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November 11, 2022

The Seren Poetry Podcast: Episode 6 | Ben Wilkinson

In this week’s podcast, poet & critic Ben Wilkinson discusses his second collection.

November 4, 2022

Friday Poem – ‘Peeling the Skin’ by Carolyn Jess-Cooke

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Peeling the Skin’ by Carolyn Jess-Cooke from her collection We Have to Leave the Earth. You can hear Carolyn chatting about the book on the The Seren Poetry Podcast which is available now on all podcast platforms. Carolyn…

November 4, 2022

The Seren Poetry Podcast: Episode 5 | Carolyn Jess-Cooke

We chat to poet and novelist Carolyn Jess-Cooke about her third collection We Have to Leave the Earth.

October 28, 2022

Friday Poem – ‘All the Terrors’ by Rhian Edwards

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘All the Terrors’ by Rhian Edwards from her collection The Estate Agent’s Daughter. You can hear Rhian chatting about the book on the The Seren Poetry Podcast which is available now on all podcast platforms. The Estate Agen…

October 27, 2022

The Seren Poetry Podcast: Episode 4 | Rhian Edwards

Award-winning poet and Seren poetry editor Rhian Edwards talks about her second collection

October 21, 2022

Friday Poem – ‘Old Spyder’ by Christopher Meredith

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Old Spyder’ by Christopher Meredith from his collection Still. You can hear Christopher chatting about Still and his novel Please on the The Seren Poetry Podcast which is available now on all podcast platforms. Still uses…

October 20, 2022

The Seren Poetry Podcast: Episode 3 | Christopher Meredith

In Episode 3 we chat to poet & novelist Christopher Meredith.

October 14, 2022

Friday Poem – ‘Heirloom’ by Ilse Pedler

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Heirloom’ by Ilse Pedler from her collection Auscultation. You can hear Ilse chatting poetry and her job as a vet in episode 2 of The Seren Poetry Podcast which is available now on all podcast platforms. Auscultation, whic…

October 14, 2022

The Seren Poetry Podcast: Episode 2 | Ilse Pedler

Listen to episode 2 of The Seren Poetry Podcast now.

October 13, 2022

Guest post: Maths and Metaphor – Judy Brown

Judy Brown’s new collection Lairs was partly born out of a residency Exeter University’s Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. In this guest post she discusses the experience and how maths and poetry have more in common than you migh…

October 7, 2022

Friday Poem – ‘Borders Gothic’ by Polly Atkin

This week’s Friday Poem is ‘Borders Gothic’ by Polly Atkin from her collection Much With Body. You can hear Polly chatting about her poetry in episode 1 of The Seren Poetry Podcast which is available now on all podcast platforms. Much With Body is a…

October 7, 2022

The Seren Poetry Podcast: Episode 1 | Polly Atkin

Listen to episode 1 of The Seren Poetry Podcast now.

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