Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
Avalon
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
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
16 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
Jun 16, 2021 • 41min
Tracy K Smith
Frank reads Tracy K Smith and finally gets his priorities right.
Collections referenced:
Wade in the Water - Tracy K Smith
Leaves of Grass – Walt Whitman
Poems referenced:
Political Poem – Tracy K Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 9, 2021 • 31min
Peter Riley
Frank hits the high notes with Peter Riley and accidentally arrives at his favourite-ever definition of poetry.
Collection referenced:
Passing Measures – Peter Riley
Poems referenced:
The Little Watercolour at Sligo – Peter Riley
Do It Again – Peter Riley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 2, 2021 • 37min
Denise Levertov
Frank explores the wonders and horrors of city-life, with Denise Levertov and two dogs of disproportionate size.
Poems referenced:
The Rainwalkers by Denise Levertov
The Mutes by Denise Levertov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 26, 2021 • 42min
Robert Frost
Frank celebrates one of his all-time favourite poems: The Star-Splitter by Robert Frost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
