works/354.shtmlMore from the reader can be found at http://neilbickerton.com/By Konch

'Isba Song' by Medbh McGuckian read by Jill O'Sullivan. 'Isba Song' appears in 'Selected Poems, 1978–1994' published by Gallery Press in 1997. More from Jill O'Sullivan can be found at https://www.instagram.com/jilllorean/By Konch

'I Touch The Earth, The Earth Touches Me' (extract) by Hugh Prather read by Walter Price. 'I Touch The Earth, The Earth Touches Me' was first published by Main Street Books in 1972. More from Walter Price can be found at https://www.greenenaftaligallery.com/artists/walter-priceBy Konch

'Gray' by Mary Ruefle read by Lorna Macintyre. 'Gray' appears in 'My Private Property' first published by Wave Books in 2016. A transcript can be found within the following review https://www.full-stop.net/2017/03/16/reviews/connor-stratton/my-private-property-mary-ruefle/ More from Lorna Macintyre can be found at https://www.lornamacintyre.com…

'Girl And Hare' by Sasha Dugdale read by Neil Bickerton. 'Girl And Hare' appears in the collection, 'Deformations' published by Carcanet in 2020. A transcript can be found at https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XIXxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT6&lpg=PT6&dq=%22Girl+and+Hare%22+Sasha+Dugdale&source=bl&ots=W-b827Y0Le&sig=ACfU3U2Rl7R5H1g1AK5lKrsWpMesWgtH7g&hl=en&sa=X…

'Be Holding' by Ross Gay read by Grier Edmundson. 'Be Holding' was published in 2020 by University of Pittsburgh Press. More from Grier Edmundson can be found at https://grieredmundson.comBy Konch

"Some Of Us" by Ann Lauterbach read by Gwenan Davies. "Some Of Us" appears in the collection "Spells" published by Penguin Books in 2018. A transcript can be found at https://twitter.com/hmvanderhart/status/1183369870651604992/photo/1 More from Gwenan Davies can be found at https://www.instagram.com/gwenandaviesstudio/…

'Meditations in an Emergency' by Frank O'Hara read by Conner Milliken. 'Meditations in an Emergency' is the titular poem from the collection first published by Grove Press in 1957. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/26538/meditations-in-an-emergency More from Conner Milliken can be found at https://cn…

"There Was That Time Charlie Tully" by Tom McGrath read by Donny O'Rourke. "There Was That Time Charlie Tully" was first published in the pamphlet "Sardines". It can be found within "Noise and Smoky Breath: An Illustrated Anthology of Glasgow Poems, 1900-83" published in 1983. More from Donny O'Rourke can be found at https://www.scottishpoetrylibra…

'Pretty Little' by Rae Armantrout. 'Pretty Little' will appear in Rae Armantrout's forthcoming collection, 'Conjure' to be published by Wesleyan University Press in September 2020. More from Rae Armantrout can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/rae-armantrout and https://poets.org/poet/rae-armantrout…

'Messengers' by Louise Glück read by Sophie Crichton Stuart. 'Messengers' appears in the collection, 'The First Four Books of Poems' published by Ecco Press in 1968. A transcript can be found at https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/DAED_a_00257?journalCode=daed More from Sophie Crichton Stuart can be found at https://www.mountstuart.co…

'Her Kind' by Anne Sexton read by Moira Jeffrey. 'Her Kind' appears in the collection, 'To Bedlam and Part Way Back' published by Houghton Miffllin in 1960. A transcript can be found at https://poets.org/poem/her-kind More from Moira Jeffrey can be found at @moirajeffrey on twitter and instagram.By Konch

'Knowing What is Around the World' by Marc Smith, read by the author. A transcript can be found at https://www.dropbox.com/s/ccjnuykudm7aqsm/MARC.jpg?dl=0 More from Marc Smith can be found at https://kmadotcom.artBy Konch

'Poem 4' by Catullus, a version of Peter Whigham's translation, edited by the reader. The original translation was first published in 'The Poems of Catullus: A Bilingual Edition' Penguin Books, 1966. A transcript can be found at https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6v23i9HMoB0C&lpg=PA52&dq=The%20poems%20of%20catullus%204%20My%20bean-pod%20boat%20you…

'wish you were here you are' by Rachel Zucker read by D.A. Powell. 'wish you were here you are' fist appears in the collection 'The Pedestrians' published by Wave Books in 2014. A transcript can be found at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/weekly-poem-rachel-zucker-reads-wish More from D. A. Powell can be found at https://www.poetryfoundati…

