The Seren Poetry Podcast

Dec 20 2023 37 ep. 23 mins 8

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Independent Welsh publisher Seren interviews some of the UK’s best poets (who also happen to be published by Seren) about their creative practice, inspiration and recently published books. Listen below or find us on your favourite podcast platform. Find out more about Seren at https://www.serenbooks.com/.

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Nerys Williams: 'Republic'

Dec 20 2023 44 mins

Welcome to The Seren Poetry Podcast, a series of conversations and readings with Seren poets. In this episode we talk to Nerys Williams about her explosive third collection ‘Republic’. ‘Republic’ opens a window on life in rural west Wales during the 1980s and 90s when arts and culture boomed. English and Welsh-language post-punk bands, politics, feminism and family life are

Preview Six: 'Gwynfor' by Nerys Williams

Dec 19 2023 2 mins

Welcome to Season Two of the Seren Poetry Podcast. The Seren Poetry Podcast is a podcast dedicated to poetry and poets. In our second series we’ll speak to 6 Seren poets and hear them read their work. We’ll talk influences, writing techniques and inspiration. Focussing on recent Seren collections, we’ll go in-depth with our poets on the themes they have chosen to write about

Vanessa Lampert: 'Say it With Me'

Dec 13 2023 41 mins

Welcome to The Seren Poetry Podcast, a series of conversations and readings with Seren poets. In this episode, we talk to Vanessa Lampert about her debut collection Say It With Me which explores themes of family, the everyday and loss. She discusses how writing can be an act of remembrance when living with grief, and how certain animals can be symbols of hope. Vanessa Lampert is an

Preview Five: 'End Party' by Vanessa Lampert

Dec 12 2023 2 mins

Welcome to Season Two of the Seren Poetry Podcast. The Seren Poetry Podcast is a podcast dedicated to poetry and poets. In our second series we’ll speak to 6 Seren poets and hear them read their work. We’ll talk influences, writing techniques and inspiration. Focussing on recent Seren collections, we’ll go in-depth with our poets on the themes they have chosen to write about

Judy Brown: 'Lairs'

Dec 06 2023 37 mins

Welcome to The Seren Poetry Podcast, a series of conversations and readings with Seren poets. In this edition we talk to Judy Brown about her third collection ‘Lairs’. Describing it as the ‘angriest’ of her three books so far, Judy discusses the lair as a place of restriction or a confined space, her residency at Exeter University’s Institute of Data Science and Artificia

Preview Four: 'Post Monkey' by Judy Brown

Dec 05 2023 2 mins

Welcome to Season Two of the Seren Poetry Podcast. The Seren Poetry Podcast is a podcast dedicated to poetry and poets. In our second series we’ll speak to 6 Seren poets and hear them read their work. We’ll talk influences, writing techniques and inspiration. Focussing on recent Seren collections, we’ll go in-depth with our poets on the themes they have chosen to write about

Glyn Edwards: 'In Orbit'

Nov 29 2023 46 mins

Welcome to The Seren Poetry Podcast, a series of conversations and readings with Seren poets. In this episode we speak to North Wales-based poet Glyn Edwards about his collection, ‘In Orbit’ which is a sustained narrative of love, loss and longing. Using a variety of innovative forms, the collection explores grief and how we come to terms with losing someone close to us. The na

Preview Three: 'Tombolo' by Glyn Edwards

Nov 28 2023 2 mins

Welcome to Season Two of the Seren Poetry Podcast. The Seren Poetry Podcast is a podcast dedicated to poetry and poets. In our second series we’ll speak to 6 Seren poets and hear them read their work. We’ll talk influences, writing techniques and inspiration. Focussing on recent Seren collections, we’ll go in-depth with our poets on the themes they have chosen to write about

Rachael Clyne : 'You'll Never Be Anyone Else'

Nov 23 2023 36 mins

Welcome to The Seren Poetry Podcast, a series of conversations and readings with Seren poets. In this episode we talk to Rachael Clyne about identity, belonging and self-acceptance, three central themes from her collection ‘You’ll Never Be Anyone Else’. Throughout the book, Rachel uses playful wit, and colourful imagery to explore Jewish and lesbian identity through various s

Preview Two: "Leaving Odessa" by Rachael Clyne

Nov 21 2023 2 mins

Welcome to Season Two of the Seren Poetry Podcast. The Seren Poetry Podcast is a podcast dedicated to poetry and poets. In our second series we’ll speak to 6 Seren poets and hear them read their work. We’ll talk influences, writing techniques and inspiration. Focussing on recent Seren collections, we’ll go in-depth with our poets on the themes they have chosen to write about