
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
Frank Skinner loves poetry. And he thinks you might like it too. Join Frank each week as he takes you through some of his choice picks of poems. There may be laughter. There may be tears. There will certainly be poetry. Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast is produced by Sarah Bishop. It is an Avalon production.
Latest episodes

Feb 16, 2022 • 32min
Wordsworth Revisited: The Leech-Gatherer
Wordsworth revisited: the leech-gatherer. The poem referenced is Resolution and Independence by William Wordsworth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 9, 2022 • 46min
Nick Laird
Frank loves Nick Laird’s poetry. And manual typewriters. The collection referenced is On Purpose by Nick Laird and the poem referenced is The Underwood No. 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 2, 2022 • 41min
Walt Whitman
Frank loves Walt Whitman, right down to his comfortable shoes… The poems referenced are Poets to Come, To You, Song of the Universal and Song of Myself by Walt Whitman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 26, 2022 • 52min
Jen Hadfield
Frank heads North with the amazing Jen Hadfield. The collection referenced is The Stone Age by Jen Hadfield. The individual poems referenced are Hardanger Fiddle & Nyckelharpa, (Lighthouse) and (Erratic) by Jen Hadfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 19, 2022 • 48min
John Milton
Batman, Captain America and Milton’s Paradise Lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 12, 2022 • 38min
Caroline Bird
Frank celebrates Caroline Bird and wonders if he should have saved this one for Valentine’s Day. The collection referenced is The Air Year by Caroline Bird. The individual poems discussed are Temporary Vows and I Am Not a Falconer, both by Caroline Bird. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 10, 2022 • 2min
Series 4 Trailer
Series 4 of Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast coming soon... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 snips
Jul 7, 2021 • 46min
WH Auden
Frank meets WH Auden in an art gallery and falls in love all over again.
Poems referenced:
Musée des Beaux Arts - WH Auden
Funeral Blues - WH Auden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 30, 2021 • 34min
Ellen Hinsey
Frank finds out when the Illegal Age began, with Ellen Hinsey.
Please note this podcast has some disturbing content.
Poem referenced:
The Illegal Age - Ellen Hinsey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 23, 2021 • 39min
Matthew Arnold
Frank spends a dark night on Dover Beach with Matthew Arnold and, hold on, isn’t that Sophocles over there?
Poems referenced:
Dover Beach - Matthew Arnold
Stanzas from the Grande Chartreuse - Matthew Arnold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices