Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
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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 for Bauer Media.
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
2M ago
Frank loves a hard-drinking, hard-smoking Polytechnic lecturer like Martin Bell, especially when he is offering poetic praise to Groucho Marx. The poems referenced are ‘Ode to Groucho’ by Martin Bell and ‘The Second Coming’ by W.B. Yeats ..read more
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
2M ago
Jo Shapcott sends Frank, an enthusiastic tree-hugger, into a sap-soaked frenzy. The collection referenced is ‘Of Mutability’. The poems referenced are ‘I Go Inside The Tree’, ‘My Oak’ and ‘Cypress ..read more
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
3M ago
Frank stands in awe as Sasha Dugdale sends a frighteningly honest Valentine’s message. The collection referenced is ‘Joy’ by Sasha Dugdale. The poems referenced are ‘Joy’ and ‘Valentine’s ..read more
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
3M ago
The Irish poet, Jessica Traynor, explores one of Frank’s favourite subjects – ageing performers who don’t know when to quit. The collection referenced is ‘Pit Lullabies’ by Jessica Traynor. The cycle of poems referenced is ‘An Island Sings’. The poems referenced are ‘The Parent’s Song’, ‘Song of the Insomniac’ and ‘Nureyev in Dublin ..read more
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
3M ago
American poet, Billy Collins, makes Frank question the whole Poetry Podcast experience. The poems referenced are ‘Introduction to Poetry’ and ‘American Sonnet’ by Billy Collins ..read more
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
4M ago
Frank trembles at the fragmented beauty of Sappho, the superstar poet of Ancient Greece. The fragment translations are by Aaron Poochigian ..read more
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
4M ago
Frank explores The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot. Nuff said ..read more
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
4M ago
Series 9 of Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast begins on 10th January. See you there ..read more
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
8M ago
Is it a man? Is it a moth? Frank has a strange night out with Elizabeth Bishop. The poem referenced is ‘The Man-Moth’. ..read more