'It's not like waiting for post' by Marina Tsvetaeva translated by Elaine Feinstein and read by Isabella Widger. 'It's not like waiting for post' is dated 1923. This translation appears in 'Bride of Ice: New Selected Poems' published by Carcanet in 2008. A transcript can be found at https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RK9uBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT90&dq=%27It%…

'February' by Margaret Atwood read by Ela Orleans. 'February' first appears in 'Morning in the Burned House' published by McClelland & Stewart in 1995. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47787/february-56d2288025b1e More from Ela Orleans can be found at https://elaorleans.com…

'What Kind of Times Are These' and 'Planetarium' by Adrienne Rich read by Alison Scott. 'What Kind of Times Are These' and 'Planetarium' both appear in 'Collected Poems: 1950–2012' published by W. W. Norton Company in 2016. Transcripts can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51092/what-kind-of-times-are-these and https://www.poetryfo…

'The Opposite of a Dark Dungeon' by Frederick Seidel read by Andrew Kerr. 'The Opposite of a Dark Dungeon' first appeared in 'Life on Earth: Poems' published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2001. A transcript can be found at https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZesTw_o_uE4C&pg=PT216&lpg=PT216&dq=the+opposite+of+a+dark+dungeon+frederick+seidel&source…

'8 Count' by Charles Bukowski read by Martin Clark. '8 Count' was first appears in 'Run With the Hunted' published in 1962. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49699/8-count More from Martin Clark can be found at https://vimeo.com/user484710By Konch

'April 7, 1969' by Richard Brautigan read by Emma Astner. 'April 7, 1969' first appears in the collection, 'Rommel Drives on Deep Into Egypt' published by Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence in 1970. A transcript can be found at https://jonathanleeb.tumblr.com/post/12340199131/richard-brautigan-april-7-1969/amp More from Emma Astner can be found at ht…

December 17 by Bernadette Mayer read by Gloria Dawson. December 17 forms part of a sequence of poems called, 'A Month of Noons'. It appears in the collection, 'Poetry State Forest' published by New Directions in 2008. More from Gloria Dawson can be found at https://cargocollective.com/gloriadawsonBy Konch

'Notnow' by Daniil Kharms read by Isobel Neviazsky. 'Notnow' was written in May 1930. A Russian transcript and English translation can be found at https://stihi.ru/2014/12/03/1171 More from Isobel Neviazsky can be found at https://instagram.com/badsauna?igshid=gntbfjm36da8By Konch

'The Lady of Shalott (after Tennyson)' by Becky Varley-Winter with excerpt from 'Aurora Leigh' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning read by Becky Varley-Winter. 'The Lady of Shalott (after Tennyson)' was published by V Press in 2019. For more information visit http://vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/heroines.html?m=1 'Aurora Leigh' was first published in 1856.…

Advice in a Crisis (or: Some Strange Sweetness) written and read by Dean Garland. More from Dean Garland can be found at https://medium.com/@Dgarland05By Konch

'Desert' by Adonis translated by Khaled Mattawa and read by Shehzar Doja. This translation appears in 'Adonis: Selected Poems translated by Khaled Mattawa' published by Yale University Press in 2010. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55320/desert-56d236c9c16e2 More from Shehzar Doja can be found at https://shehzard…

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'There's a certain Slant of light' by Emily Dickinson read by Anna Tanner. 'There's a certain Slant of light' first appears in it's original form in 'The Poems Of Emily Dickinson' published by Thomas H Johnson in 1955. A transcript can be found at www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45723/…of-light-320By Konch

'Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror' (an excerpt) by John Ashbery read by Andrew Mummery who dedicates the reading to Philip Ackerman. 'Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror' appears in the collection of the same name, first published by Viking Press in 1975. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=124&is…

'Dimmed-Up' by Muriel Spark read by Lucy McEachan. 'Dimmed-Up' appears in 'All the Poems of Muriel Spark' published by New Directions in 2004. More from Lucy McEachan can be found at http://www.wearepanel.co.uk/aboutBy Konch

"O, Sun!" by Neil Miller Gunn read by The Lonely Piper. "O, Sun!" was first published in The Scottish Chapbook in Jul 1923 (Vol.1 No.12). Subsequently appearing in the novel "The Serpent" (1943). A transcript can be found at https://www.dropbox.com/s/9855t6ye6a2rqhc/IMG_8678%202.PNG?dl=0By Konch

