The Poetry Tavern

The Poetry Tavern

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The Poetry Tavern episodes

  • Episode 22 - Pleonasms

    In this episode, host Charlotte dives into pleonasm, the use of seemingly unnecessary or doubled words, and asks whether excess language can still be purposeful, beautiful, or emotionally effective. Through close readings of poems by Mary Oliver and Stephen Sexton, this episode explores how repetition and reinforcement can deepen themes of comfort, ownership, memory, and beauty.

    Rather than treating pleonasm as a mistake, this conversation embraces it as a poetic tool, examining how even the smallest word choices can quietly reshape a poem’s emotional weight.

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    10 min
  • Episode 21 - Diacope

    This week we are looking into the use of diacope within poetry, with examples from the work of Simon Armitage and Leopold Marks.

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    0 min
  • Episode 20 - Anaphora

    In this episode, we cover the use of anaphora, with poetry examples from Chen Chen and Sherine Gilmour.

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    0 min
  • Episode 18 - Poems from 2025

    The new year has finally come, so this week's episode is about poems from 2025, from Kathleen Ossip and John Jeremiah Sullivan.

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    0 min
  • Episode 15 - Dialogism

    In this episode, we are looking at dialogism and conversation within poetry, with examples from Galway Kinnell and Louise Gluck.

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    11 min

About The Poetry Tavern

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Welcome to The Poetry Tavern, a show about poetry and all its parts. Join us as we explore the world of poetry, from classic verses to contemporary works, discussing what poetry truly means and how it…