In this episode, Alan Buckley discusses his poem Voicemail, and, amongst other things, talks about the nature of poetic influence, the role that breath and the body play in producing poetry, and the responsibilities which a poet has towards the subject of his elegy. You can read the poem on the Podcasts section of the Poetry Centre website.

In this episode Alan Buckley talks about the nature of poetic influence, the role that breath and the body play in producing poetry, and the responsibilities which a poet has towards the subject of his elegy. You can read the poem on the Podcasts section of the Poetry Centre website.

In this episode, Gill talks about how she writes poetry and what she considers the role of the poet to be within society. You can read her poem ‘The Power of Ice’ on the Podcasts section of the Poetry Centre website.

In this episode, Gill Learner discusses her poem ‘The Power of Ice’, and, amongst other things, talks about how she writes poetry and what she considers the role of the poet to be within society. You can read the poem on the Podcasts section of the Poetry Centre website.

In this episode, Gill talks about how she writes poetry and what she considers the role of the poet to be within society. You can read the poem on the Podcasts section of the Poetry Centre website.

This episode features the keynote panel discussion from the Sisters in Verse symposium at Oxford University in association with the Poetry Centre, which took place on 9 March 2012. This event is one in a series organized by the Postgraduate Contemporary Women's Writing Network (http://pgcwwn.wordpress.com/). The discussion was chaired by Alex Pryce and the panelists were Kate Clanchy, Jane Yeh, and Sophie Mayer. You can read more about the the writers and see photos from the event on the Podcasts section of our website.

This episode features the keynote panel discussion from the Sisters in Verse

symposium at Oxford University in association with the Poetry Centre, which took place on 9 March 2012. This event is one in a series organized by the Postgraduate Contemporary Women's Writing Network (http://pgcwwn.wordpress.com/). The discussion was chaired by Alex Pryce and the panelists were Kate Clanchy, Jane Yeh, and Sophie Mayer. You can read more about the the writers and see photos from the event on the Podcasts section of our website.

This episode features the keynote panel discussion from the Sisters in Verse symposium at Oxford University in association with the Poetry Centre, which took place on 9 March 2012. This event is one in a series organized by the Postgraduate Contemporary Women's Writing Network (http://pgcwwn.wordpress.com/). The discussion was chaired by Alex Pryce and the panelists were Kate Clanchy, Jane Yeh, and Sophie Mayer. You can read more about the the writers and see photos from the event on the Podcasts section of our website.

In this first episode of our Oxford Poets series, Claire Cox reads and discusses her prize-winning poem 'Tolstoy at Astapovo Station'.

In this first episode, Claire Cox reads and discusses her prize-winning poem 'Tolstoy at Astapovo Station'. You can read Claire's poem here: