Welcome to The Poetry Exchange. We explore the idea of poems as friends.

Over the last two years, we've been inviting people to come and talk to us about a poem that has been a friend to them. Our new podcast will share these conversations, illuminating readers' insights into poems and the power of poetry in our everyday lives.

In each podcast episode you’ll be able to listen to one person talking about a poem and how it’s been a friend to them. You'll also hear a unique reading of their chosen poem, made especially for them.

For now, here's a taster - some extracts of the conversations we've been having with people about poems as friends and the place of poetry in their lives. We hope you enjoy it.

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The Poetry Exchange is generously supported by Arts Council England, Workers of Art, New Writing North and Spread the Word.

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