Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast

About 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.

Publisher

Avalon

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Apr 2020

Latest episode

13 May 2026

Latest episodes

17 of 90 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Kathleen Jamie

   Host Frank Skinner and poet Kathleen Jamie explore the world from a treehouse, discussing Jamie's poem "The Treehouse" in this insightful interview.

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   6 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Richard Brautigan

   The lead singer of Frank’s favourite band introduced him to the poetry of Richard Brautigan, and it is a gift that keeps on giving. TW: mention of suicide The novel referenced is “Trout Fishing in America”. The collection of poems referenced is “The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster”. The poems referenced are “Widow’s Lament”, “Love Poem”, “Kafka’s Hat”, “I Cannot Answer You Tonight in Small Portions” and “The Winos on Potrero Hill”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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   29 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   George Herbert

   Frank gets excited about the brilliant 17th Century poet, George Herbert. The poems referenced are “The Collar” and “The Pulley”, both by George Herbert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

Kathleen Jamie

Published 13 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I might have my arm around it. It might be sort of embracing me. And it's a fabulous closeness to the tree. You know, I've got a thing about trees. If you listen regularly, I am a tree hogger unashamedly. i lay to sleep beside me neither man nor child but a lichened branch wound through the wooden chamber that's the tree house brilliant pulling it close the tree pulling the tree house close to it but also i think her pulling the branch the tree closer to her A complicity. It sounds like they're lying there together, like they share an intimacy. Her and this lichened branch, something solid and sturdy, and the growth of lichen on it suggesting that it's been there a long time. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

81 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

467 ratings

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