Poetry Bites

Ramona Herdman reads 'Cocktail First'

Ramona was Highly Commended in the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition.

Ramona Herdman’s recent publications are Glut (Nine Arches Press), A warm and snouting thing (The Emma Press) and Bottle (HappenStance Press). Glut was one of The Telegraph’s ‘20 best poetry books of 2022 to buy for Christmas’. Ramona lives in Norwich and is a committee member for Café Writers.

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Poetry Business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.

Michael Greavy reads 'The Nest'

Michael was Highly Commended in the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition.

Michael Greavy is a teacher from Manchester living on the edge of West Yorkshire. He has written and performed poetry at Edinburgh, Ilkley and Manchester festivals. Recent poems published in The North, Magma, Stand, Acumen and The Frogmore Papers. His work has been long-listed for the Bridport Prize.

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Poetry Business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.

Michael Greavy reads 'Family Tree'

Michael was Highly Commended in the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition.

Michael Greavy is a teacher from Manchester living on the edge of West Yorkshire. He has written and performed poetry at Edinburgh, Ilkley and Manchester festivals. Recent poems published in The North, Magma, Stand, Acumen and The Frogmore Papers. His work has been long-listed for the Bridport Prize.

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Poetry Business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.

River Wolton reads '3rd February' from Year (2022)

In River Wolton's ⁠Year⁠, the intention to write a daily poem on the theme of kindness throughout 2020 becomes a year-long meditation, honest and unflinching, as the pandemic arrives.

We are marking four years since River wrote this remarkable book by released selected poems on the podcast on their corresponding day over the course of 2024. These recordings are taken from River's online launch of Year, which can be viewed in full on our ⁠YouTube channel⁠.

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Poetry Business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.

Lydia Harris reads ‘There being no trace, no local knowledge’

Lydia was Highly Commended in the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition.

Lydia Harris has made her home in the Orkney island of Westray. Her first pamphlet Glad Not to be the Corpse was published by Smiths Knoll in 2012. In 2017 she held a Scottish Book Trust New Writer’s Award. Her first full collection Objects for Private Devotion published by Pindrop was long listed for the Highland Book Prize. 

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Poetry Business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.

Lydia Harris reads ‘The wind in the chapel made of wrens’.

Lydia was Highly Commended in the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition.

Lydia Harris has made her home in the Orkney island of Westray. Her first pamphlet Glad Not to be the Corpse was published by Smiths Knoll in 2012. In 2017 she held a Scottish Book Trust New Writer’s Award. Her first full collection Objects for Private Devotion published by Pindrop was long listed for the Highland Book Prize. 

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Poetry Business⁠⁠⁠⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.

River Wolton reads '19th January' from Year (2022)

In River Wolton's Year, the intention to write a daily poem on the theme of kindness throughout 2020 becomes a year-long meditation, honest and unflinching, as the pandemic arrives.

We are marking four years since River wrote this remarkable book by released selected poems on the podcast on their corresponding day over the course of 2024. These recordings are taken from River's online launch of Year, which can be viewed in full on our YouTube channel.

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Poetry Business⁠⁠⁠⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.

Lauren O'Donovan reads 'The Day You Were Born'.

Lauren was Highly Commended in the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition.

Lauren O’Donovan is a writer from Cork, Ireland. In 2023, she won the Cúirt New Writing Prize in Poetry and was also shortlisted for Listowel Writers’ Week Collection Award and the Fish Poetry Prize. In 2022, Lauren was awarded Arts Council funding to work towards her first collection along with a Munster Literature Centre Mentorship. She has published work in journals and anthologies such as: Rattle Magazine, Southword, Skylight 47, The Galway Review, The Galway Advertiser, The Honest Ulsterman, A New Ulster, Cork Words, Augur Magazine, Green Ink, Grand Little Things, The Quarryman, and Swerve.

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠⁠⁠The Poetry Business⁠⁠⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.

Lauren O'Donovan reads 'Ingredients for a Mother'.

Lauren was Highly Commended in the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition.

Lauren O’Donovan is a writer from Cork, Ireland. In 2023, she won the Cúirt New Writing Prize in Poetry and was also shortlisted for Listowel Writers’ Week Collection Award and the Fish Poetry Prize. In 2022, Lauren was awarded Arts Council funding to work towards her first collection along with a Munster Literature Centre Mentorship. She has published work in journals and anthologies such as: Rattle Magazine, Southword, Skylight 47, The Galway Review, The Galway Advertiser, The Honest Ulsterman, A New Ulster, Cork Words, Augur Magazine, Green Ink, Grand Little Things, The Quarryman, and Swerve.

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠⁠The Poetry Business⁠⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.

Clementine Burnley reads 'Where I'm from'.

Clementine was Highly Commended in the 2023 International Book & Pamphlet Competition.

Born in Cameroon, Clementine E. Burnley now lives and works between the UK and Germany. Clementine has an MSc in Applied Linguistics from Manchester University. She is currently a part-time, practice-based student at the Research Society for Process Oriented Psychotherapy where she studies conflict facilitation. Clementine has been published in Ink, Sweat & Tears, Magma, and The Poetry Review. In 2022 she was the RSL Sky Award Winner for creative nonfiction. As well as writing poetry she’s working on a nonfiction book about her family history. 

Poetry Bites is a podcast by ⁠The Poetry Business⁠, a publisher and writer development agency dedicated to discovering, developing and publishing outstanding new poetry.