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The Faber Poetry Podcast is a twice-monthly podcast bringing together some of the most exciting voices from the world of poetry, curated, produced and presented by poets Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood.
Whether you're a devotee or a newcomer to verse, join Rachael and Jack for lively conversation with their studio guests and audio postcards sent by acclaimed poets from around the globe.
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Bonus episode: Isabelle Baafi and Sarah Howe
A special bonus episode of the Faber Poetry Podcast, taken from our audio vaults to celebrate this week's announcement of the 2025 T. S. Eliot Prize. Featuring Isabelle Baafi and Sarah Howe, both…
Bonus episode: Edwina Attlee & Ange Mlinko
In this bonus episode of the Faber Poetry Podcast, Rachael and Jack welcome guests Edwina Attlee and Ange Mlinko to the studio to discuss archival encounters, the weather in Florida and the…
S3E5 S3 Ep5: Ishion Hutchinson & Oluwaseun Olayiwola + Emilia Clarke
Oh what a night. . . In this special episode, recorded live at the London Review Bookshop, Rachael and Jack are joined by Ishion Hutchinson and Oluwaseun Olayiwola, and we have an audio postcard from…
S3E4 S3 Ep4: Lucy Mercer & Maggie Millner
In this episode, Jack and Rachael talk couplets, nutlets and cats in poems, among many other things, with Lucy Mercer in the studio and Maggie Millner down the line from New York. Audio postcards are…
S3E3 S3 Ep3: Raymond Antrobus & Victoria Adukwei Bulley
In this episode, Jack and Rachael are joined by award-winning poets Raymond Antrobus and Victoria Adukwei Bulley in the studio, where they consider the multiple meanings of the word 'quiet' and the…
S3E2 S3 Ep2: Camille Ralphs & Stephanie Sy-Quia
In this episode, Jack and Rachael discuss religion in poetry and the buried histories found within words with Camille Ralphs and Stephanie Sy-Quia. Audio postcards in this episode come from Eve…
S3E1 S3 Ep1: S3 Ep 1: Anthony Anaxagorou & Nick Laird
AND we’re back! In the first episode of the third season, Rachael and Jack welcome guests Anthony Anaxagorou and Nick Laird to the studio to discuss poetry writing, tea drinking and the ultimate…
S3 S3: Faber Poetry Podcast Season 3 (trailer)
Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood are back for a third season, with an unmissable mix of studio guests, audio postcards from around the world and general poetry chat.
S2E6 S2 Ep6: Episode 12: Daljit Nagra & Nisha Ramayya
We can’t believe we’ve come to the end of our second series [sad face]... In this extended final episode, Jack and Rachael have fun chatting with guests Daljit Nagra and Nisha Ramayya in the studio…
S2E5 S2 Ep5: Episode 11: Ilya Kaminsky & Sophie Robinson
In the penultimate episode of the second series, Ilya Kaminsky and Sophie Robinson join Jack and Rachael in the studio to discuss, among other things, poems with ‘big dick energy’, the blurring of…
S2E4 S2 Ep4: Episode 10: Rae Armantrout & Don Paterson
Two acclaimed award-winners join Rachael and Jack in the studio in our fourth episode of the second series: the Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Rae Armantrout and the Scottish poet Don Paterson,…
S2E3 S2 Ep3: Episode 9: Fiona Benson & Julia Copus
In this week’s episode, award-winning poets Fiona Benson and Julia Copus join Rachael and Jack in the studio and there are audio postcards from Morgan Parker, Bobby Parker and Wendy Cope. See…
S2E2 S2 Ep2: Episode 8: Mary Jean Chan & Rebecca Tamás
In episode two of the new series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Mary Jean Chan and Rebecca Tamás to chat about recurring themes and preoccupations in their work – from fencing to the…
S2E1 S2 Ep1: Episode 7 (series 2): Joe Dunthorne & Will Harris
Woo hoo we’re back! In the first episode of the new series, Rachael and Jack discuss typewriters, ‘poety’ backpacks, ruffles and codpieces (and much more) with their studio guests Joe Dunthrone and…
S1E7 S1 Ep7: Faber Poetry Podcast at Crossing Border Festival *LIVE EPISODE*
We recently took the Faber Poetry Podcast to The Hague for a special event at the Crossing Border Festival. In this live recording, Rachael Allen and Jack Underwood are joined by fellow poets Anthony…
S1E6 S1 Ep6: Episode 6: Edward Doegar & Ishion Hutchinson
In the final episode of our first series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Edward Doegar and Ishion Hutchinson, who discuss the value of a 'fake' talisman and the violence and beauty that…
S1E5 S1 Ep5: Episode 5: Holly Pester & Sam Riviere
In the penultimate episode of our first series, Rachael and Jack are joined in the studio by Holly Pester and Sam Riviere, plus a pat of butter and a set of nail clippers, which inspire conversations…
S1E4 S1 Ep4: Episode 4: Wayne Holloway-Smith & Maurice Riordan
In this episode, Rachael and Jack talk fatherhood, the lyric I and the magical sound of a garden pond with their guests Wayne Holloway-Smith and Maurice Riordan and there are audio postcards from…
S1E3 S1 Ep3: Episode 3: Richard Scott & Jane Yeh
In the third episode, Rachael and Jack chat in the studio with Richard Scott and Jane Yeh, discussing, among other things, the importance of recognising gay shame, the difference between biographical…
S1E2 S1 Ep2: Episode 2: Sophie Collins & Emily Critchley
Rachael and Jack have Sophie Collins and Emily Critchley in the studio to discuss, among other things, female authorship, having a lightbulb moment for Denise Riley and the art of leaving a poem…
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Faber Poetry Podcast has published 23 episodes since April 2018, covering topics in Arts.
Faber Poetry Podcast is currently declining with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 58m.
