The Poetry Channel
The Podcasts
The Poetry Channel is where you’ll find the finest poets, poems and poetry, for anyone anywhere online.
It’s where you’ll find poetry podcasts – broadcast quality programmes created from the very best of the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival’s rich audio archive plus newly recorded, specially commissioned interviews.
The Poetry Channel is where you can have access to the best poets through behind the scenes interviews and short documentaries and profiles. It’s where you’ll find The Poem Show – each episode featuring hand-picked highlights from memorable Aldeburgh performances.
It’s where you’ll want to spend some online time - you can browse the complete Poetry Channel Archive here.
And don’t forget to let us know what you think about the podcasts ( drop us an email) and tell us what you would like to hear next on The Poetry Channel.
Aldeburgh Backchat 9: Roger Robinson
Revealing insights from Trinidadian writer Roger Robinson who reflects on his inspirational father, his outstanding teachers and the thorny issue of cultural diversity in contemporary poetry. He also talks about finding the right place to write and the importance of ‘just writing, not judging' in the first instance.
Download podcastAldeburgh Conversation: Maureen Duffy
One of the UK's most versatile writers with over half a century of work, Maureen Duffy is a respected poet, novelist, playwright and biographer. Here she talks to Robert Seatter about the ‘constant beacon of Sappho', her ‘immense identification with Keats', and finding ‘the female muse' through love poetry.
Download podcastAldeburgh Backchat 8: Ciaran Berry
Last year's winner of the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize discusses the experience of devising a first collection and how he plans to spend his ‘protected' writing time - a unique feature of this national poetry prize. He also considers the cultural traditions and interplay of poetry between Ireland, the USA and the UK.
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