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
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
May 19, 2021 • 37min
Ella Frears
Frank discovers Ella Frears at a motorway services and shares some intimate notes.
Collection referenced:
Shine, Darling by Ella Frears
Poems referenced:
Midpoint by Ella Frears
The Film by Ella Frears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 2, 2020 • 1h 4min
Alexander Pope
Couplets, cruelty and the occasional caning. Frank enters the poetical world of Alexander Pope.
Poems Referenced
Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot - Alexander Pope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2020 • 38min
Rita Dove
Rita Dove teaches Frank the art of poetry and how to pull.
Poems Referenced:
Ars Poetica - Rita Dove
Flirtation - Rita Dove Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2020 • 35min
William Wordsworth
Frank walks the untrodden ways with William Wordsworth.
Poems Referenced:
She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways - William Wordsworth
Spring – Alexander Pope
The Tables Turned – William Wordsworth
Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known – William Wordsworth
A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal – William Wordsworth
Three Years She Grew in Sun and Shower – William Wordsworth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 12, 2020 • 36min
Tadeusz Dabrowski
Never mind the poetry, here’s the white bits. Frank has a wild night out with the Polish poet, Tadeusz Dabrowski.
Poems Referenced:
I Believe All Round the Clock - Tadeusz Dabrowski (translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
Soiree - Tadeusz Dabrowski (translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
Bunny Slope - Tadeusz Dabrowski (translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 5, 2020 • 37min
Cathy Park Hong
Frank has always had a fascination with the Wild West. In this episode he explores the macabre Western ballads of Cathy Park Hong.
This podcast contains some disturbing images.
Poems Referenced:
Abecedarian Western - Cathy Park Hong
Ballad in I – Cathy Park Hong
The Song of Katydids – Cathy Park Hong
From ‘Fort Ballads’
Ballad of the Range – Cathy Park Hong
Ballad of Fort Mann – Cathy Park Hong
Ballad of Grace – Cathy Park Hong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
