Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

The host shares a deeply emotional connection to Liz Berry's poetry, starting with the poignant 'Bird'. Themes of childhood memories tied to nature and masculinity unfold through 'Birmingham Roller', evoking nostalgia for the Black Country. The discussion highlights the power of language and local dialects, revealing how storytelling shapes identity. Additionally, winter memories are explored, blending imagery with feelings of longing and beauty, inviting listeners to reflect on their own experiences.

Series 2 of Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast coming soon... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the last of the series, Frank showers in the word-waterfall that is the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Frank is often attracted to a poem by its title. This week he discusses 'Famous Bigshots' by Caroline Knox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices