Advice From an Unknown Poet

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 38m

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Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (10)

Since Apr 2026

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Two friends try to figure out what it means to write poems and stay sane while putting one foot in a poetry world that seems to baffle us all. By Alice Allan & Jonathan Farmer.

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12. Good Advice!

Jun 06, 2026 36m

What are the things that have turned out to be helpful for you? Show notes Eileen Myles Poetry Says ep 212. with Paul Kane Ronin (1998) Elijah’s podcast Versecraft Alice’s…

11. Poets

May 30, 2026 43m

Tell me about a poet you admire. Show notes Lucille Clifton won’t you celebrate with me by Lucille Clifton The Ern Malley hoax Pam Brown‘s book click here for what we do The ALS…

10. Promotion

May 23, 2026 38m

How do you promote your poetry and put yourself out there without going insane? Show notes Alice’s Substack Alice’s book The Empty Show The AWP conference Catalogue of Unabashed…

09. Poetry

May 16, 2026 30m

What’s the point of poetry? Show notes Timothée Chalamet’s statement on opera and ballet Ep 01. Fear Asphodel, that Greeny Flower by William Carlos Williams Poetry Says Ep 270.…

08. Kindness

May 09, 2026 41m

How do you manage your obligations to the people who appear in your poems? Show notes The Dolphin by Robert Lowell Alice’s poem Bad Boys for Life Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life by…

07. Community Pt. 2

May 02, 2026 45m

How do you find your people? Show notes Bonny Cassidy Marrickville by Louise Carter Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life by Michael Nott Jonathan’s essay “A Giving of the Self”: on Thom…

06. Productivity

Apr 25, 2026 47m

Why do you have such a strong need to be productive? Show notes Merlin Mann The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris Getting Things Done by David Allen The Worst Person in the World…

05. Bad Advice

Apr 18, 2026 32m

Which pieces of writing advice get on your nerves? Show notes On Writing by Stephen King What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami The Creative Habit by Twyla…

04. Learning

Apr 11, 2026 32m

How should we learn poetry? Show notes Siegfried Sassoon Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Open Yale Courses’ Modern Poetry taught by Langdon Hammer Modern & Contemporary…

03. Desire

Apr 04, 2026 33m

If you could clear away all the striving and the desire for recognition, what would you want to make in your poems? Show notes Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey by Hayden Carruth The Other…

02. Community

Mar 26, 2026 41m

How do you deal with the weird mix of professional and personal connection that comes along with relationships in the poetry world? Show notes SLEERICKETS: Five Blade Mode, ft. Jonathan…

S1E1 01. Fear

Mar 21, 2026 39m

What do you do with the fear that you aren’t very good? Show notes Berryman by W. S. Merwin Proxies by Brian Blanchfield

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How many episodes does Advice From an Unknown Poet have?

Advice From an Unknown Poet has published 10 episodes since April 2026, covering topics in Arts, Books.

Is Advice From an Unknown Poet still active?

Advice From an Unknown Poet is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 38m.