'The Horses' by Ted Hughes read by Joanne Tatham. 'The Horses' appears in the collection, 'The Hawk in the Rain' first published by Faber and Faber in 1957. A transcript can be found at https://www.dropbox.com/s/68r38d0duphsego/59360526276__230F7251-A025-421F-B40F-303E79A49C90.jpg?dl=0 More from Joanne Tatham can be found at https://www.bookworks.o…

'A Position At The University' by Lydia Davis read by Michelle Naismith. 'A Position At The University' appears in 'Almost No Memory' published by Picador in 1997. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52125/a-position-at-the-university More from Michelle Naismith can be found at https://www.michellenaismith.com…

'The eclipse of the sun' by Ingrid De Kok read by Roger Palmer. 'The eclipse of the sun' appears in the collection, 'Seasonal Fires - New And Selected Poems' published by Consortium Books in 2006. More from Roger Palmer can be found at http://www.rogerpalmer.infoBy Konch

'A Language' by Susan Stewart read by Sophie Collins. 'A Language' was first published in the July/August edition of Poetry magazine, 2011. A transcript can be found at https://poets.org/poem/language-0 More from Sophie Collins can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sophie-collinsBy Konch

'CONVERSANCE' by J.H. Prynne read by Neil Bickerton. 'CONVERSANCE' is dated 28th August 2018. It appears in the collection 'OF BETTER SCRAP' published by Face Press in 2019. A transcript can be found at https://www.academia.edu/40251726/J.H_Prynnes_Conversance_from_OF_BETTER_SCRAP_2019_in_Afrikaans_translation More from Neil Bickerton can be found …

'Pond' by Harry Gilonis read by Astra Papachristodoulou. 'Pond' by Harry Gilonis appears in the collection 'Rough Breathing' published by Carcanet in 2018. A transcript can be found at https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2018/may/14/poem-of-the-week-a-small-alba-by-harry-gilonis More from Astra Papachristodoulou can be found at https://www.…

'There's a certain Slant of light' by Emily Dickinson read by Laurence Figgis. 'There's a certain Slant of light' first appears in it's original form in 'The Poems Of Emily Dickinson' published by Thomas H Johnson in 1955. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45723/theres-a-certain-slant-of-light-320 More from Laurenc…

'Grass' by Kathleen Fraser read by Maria Sledmere. 'Grass' appears in the collection 'What I Want' published by New York Harper & Row in 1974. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=30369 More from Maria Sledmere can be found at https://musingsbymaria.wordpress.com…

'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' by William Butler Yeats read by Sorcha Carey. 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' was first published in the National Observer in 1890. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43281/the-lake-isle-of-innisfree More about Sorcha Carey can be found at https://sca-net.org/members/view/sorcha-carey…

Poem 32 (Hope is the thing with feathers) by Emily Dickinson read by Leigh Ferguson. This poem first appeared in the collection 'Poems by Emily Dickinson, second series' published by Roberts Brothers in 1891. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42889/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-314 More from Leigh Ferguson can be…

'Sa Tulid' by Juhan Liiv read by Eve Mutso. 'Sa Tulid' appears in the collection 'Luuletused' published by Noor-Eesti in 1910. A transcript can be found at https://et.wikisource.org/wiki/Juhan_Liivi_luuletused/1910/Sa_tulid More from Eve Mutso can be found at http://www.evemutso.comBy Konch

'Fox' by Alice Oswald read by Beth Bate. 'Fox' was first appears in 'Falling Awake' published by Cape Poetry in 2016. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/90861/fox-57ebdf5d8cd6d More from Beth Bate can be found at https://twitter.com/beth_bateBy Konch

'The End of Human Rain' by Bernadette Mayer read by Colin Herd. 'The End of Human Rain' was first collected in 'The Old Style Is Finding Out Something About A Whole New Set Of Possibilities'. It appears in 'Eating the Colors of a Lineup of Words : The Collected Early Books of Bernadette Mayer' published by Barrytown/Station Hill Press in 2015. More…

'Spiral Jetty, Robert Smithson: after James Benning' by Travis Jeppesen read by Emma Balkind. 'Spiral Jetty, Robert Smithson: after James Benning' appears in the collection '16 Sculptures' published by Publication Studio in 2014. More from Emma Balkind can be found at https://twitter.com/emmabalkindBy Konch