S10 Ep6: The Funky Goodbye (Part 2) - Join us for part one of our first ever live recording in front of a real life audience! This episode was recorded in January 2025 at The Funky Cellar inSpitalfields, London to celebrate friend of the podcast (the Ray Davies of poetry herself) Demi Anter. Demi assembled some of our favourite voices in the poetry world to see her off as she moved on to pastures new in Berlin.
Part 2 features poetry readings from: Lou Griffith-Jones, Fern Beattie and Demi Anter.
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Demi Anter
Instagram: @anterdemi
Twitter: @DemiAnter
Website: demianter.com
Lou Griffith-Jones
Instagram: @l.j.griffithjones
Fern Beattie
Instagram: @fernangelbeattie
Twitter: @fernbeattie
Website: fernangelbeattie.com
Write Bloody UK
Instagram: @writebloodyuk
Twitter: @writebloodyuk
Website: writebloodyuk.co.uk
S10 Ep5: The Funky Goodbye (Part 1) - Join us for part one of our first ever live recording in front of a real life audience! This episode was recorded in January 2025 at The Funky Cellar inSpitalfields, London to celebrate friend of the podcast (the Ray Davies of poetry herself) Demi Anter. Demi assembled some of our favourite voices in the poetry world to see her off as she moved on to pastures new in Berlin.
Part 1 features poetry readings from: Jimmy Bowman, Iain Whitley and a mini live podcast with Fern Beattie and Demi Anter, hosted by Jimmy Bowman.
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Demi Anter
Instagram: @anterdemi
Twitter: @DemiAnter
Website: demianter.com
Jimmy Bowman
Instagram: @jbopenspoems
Twitter/ X: @jbopenspoems
Bluesky: @jbopenspoems.bsky.social
Iain Whiteley
Instagram: @poetriain
Twitter/ X: @iainw
Fern Beattie
Instagram: @fernangelbeattie
Twitter: @fernbeattie
Website: fernangelbeattie.com
Write Bloody UK
Instagram: @writebloodyuk
Twitter: @writebloodyuk
Website: writebloodyuk.co.uk
S10 Ep4: Yerkezhan Berkembayev - We talk about about Zhan's debut pamphlet 'A hero in past tense' out with Fawn Press, performance poetry, poetry theft, themes of identity, self-acceptance and belonging amongst other things. Poetry recitals from Yerkezhan Berkembayev and Lily Redwood.
A hero in past tense is available through Fawn Press: https://fawnpress.co.uk/product/a-hero-in-past-tense-yerkezhan-berkembayev/
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Yerkezhan Berkembayev
Instagram: @zhan_poetry
Lily Redwood
Instagram: @lilyredwoodpoet
Website: lilyredwood.co.uk
S10 Ep3: Leah Atherton - We talk about about Leah's latest pamphlet 'Mycelium' out with Fawn Press, grief in the digital age, folklore and the role of witches in communities amongst other things. Poetry recitals from Leah Atherton and Ryan Chambers.
Mycelium is available through Fawn Press: https://fawnpress.co.uk/product/mycelium-by-leah-atherton/
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Leah Atherton
Instagram: @poet_on_the_run
Ryan Chambers
Instagram: @ryan.thepoet
Substack: @ryanchambersthepoet
S10 Ep2: Jake Hawkey - We talk about about Jake's impressive debut collection 'But & Though' out with Pan MacMillan/ Picador Poetry, growing up around addiction and the journey to acceptance, working class literature and prose poetry amongst other things. Poetry recitals from Jake Hawkey and Steph.
But & Though is available through Pan MacMillan: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jake-hawkey/but-though/9781035048106
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Jake Hawkey
Twitter/ X: @hawkstar5000
Steph
Instagram: @stephmoj
S10 Ep1: Rachel Spence - We talk about about Rachel's heartfelt collection 'Daughter of the Sun' out with The Emma Press, Ancient Greece and Medea, quantum physics, the freedom of rewriting and the sonnet form . Poetry recitals from Rachel Spence and Chloe Hazel.
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Rachel Spence
Instagram: @rachelwords
Website: rachelspence.co.uk
Self Regulating Behaviours is available via The Emma Press: theemmapress.com/shop/poetry/daughter-of-the-sun
Chloe Hazel
Instagram: @chloehazeloliver
Twitter/ X: @chloehazel22
S9 Ep5: The 12 Poems of Christmas – Featuring poets of Christmas past, (well some familiar voices from across 9 series of People’s Poetry Podcast anyway…)
Poetry recitals of writing connected to Christmas/ December, new beginnings, reflection and winter from: Matt Abbott, Demi Anter, Laurie Bolger, Jimmy Bowman, Maria Ferguson, Kate Ireland, Leanne Moden, Tommy Sissons, Jamie Thrasivoulou, Scarlett Ward, Iain Whiteley and Georgina Wilding.
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S9 Ep4: Kate Ireland - We talk about performing poetry, barriers to education and Kate’s one woman spoken word show ‘Golden Time’ as well as her incredibly sensory spoken word album and accompanying pamphlet ‘Self Regulating Behaviours’. Poetry recitals from Kate Ireland and D. L. ‘Dan’ Husband.
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Kate Ireland
Instagram: @kate.reland__
Twitter/ X: @KateIreland18
Self Regulating Behaviours is available via
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/3UqXQ7zlAvkD83tNVNTFcB?si=DY7BT2Z0TJ2nnoAiNyHCBw
Bandcamp: kateireland.bandcamp.com/album/self-regulating-behaviours
D. L. ‘Dan’ Husband
Instagram: @husbandmaterialpoetryandprose
S9 Ep3: Laurie Bolger - We talk about Laurie’s poetry pamphlets 'Box Rooms’, ‘Makeover’ and ‘Spin’, writing the everyday and Laurie’s Creative Writing Breakfast Club and a love of pubs. Poetry recitals from Laurie Bolger and Emma True.
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Laurie Bolger
Instagram: @lauriebolger_
Twitter/ X: @LaurieBolger
Website: lauriebolger.com
Box Rooms, Makeover and Spin are all available to buy through Laurie’s website.
Emma True
Instagram: @ejtrue
YouTube: @emmatrue7720
Facebook: Emma True Actress/ Spoken Word
S9 Ep2: Cecilia Knapp - We talk about the Cecilia's poetry workshop at my school, her incredible debut novel Little Boxes, Feminism and her thought-provoking debut poetry collection Peach Pig. Poetry recitals from Cecilia Knapp and Sophie D.
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Cecilia Knapp
Instagram: @ceciliaknapp
Twitter/ X: @ceciliaknapp
Website: ceciliaknapp.com
Little Boxes and Peach Pig are available to buy now.
Sophie D
Instagram: @sophiedwrites
YouTube: @sophiedwrites
A travelling poetry & spoken word podcast wandering the UK chatting to poets and sharing poetry for all. Hosted by Jimmy Bowman. Submit via: peoplespoetrypodcast@hotmail.com
S9 Ep1: Jeremy Corbyn - We talk about Jeremy and Len McCluskey's poetry collection Poetry For The Many, a love of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the importance of poetry and its place in Jeremy’s politics, poetry’s secret appeal and Jeremy’s own writing. Poetry recitals from Jeremy Corbyn and Neil Laurenson.
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Jeremy Corbyn
Instagram: @jeremycorbyn
Twitter/ X: @jeremycorbyn
Website: jeremycorbyn.org.uk
Buy Poetry For The Many: orbooks.com
Neil Laurenson
Twitter/ X: @NeilLaurenson
Website: neillaurenson.co.uk
