Poetry Reading Podcasts

Audio recordings of classic and contemporary poems read by poets and actors, delivered every day.

A weekly poetry podcast that features interviews with poets, reviews of poetry books, examinations of individual poems, and investigations of themes in poetry. Sit back, relax, and let poetry speak to you.

Presented by the Close Reads Podcast Network, The Daily Poem offers one essential poem each weekday morning. From Shakespeare and John Donne to Robert Frost and E..E Cummings, The Daily Poem curates a broad and generous audio anthology of the best poetry ever written, read-aloud by David Kern and an assortment of various contributors to the Close Reads network. Some lite commentary is included and the shorter poems are often read twice, as time permits. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...

Interesting People Reading Poetry is a short, sound-rich podcast where artists and luminaries read a favorite poem and share what it means to them. Created by Andy & Brendan Stermer.

The Speakeasy Cafe's Sound of Ink open-mic poetry show airs every Thursday at 5pm west coast / 8 pm east coast time! Hosted by Nyla Alisia, this show offers non-stop poetic entertainment where it is all about YOU the POETS! The Speakeasy Cafe is an eclectic, supportive, passionate and inspiring place to come share your words, listen to other poets, inspire and be inspired! Poets write because they have something to say, Come take the mic and say it! You are always welcome at the Speakeasy Cafe!

Readings and conversation with The New Yorker's poetry editor, Kevin Young.

Sarah Mackenzie will help your kids fall in love with books, and will help *you* fall in love with homeschooling.

Interviews with poets from Australia and overseas about what they read and how they write.

Classic Poetry Aloud gives voice to poetry through podcast recordings of the great poems of the past. Our library of poems is intended as a resource for anyone interested in reading and listening to poetry. For us, it's all about the listening, and how hearing a poem can make it more accessible, as well as heightening its emotional impact. See more at: www.classicpoetryaloud.com

Poetry comes alive when read aloud! Let’s look at Bible poetry together.

The podcast aims to spread Urdu Adab to people who cannot read or write urdu. It will contain short stories which are meaningful, funny, romantic & sarcastic as well as poetry, literature and other forms of Urdu Adab.

A treasure trove of more than two hundred poems, this gem of an anthology compiled by Mary E Burt is indeed a most valuable set of poems to read or listen to. Published in 1904, Poems Every Child Should Know contains some well-loved verses like Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Lewis Carroll's delightful parody Father William, Felicia Hemans' deeply-moving Casablanca and other favorites. It also has lesser-known but equally beautiful pieces like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow' ...

Best known for his scary tales, mystery and detective stories and imaginative fantasy stories, Edgar Allan Poe was also a gifted poet. He wrote more than 70 poems and almost all of them have been widely appreciated by readers and critics alike. This collection contains some of his most famous ones, including the immortal Raven, which combines a sense of doom and nameless despair. With its ringing, alliterative and repetitive lines and strange, supernatural atmosphere, it remains one of Poe's ...

Poetry as F*ck is a spoken word podcast, containing three different shows: 'Poets Against Humanity' - a Creative Commons remix of 'Cards Against Humanity' where poets desecrate each others' work in a panel show format. 'Lies, Dreaming' - a digital open mic night based around a theme, with recorded spoken word submitted by listeners. 'Eight Poems That, If You Had To Be Trapped In Some Way For a Prolonged Period Of Time With Little Hope of Rescue, You'd Quite Like to Bring Along For Coping Pur ...

A new podcast where today’s finest writers read the work that matters to them—from their homes, to yours. Produced and commissioned by the 92nd Street Y's Unterberg Poetry Center, a home for live readings of literature for over 80 years.

I read you a poem every week (or so). Always one I have written. Theme and interstitial music also by me. Check out my website for where to pick up the books!

The IndieFeed Performance Poetry Channel uncovers the best of today's cutting edge spoken poetry artists, delivering their work via single-serving shows optimized for mobile use. Think of it as a poetry slam, or an exciting, dynamic poetry reading, right at your fingertips! Recordings arrive one at a time, several times each week. The single-serving format allows the listeners to add these recordings easily into their media collection with no fuss. And best of all, each podcast gives the lis ...

Listen to the latest literary events recorded at the London Review Bookshop, covering fiction, poetry, politics, music and much more. Find out about our upcoming events here: https://lrb.me/bookshopeventspod

On the LRB Podcast you'll find recent (and not so recent) pieces read by the author; our 'Close Reading’ series, in which Seamus Perry and Mark Ford consider 20th century poets through the lens of the pieces written about them in the LRB; and a range of other conversations on topics and writers covered in the paper.

Close Talking is a poetry podcast hosted by good friends Connor Stratton and Jack Rossiter-Munley. In each episode the two read a poem and discuss at length. The pop culture references fly as freely as the literary theories. Close Talking is a poetry podcast anyone can enjoy.

On the Poetry Piper Podcast we explore the joy of poetry and pipe smoking through reading and discussing poems and talking tobacco. We will also feature guests on a broad range of topics like art and music, cooking, literature and theology.

Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.

An Author Chat show where we discuss what we've read, what we're writing, and what's wrong with it all! New episodes weekly with new and seasoned authors, hosted by Robert Martin.

