Planet Poetry
Robin Houghton & Peter KennyLove 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 i... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 77 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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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. Over spent pac... more
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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 by long eng... more
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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 own, with met... more
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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 published by Fabe... more
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I so enjoyed the wonderful episode with Ellen Cranitch. Both of you, Robin and Peter, have a reassuring talent for enabling your guests to convey the meaning of their work so well. I had previously read her collection and was amazed, like yourselves, as to how she sustained herself and her children through such traumatic experiences. This podcast does so much to promote the value of poetry as does the warmth of the relationship between the two presenters. Definitely a podcast and an episode not ... more
Apple Podcasts5PineGroveCharlie
United Kingdom8 months ago - Spot On
I think you both have developed a wonderful format and a very enjoyable shared approach. The discussions really encourage me to explore the poets interviewed and the other work you introduce is consistently stimulating/ thought provoking. I am very grateful to have access to your work, many thanks.
Apple Podcasts5PineGroveCharlieUnited Kingdom2 years ago - Wonderful companion
Really enjoying this podcast - thank you 😊. As I am trying to learn as much about poetry as possible podcasts in this ilk are invaluable to introduce me to current poets as well as a wider introduction to those who have passed through the landscape.
Really wish poetry had been taught with this enthusiasm at my school. If it had been I don’t think I’d ever have left the form. Sadly it’s taken me 3 decades to rediscover poetry. Though that does mean I can immerse myself in poetry through technol... more
Apple Podcasts5KerniggitUnited Kingdom3 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #219 |  Ireland/Arts/Books |
Apple Podcasts | #223 |  New Zealand/Arts/Books |
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