We recently took the Faber Poetry Podcast to The Hague for a special event at the Crossing Border Festival. In this live recording, Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood are joined by fellow poets Anthony Anaxagorou, Momtaza Mehri and Hannah Sullivan for an evening of readings and (brief) discussion.

As always you can read the show notes – featuring guest bios and useful links – here.

This podcast is produced by Rachael Allen, Jack Underwood and Hannah Marshall for Faber & Faber. Special thanks to Anthony Anaxagorou, Momtaza Mehri, Hannah Sullivan, Louis and Michel Behre and the team at Crossing Border Festival.

In the final episode of our first series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Edward Doegar and Ishion Hutchinson, who discuss the value of a 'fake' talisman and the violence and beauty that can be found in a game of marbles.

Audio postcards & additional poems featured in this episode

‘Somewhere There’s a Nothing I’m a Part Of’ written and read by Elaine Kahn.

‘The Stages of Harriet’ written and read by Sara Peters.

‘War the War’ written and read by Jack Underwood.

‘Beef Cubes’ written and read by Rachael Allen.

Author bios and links can be found in our show notes.

Thank you for listening to the Faber Poetry Podcast. Catch up on our previous episodes here or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Don't forget, if you like our show you can subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes.

The Faber Poetry Podcast is produced by Rachael Allen, Jack Underwood and Hannah Marshall for Faber & Faber. Editing by Billy Godfrey at Strathmore Publishing. Special thanks to Edward Doegar, Ishion Hutchinson, Elaine Kahn and Sara Peters.

In the penultimate episode of our first series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Holly Pester and Sam Riviere, plus a pat of butter and a set of nail clippers, which inspire conversations about poetry writing and its relationship to research, archives and procrastination.

Audio postcards featured in this episode are:

‘Pathetic earthlings’ written and read by Will Harris.

‘Sparkhill’ written and read by Zaffar Kunial.

‘Nude in the Cat House’ written and read by Monica McClure.

For more information, author bios & links see here.

The Faber Poetry Podcast is produced by Rachael Allen, Jack Underwood and Hannah Marshall for Faber & Faber. Editing by Billy Godfrey at Strathmore Publishing. Special thanks to Will Harris, Zaffar Kunial, Monica McClure, Holly Pester and Sam Riviere.

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In this episode, Rachael and Jack talk fatherhood, the lyric I and the magical sound of a garden pond with their guests Wayne Holloway-Smith and Maurice Riordan and there are audio postcards from Mary Jean Chan, Kaveh Akbar and Nisha Ramayya.

Featured audio poems:

All relevant links can be found in this episode's show notes.

The Faber Poetry Podcast is produced by Rachael Allen, Jack Underwood and Hannah Marshall for Faber & Faber. Editing by Billy Godfrey at Strathmore Publishing. 

Thanks to Kaveh Akbar, Mary Jean Chan, Wayne Holloway-Smith, Nisha Ramayya and Maurice Riordan. Special thanks to Margot Holloway-Smith for this episode’s outro.

In the third episode, Rachael and Jack chat in the studio with Richard Scott and Jane Yeh, discussing, among other things, the importance of recognising gay shame, the difference between biographical honesty and poetic honesty and a shared love for Star Trek (The Next Generation, obviously).

Audio postcards this episode come from Peter Gizzi, Emily Toder and Hannah Sullivan.

As always the show notes, author bios and links can be found on our website.

We can’t believe we’re half way through our first series… If you’ve not heard our first two episodes then you can listen here or on iTunes or your favourite audio platform. If you like the show subscribe now so you don’t miss forthcoming episodes in our first six-part series.

The Faber Poetry Podcast is produced by Rachael Allen, Jack Underwood and Hannah Marshall for Faber & Faber. Edited by Billy Godfrey at Strathmore Publishing. Special thanks to Peter Gizzi, Richard Scott, Hannah Sullivan, Emily Toder and Jane Yeh.

Rachael and Jack have Sophie Collins and Emily Critchley in the studio to discuss, among other things, female authorship, having a lightbulb moment for Denise Riley and the art of leaving a poem without a conventional ending. 

Audio postcards in this episode come from Jillian Weise, Jennifer L. Knox and Nuar Alsadir.

Full show notes and links are here.

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