Milwaukee comedians Michelle Gilliam, Mike Marlow, and Connor O'Hara read assorted works by a famous poet AND THEN. THEY. SLAM. THEM.

Poetry Centered features curated selections from Voca, the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s online audiovisual archive of more than 1,000 recordings of poets reading their work during visits to the Center between 1963 and today. In each episode, a guest poet introduces three poems from Voca, sharing their insights about the remarkable performances recorded in our archive. Each episode concludes with the guest poet reading a poem of their own. Our inaugural season includes episodes hoste ...

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Welcome to Spoken Word Poetry Podcast. Listen in as Poet and Artist, Ariana R Cherry features words written from her heart and performed from her soul. Every week, you will hear original poetry spoken through performance art and story-telling. Listen weekly on Anchor, Spotify, Apple iTunes and iHeart Radio. Truth, stories and poetry – exactly what the soul needs.Learn more about poet, Ariana R Cherry at: https://arianarcherry.wordpress.comFollow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Sp ...

This is simply me reading stuff. "Stuff" being poems and literature and essays and letters. And I'm also talking and praising and laughing and almost crying and hating and living and dying and loving and some other stuff. I try to keep this under 10 minutes because I have a deep fear of boring people.

We talk about entrepreneurship, relationship, poetry and books amongst other things, Part of what you should expect include interviews, book reading, amazing poems and ads for business.

A podcast of poetry from Ireland

Matchbox is a literary podcast where writers and musicians respond to a new theme every episode. They are partnered with performers, or read the works themselves, so that every episode is a little community compilation of new writing.

This podcast is a supplement to in-class instruction, a place to analyze the poems that will be read in class at the start of the following week.

Featuring live readings, interviews, and profiles on artists in the Jack Straw Writers Program

For a whole year on his train to work, Stig Abell read books from across genres and time periods. Then he wrote about them, and their impact on our culture and his own life. In this brand new podcast, Stig talks to guests about their favourite books and tries to get to the bottom of what makes them so good. Episodes focus on a range of genres, from Crime to Classics, from Poetry to Shakespeare's Plays. It's a lively and funny celebration of the power of words, as well as a guide to discover ...

Sean and the Matts read horrible poetry and make fun of each other.

Life is jazz: unexpected poems for those who think they don't like poetry. Sometimes you'll hear the poetry of music, theater, story. Unexpected guests in unexpected times. Always original! Often premieres. Your host: Magdalena Gómez, Poet Laureate of Springfield, MA

So many books, so little time! Jim McKeown hosts this weekly review of fiction, poetry, non-fiction and biographies. Jim is a lifelong voracious reader who learned to read by the “rule of 50" - if he’s not engaged in the characters, the prose, or the plot by page 50, he puts in a book mark and returns it to the shelf. Likely Stories is a production of KWBU in Waco, Texas.

The Seattle Public Library celebrates the written word through literary and humanities programs, including readings and talks by local, national and international authors, Seattle Reads, and the annual Washington State Book Awards, American history lecture, and Living History or Living Literature series.

Let us take you into the pages of the Walrus as a chorus of vibrant voices bring to life essays, fiction, poetry, illustrations and photography from some of Canada’s best writers and artists.

Perks of Being a Book Lover is a show about books, people who read, and how reading, at its very best, is a social experience. Whether it be a book club, a poetry slam, or the production of a play; words are meant to be shared. Keep up with us on FB.

Amateur Poet Connor O'Hara hosts a podcast that explores different forms of poetry. In this "Low-Stakes Creative Writing Course" Connor and a guest discuss the rules of the form, read famous examples, and present their own original poems.

This is THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - each episode provides a glimpse into the slightly batty and bizarre world of Mr Shy Yeti. You will meet his friends, hear tales of his life in the library, travel with him as he gallivants about - and if you're good he might even read you one of his daft poems!

A program dedicated to the eclectic world of poetry and performance. Guests are contemporary poets who read and discuss their works.

The Strange Horizons Podcast

The VINTAGE Podcast is a fortnightly books podcast, released every other Sunday, hosted by Leena Norms. Author interviews, book news and discussions on subjects ranging from literary fiction to graphic novels, cookery to crime fiction, history and travel to biography and poetry. It comes from the publishers of Jo Nesbo, Nigella Lawson, Irvine Welsh, Haruki Murakami, Ian McEwan, Joe Sacco, Anne Enright, Mark Haddon and more. #VINTAGEPodcast

Exploring Israeli literature in English translation. Host Marcela Sulak takes you through Israel’s literary countryside, cityscapes, and psychological terrain, and the lives of the people who create it.

Presentations of Poems, Stories, and Arcana – Exploring weird fiction, war, lore, fantasy, horror, literary theory, history, philosophy, mythology, science fiction, esoterica, and exotica in search of Truth, Meaning, Meaninglessness, Beauty, and the Unexplainable. Featuring Bierce, Burns, Lovecraft, Dunsany, Millay, Shakespeare, Whitman, Owen, Andreyev, Wikipedia, The SCP Foundation, contemporary writers, original pieces, and more. Divine the darkness.