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  • Ep. 132 - Salena Godden

    October 28, 2021 · 1 hr 10 min

    This week Repeat Beat Poet is in conversation with poet, author, broadcaster, activist, and longstanding rabble-rousing doyenne of UK poetry, Salena Goddena. The pair reflect on Salena's career in poetry and literature, the inspirations…

  • Ep. 131 - Zena Edwards

    June 27, 2021 · 1 hr 16 min

    Cece's Speakeasy (30th June-3rd July 2021) - https://applesandsnakes.org/project/ceces-speakeasy/ This week The Repeat Beat Poet speaks to writer, performer, creative director, and tarot-reading multi-faceted artist and activist Zena…

  • Ep. 130 - Sarah Callaghan

    June 9, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min

    The terms hard-working and “jack of all trades” get thrown around a lot, but Sarah Callaghan really embodies the two. She’s been a comedian for over ten years with shows across the world from Australia to Austria, and she made the move…

  • Ep. 129 - Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

    February 18, 2021 · 1 hr 18 min

    This week Peter deGraft-Johnson (The Repeat Beat Poet) speaks to poet , educator, and writer Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan. The pair start by speaking about overcoming the fears of speaking your truth publicly, learning to trust readers and…

  • Ep. 128 - Bridget Hart

    February 10, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min

    “A lot of the ethos that I learned from the punk scene – D.I.Y politics, inclusivity, that kind of thing – I brought with me into Burning Eye Books” - Bridget Hart This week Peter deGraft-Johnson (The Repeat Beat Poet) speaks to poet…

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  • Ep. 127 - Otis Mensah

    February 3, 2021 · 1 hr 7 min

    This week Peter deGraft-Johnson (The Repeat Beat Poet) speaks to Hip Hop artist and former Sheffield Poet Laureate, Otis Mensah. They discuss how the concept of introspective documentarianism underpins Otis' work of building a personal…

  • Ep. 126: Katie Ailes

    January 20, 2021 · 1 hr 14 min

    In his first full interview as host of the series, Peter deGraft-Johnson (The Repeat Beat Poet) speaks to poet, producer, and academic Katie Ailes. They speak about Katie's recent PhD study on performance and authenticity in UK Spoken Word…

  • Ep.125: Stephen Lightbown (transcript available)

    July 25, 2020 · 1 hr 8 min

    In his final episode as host of the series, David Turner talks to Stephen Lightbown about his debut poetry collection Only Air (Burning Eye Books), writing as a wheelchair user and his experience of attending online events during the UK…

  • Ep.124 - Caleb Klaces & Jess Chandler (transcript available)

    April 10, 2020 · 58 min

    David Turner is in Walthamstow talking to Caleb Klaces and publisher Jess Chandler to talk about Caleb’s latest book, Fatherhood. This conversation was recorded before Covid-19 hit Britain so is refreshingly free from any virus…

  • Ep.123 - Vanessa Onwuemezi (transcript available)

    January 13, 2020 · 1 hr 5 min

    David Turner is in Walthamstow, east London talking to Vanessa Onwuemezi. The pair discuss how Vanessa came to be pursuing a life in writing and how she judges the quality of her writing. This episode includes a short tribute to friend…

  • Ep.122 - Steven J Fowler (transcript available)

    September 14, 2019 · 1 hr 10 min

    David Turner is in central London talking to experimental poet and artist Steven J Fowler. The pair discuss Steven's approach to writing and editing (or lack of it), whether it helps to sometimes be ignored as a writer and his work as a…

  • Ep.121 - Astra Papachristodoulou (transcript available)

    June 19, 2019 · 48 min

    David Turner is in Walthamstow, east London talking to experimental poet and artist Astra Papachristodoulou about the importance of collaboration and the visual look of words on a page in her practice. Astra is pretty determined not to be…

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About the show

A series of discussions, interviews and live recordings with poets from the UK and abroad in which we examine the writing process. Now hosted by Peter deGraft-Johnson a.k.a The Repeat Beat Poet, the series was founded by David Turner in October 2014 in south east London.