a poem a week

a poem a week

By David TurnerArts
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a poem a week episodes

  • Ep.44 - 'Multiple Choice' by Casey Bailey
    Casey Bailey reads his poem 'Multiple Choice' from his collection 'Adjusted' (Verve Poetry Press, 2018).
    For more from Casey:
    https://baileysrapandpoetry.com/about/
    https://twitter.com/MrCaseyBailey
    https://soundcloud.com/baileys-rap-and-poetry
    For more from us:
    lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    twitter.com/apoemaweek
    www.facebook.com/apoemaweekpodcast/
    Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
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    5 min
  • Ep.43 - 'Timber' by Mark Coverdale
    Mark Coverdale reads his poem 'Timber'.
    For more from Mark:
    https://twitter.com/cov_art
    http://cov451.blogspot.com/
    http://www.culturematters.org.uk/index.php/shop-support/our-publications/item/2895-poetry-on-the-picket-line
    For more from us:
    lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    twitter.com/apoemaweek
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    Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
    www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/
    4 min
  • Ep.42 - 'Intransigence of Dee' by Deanna Rodger
    Deanna Rodger reads her poem 'Intransigence of Dee', taken from her collection 'I Did It Too' (Burning Eye Books, 2017).
    Artist Photo by Jade Anouka.
    For more from Deanna:
    https://www.deannarodger.co.uk/
    https://twitter.com/DeannaRodger
    https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/i-did-it-too-by-deanna-rodger
    For more from us:
    lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    twitter.com/apoemaweek
    www.facebook.com/apoemaweekpodcast/
    Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
    www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/
    6 min
  • Ep.41 - 'Empire' by Shagufta K. Iqbal
    Shagufta K. Iqbal reads her poem 'Empire', taken from her collection 'Jam is for Girls, Girls Get Jam' (Burning Eye Books).
    For more from Shagufta:
    http://www.shaguftakiqbal.com/
    https://www.yoniversepoetrycollective.com/
    https://twitter.com/shaguftakiqbal
    https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/jam-is-for-girls-by-shagufta-k-iqbal
    For more from us:
    lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    twitter.com/apoemaweek
    www.facebook.com/apoemaweekpodcast/
    Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
    www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/
    5 min
  • Ep.40 - 'the trees' by Kate B. Hall
    Kate B. Hall reads her poem 'the trees' taken from her collection 'The Story Is' (Bad Betty Press, 2018).
    For more from Kate:
    https://badbettypress.com/product/the-story-is-kate-b-hall/
    http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/
    For more from us:
    lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    twitter.com/apoemaweek
    www.facebook.com/apoemaweekpodcast/
    Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
    www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/
    5 min
  • Ep.39 - 'Subsong' by Holly Corfield Carr
    Holly Corfield Carr reads two extracts from her book-length poem 'Subsong' (National Trust Books with Falmouth University).
    Holly will be launching 'Subsong' at the South West Outdoors Festival 6th October: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/days-out/regionsouthwest/south-west-outdoor-festival
    For more from Holly:
    http://hollycorfieldcarr.co.uk/
    https://twitter.com/hollycorfield
    For more from us:
    lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    twitter.com/apoemaweek
    www.facebook.com/apoemaweekpodcast/
    Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
    www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/
    7 min
  • Ep.38 - 'Closure' by Raymond Antrobus
    Raymond Antrobus reads his poem 'Closure', taken from his debut collection 'The Perseverance' (Penned in the Margins, 2018).
    Raymond's tour dates:
    1st Oct - London - The Book Club
    6th Oct - Cheltenham - The Nook
    8th Oct - Bristol - The Wardrobe Theatre
    13th Oct - Birmingham - The STUDIO, Birmingham Rep
    For more from Raymond:
    http://www.raymondantrobus.com/
    https://twitter.com/RaymondAntrobus
    http://www.pennedinthemargins.co.uk/index.php/2018/09/the-perseverance/
    For more from us:
    lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    twitter.com/apoemaweek
    www.facebook.com/apoemaweekpodcast/
    Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
    www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/
    6 min
  • Ep.37 - 'The Beautiful, Lost' by Sascha Akhtar
    Sascha Akhtar reads her poem 'The Beautiful, Lost'.
    For more from Sascha:
    https://twitter.com/AkhtarSascha
    https://soundcloud.com/user-652785591
    For more from us:
    lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    twitter.com/apoemaweek
    www.facebook.com/apoemaweekpodcast/
    Pre-order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
    www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/
    5 min
  • Ep.36 - 'Crocodile' by Richard Scott
    Richard Scott reads the poem 'Crocodile' from his debut collection 'Soho' (Faber & Faber). The poem recording is reproduced with permission from Faber & Faber. 'Soho' is nominated for the Felix Dennis prize for best first collection at the 2018 Forward Prizes for Poetry. Book tickets for the Forward ceremony here:
    https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/126414-forward-prizes-poetry-ceremony-2018
    For more from Richard:
    http://richardscott.info/info.html
    https://twitter.com/iamrichardscott
    For more from us:
    lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    twitter.com/apoemaweek
    www.facebook.com/apoemaweekpodcast/
    Pre-order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
    www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/
    6 min
  • Ep.35 - 'In the Words of Saint Peter' by Peter Raynard
    Editor of the poetry blog Proletarian Poetry, Peter Raynard reads his poem 'In the Words of Saint Peter'. This poem is taken from his collection Precarious (Smokestack Books.)
    For more from Peter:
    https://proletarianpoetry.com/author/peterraynard/
    https://twitter.com/ProletarianPoet
    https://twitter.com/peter_raynard
    https://smokestack-books.co.uk/book.php?book=151
    For more from us:
    https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/
    https://twitter.com/apoemaweek
    https://www.facebook.com/apoemaweekpodcast/
    Pre-order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: https://vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/
    Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here:
    https://snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/
    5 min

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