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Send us Fan Mail Cor what a scorcher! Time to bask in the company of Will Harris. You will delight in his fresh and distinct style, with cuttlefish-fast leaps of metaphor and imagery as we explore his two Granta volumes, RENDANG published…
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Stopped clocks | Starling - with Mara Bergman

May 14, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

Send us Fan Mail Plump up your pillows! Planet poetry is back with Mara Bergman. We'll trace a journey from New York state to the UK, sharing poems from The Disappearing Room and The Night We Were Dylan Thomas, both published by ARC. Her…
From the Archive: Kim Addonizio

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Send us Fan Mail We're going back to September 2021 for this interview with the fabulous Kim Addonizio... Support the show Planet Poetry is a labour of love! If you enjoy the podcast, please show your support and Buy us a Coffee!
From the Archive: Danez Smith

January 29, 2026 · 43 min

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Sound | Shadow - with Niall Campbell

December 18, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min

Send us Fan Mail Never mind the baubles... Here's the magic from Niall Campbell, who shares spellbinding poems from his Bloodaxe collection The Island in the Sound, which blend unique elements from his South Uist upbringing into a…
From the Archive: Liz Berry

October 31, 2025 · 40 min

Send us Fan Mail Surprise! We're back again and starting Season Six with a distinctive Black Country jewel from our trove of interviews. Liz Berry delighted us all in April 2023 when she spoke with Robin about her (then) new collection…
Season 5 | Finale - with Robin Houghton & Peter Kenny

July 31, 2025 · 24 min

Send us Fan Mail Join your podcast pals at a table at the Beachy Head pub. Enjoying a view of sloping fields down to the Belle Tout Lighthouse and the sea beyond and take a moment to reflect on another season of Planet Poetry podcasts…
The Way | The Blueprint - with Jo Colley and Charles G Lauder, Jr

July 10, 2025 · 58 min

Send us Fan Mail It's a tag team episode! With Robin and Peter meeting poet Charles G Lauder, Jr and publisher poet Jo Colley of Blueprint Poetry Press - who have published his 2025 pamphlet Year of the Rat, a profound collection informed…
Points | Divergences - with Erica McAlpine

June 5, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min

Send us Fan Mail What was that? A bat or swallow? Something flitted past, but we can't agree on what we've just seen ... Erica McAlpine reads from Small Pointed Things (just published by Carcanet) that makes that uncertain territory her…
Still Life | Still Shining - with Richard Scott

May 16, 2025 · 57 min

Send us Fan Mail Still life? Not as we know it. Trembling with tension and beauty, and roses that cup darkness and secret trauma... Hear Richard Scott share from his extraordinary new collection That Broke into Shining Crystals, just…
Chaos | Coded - with Isabelle Baafi

April 17, 2025 · 52 min

Send us Fan Mail Chaos? We love it! Time to meet Isabelle Baafi and hear about her-hotly anticipated first full collection Chaotic Good just published by Faber. Among other things, it grapples with what it means to live a good and…

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About the show

Love poetry? Join Robin and Peter and their guests as they read poems, chat about all things poetry and generally explore the bedazzling world of Planet Poetry. Since we started this podcast in 2020 we've interviewed dozens of poets and poetry editors, discussed all the thorny issues about the poetry world and delved into our favourite poetry past and present. We don't have sponsors and we don't interrupt the flow with ads, so if you like what we do, please buy us a coffee or two at buymeacoffee.com/planetpoetry to help keep the poddy going! Thanks!