Faber Poetry Podcast

Dec 10 2023 21 ep. 48 mins 2.3k

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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, curated, 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 acclaimed poets from around the globe.

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S3 Ep5: Ishion Hutchinson & Oluwaseun Olayiwola + Emilia Clarke

Dec 10 2023 67 mins

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 the poetry collections Far Di

S3 Ep4: Lucy Mercer & Maggie Millner

Oct 13 2023 73 mins

Featuring guests Lucy Mercer and Maggie Millner, and poems by Susannah Dickey, Oluwaseun Olayiwola and Rowan Ricardo Phillips.

S3 Ep3: Raymond Antrobus & Victoria Adukwei Bulley

Sep 22 2023 69 mins

Rachael and Jack welcome studio guests Raymond Antrobus and Victoria Adukwei Bulley, and there are poems from Declan Ryan, Holly Isemonger and Dawn Watson.

S3 Ep2: Camille Ralphs & Stephanie Sy-Quia

Sep 07 2023 62 mins

The second episode in the new season, hosted by the poets Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood.

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

Aug 24 2023 59 mins

Rachael and Jack are back with the first episode of the third season, with an unmissable mix of studio guests, audio postcards from around the world and general poetry chat.

S3: Faber Poetry Podcast Season 3 (trailer)

Aug 14 2023 1 mins

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.

S2 Ep6: Episode 12: Daljit Nagra & Nisha Ramayya

Nov 06 2019 71 mins

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've enjoyed our second series

S2 Ep5: Episode 11: Ilya Kaminsky & Sophie Robinson

Oct 17 2019 60 mins

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 and Hugo Williams. Listen t

S2 Ep4: Episode 10: Rae Armantrout & Don Paterson

Sep 26 2019 55 mins

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. This episode also features audio po

S2 Ep3: Episode 9: Fiona Benson & Julia Copus

Aug 22 2019 55 mins

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 sexual trauma. Listen to t