The Poems We Made Along The Way
The Poems We Made Along The Way is a show where Gregory Kearns interviews a different poet each episode. These conversations explore community, friendship and poetry. How poems can be friends to us? How we need community to make us better poets? And what we can do to best build those communities? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Deryn Rees-Jones about silence, Posthuman feminism and how place effects the way you write.
Deryn Rees-Jones is author of several books of poetry including Hôtel Amour, Erato and What It’s Like To Be Alive, all published by Seren. She is also a professor of Poetry at University of Liverpool and editor of the Pavilion Poetry list.
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Anthony Anaxagorou about the myth of inspiration, cinematic writing and maximalism in poetry.
Anthony Anaxagorou has written numerous collections including Heritage Aesthetics and After the Formalities (published by Granta Books and Penned in the Margins respectively). Anthony is artistic director of Out-Spoken, a monthly poetry and music night held at Lo...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Daniel Sluman about the importance of time to the writing process, the influence of music on his work and the poetics of disability.
Daniel Sluman has written numerous collections including Single Window, The Terrible and Absence has a weight of its own. In 2021 Daniel was nominated for the T.S. Elliot award. He also was the co-editor of the first major U...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Mimi Khalvati about The Poetry School, syntax in poems and the role listening plays in writing.
Mimi Khalvati is a poet who received the King’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 2023. In 2024 her Collected Poems were published by Carcanet, which later won the Jhalak Poetry Prize. Mimi was one of the co-founders of The Poetry School.
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way, Gregory Kearns speaks to Rachael Allen about The Minack Theatre’s creator Rowena Cade, the myth of filler poems and surrealism.
Rachael Allen is a poet and editor. Her books Kingdomland and God Complex have been published by Faber and Faber. The latter shortlisted for the Forward Prize and longlisted for the Laurel Prize. She was the recipient of a Northern Writers' Award and an...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Jacob Polley about writers who influenced him from his hometown Carlisle, riddles and Wilfred Owen
Jacob Polley is a poet and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Newcastle. He has published 5 collections of poetry and a novel called Talk of the Town. His collection, Jackself won the 2016 T.S. Eliot Prize.
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Sandeep Parmar about the Ledbury Critics Scheme, racism in the British poetry world and the drafting process.
Sandeep Parmar is a poet and Professor of English literature at the University of Liverpool. She has published a broad range of books from her poetry collections to her critical work, including her exploration of the work of Mina Loy.
In the episo...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Rachel Mann about negative space, counter factuals and the etymology of a few religious words.
Rachel Mann is a poet and is the Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford. She has authored several books spanning poetry, non-fiction and fiction. Her theological texts include Do Not Be Afraid, Dazzling Darkness and her novel is called The Gospel of Eve. Her mos...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Steve Ely about feral poetics, Ted Hughes and Yorkshire Arts Circus.
Steve Ely is a poet and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Huddersfield. He has published numerous collections including Oswald’s Book of Hours, Englaland and Eely. He also has published a novel, Ratmen and ran the Ted Hughes Network.
Today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory chats to Betty Doyle about Sylvia Plath, Tarot cards and some short words on Taylor Swift.
Betty Doyle is a poet from Liverpool. She completed a PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University on the poetics of infertility. Betty has published pamphlets with both Verve Poetry Press and Seren.
You can buy Betty’s most recent pamphlet Fruits of Labour here: https://www.serenbooks.co...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory chats to Wendy Allen about Barbara Hepworth, collaborative writing and inventing forms.
Wendy Allen is a poet and ex-cabin crew member for 20 years. She is currently working on her PhD at Manchester Writing School. She has three pamphlets published and one forth coming. She often works collaboratively including with poets Charley Barnes and Galia Admoni.
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On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats to Jacob Sam-La Rose about inventing forms, computational poetics and how Jacob approaches structuring poems.
You can buy Jacob’s book here: https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/breaking-silence-1010
For more information about The Barbican Young Poets: https://www.barbican.org.uk/take-part/young-creatives/barbican-young-poets
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On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats to Jacob Sam-La Rose about Urban Poets Society, being an editor and starting Barbican Young Poets.
Jacob Sam-La Rose is a poet, editor and facilitator based in London. His collection Breaking Slience was published by Bloodaxe. He established and leads Barbican Young Poets – a literary development programme.
You can buy Jacob’s book here: https:...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats to Hera Lindsay Bird about children’s literature, writing long poems and her fandom of the writer Mark Leidner.
Hera Lindsay Bird is a writer based in New Zealand. She has published two books including her self-titled debut collection Hera Lindsay Bird and her pamphlet Pamper Me to Hell & Back was a Laureate’s choice. She has won awards including the Jessie ...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats to Liz Berry about Zines, vernacular poetry and the importance of libraries.
Liz Berry is a poet based in Birmingham who has published numerous books including Black Country, The Republic of Motherhood and The Home Child. Liz has won numerous awards including the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, The Writers’ Prize and won two Forward Prizes.
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats with Roger Robinson about creative citizenship, travelling the UK and writing haikus.
Roger Robinson is a writer and educator who has published numerous books including his T.S. Eliot Prize winning collection A Portable Paradise. Roger also has published digital resources to support people to become better poets and to help “make creative blocks obsolete”.
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats with Helen Mort about writing rhymes, how to find permission and how to get good at metre.
Helen Mort is a writer based in Sheffield. Back in 2015 she was chosen as one of the Next Generation poets and has won numerous awards including the Eric Gregory Award in 2007. Helen’s most recent publication Dad Vs. Dad from Verse Poetry Press explores the aftermath of he...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats with Ella Frears about the need for deadlines, sending work to friends and how to get good at metre.
Ella Frears is a poet and artist based in London. She has been shortlisted for prizes like The Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the T.S. Eliot Prize. Ella’s most recent book, Goodlord is published by Rough Trade Books and is a book that defies form def...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats with Stevie Ronnie about developing voice, unpicking what a poem is, and the similarities between visual art and poetry.
Stevie Ronnie is an interdisciplinary artist and writer based in Northumberland. He was longlisted for the John Moores Prize for his piece called Thirty Hours or So of Being Awake. Stevie works with The Writing Squad as one of their mentors to...
On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along The Way Gregory chats with Charlotte Shevchenko Knight about her sad girl Tumblr phase, which is better poetry or prose, and railcards for poets.
Charlotte Shevchenko Knight is a poet based in York and her collection Food for the Dead was published by Jonathan Cape in 2024. Charlotte has gone on to win the Laurel Prize for first collection, and has been shortlisted for the Felix Denn...
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