Series 3 Episode 5 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with poet and mathematician Pedro Poitevin. Topics of conversation include the role of meaning in poetry and palindromes, definitions and redefinitions of the sonnet, politics and art, winning Roman coins at Palindrome Fight!, and finding sonnets in the genome of a cat. Purchase Nowhere at Home, Pedro's first English-language poetry collection, here. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. And, if you like what ..read more

Series 3 Episode 4 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with composer, poet, and YouTuber Samuel Andreyev. Topics of conversation include the benefits and difficulties of new media for composers and poets, the role of new technology in music and poetry, and the nature of 'authenticity' in art. Listen to Samuel's speech at the first ARC Forum here. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony’s Patreon page ..read more

Series 3 Episode 2 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with poet, translator, and copywriter Moira Walsh. Topics of conversation include Moira's Enneract Editions chapbook Earthrise,  poetry as a therapeutic exercise, realistic idealism, and translating poetry. Purchase Earthrise from the Penteract Press Store. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony’s Patreon page! Support the show ..read more

Series 3 Episode 1 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with poet and Hem Press publisher Richard Capener. Topics of conversation include current events in the independent poetry press community, the role of avantgarde art, politics in art, and the futures of Hem Press and Penteract Press, Part 2 of this conversation, a horror movie special, will air this October 31st. Check out Hem Press here. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, pleas ..read more

Series 2 Episode 18 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In the series 2 finale, Anthony and Clara steal a YouTube channel's idea and ask each other questions while eating increasingly spicy hot wings, ranging from 1,600 Scoville Heat Units to 2,000,000  Units. Topics of conversation include the state of the poetry industry, publishing with a punk rock ethos, and Clara's work in the food industry. Series 3 begins this autumn! Check out First We Feast on YouTube and purchase the Hot Ones sauces here. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press ..read more

Series 2 Episode 15 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with visual artist, poet, and educator Laura Kerr. Topics of conversation include Laura's recent entry into the world of NFTs, AI-generated art and writing, conceptual art, Twitter Blue, seeing colours differently, and drawing hands.... Anthony and Laura also discuss "Mnemonic Trains" -- Laura's recent collaboration with Nick Piombino -- which will be published by Penteract Press in July 2023. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website a ..read more

Series 2 Episode 13 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony Etherin and Teo Eve discuss the history of the alphabet. Topics include hieroglyphs and the rebus principle; the evolution of letterforms; runes and lost letters; the impact of the printing press and of digital media; and the alphabet's future. Also discussed are Teo's Penteract Press books, The Ox House and I Imagine an Image (coming 2024), as well as their upcoming Beir Bua Press book On Shaving (March 2023).   Purchase A is for Ox by Lyn Davies (Folio Society, 2006) here.  Follow t ..read more

Series 2 Episode 11 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with Lori Wike about puzzles, wordplay, and Lori's work as Principal Bassoon for the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Topics include inventing puzzles and poem forms, (not) solving Torquemada's Cain's Jawbone, the flow state, and the relationship between music and wordplay. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. Support the show ..read more

Series 2 Episode 8 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri. In this episode, Anthony and Clara catch up with comedian, writer, and palindromist Mark Saltveit, to discuss Mark's career in stand-up. Topics of conversation include the comedy circuit, cancel culture, and Taoism. This episode has been recorded in anticipation of the Edinburgh Fringe show Palindrome Fight!, which will run from August 6th till August 28th. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, ple ..read more

Episode 23 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring an interview with Lori Wike and Mark Saltveit, about the history, present, and future of palindromes in literature and music.    *CORRECTION: Peter Hilton's great palindrome is, in fact: "Doc, note! I dissent: A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod."* Read about the Sator Square here. Read about Su Hui’s Star Gauge here. Read about Bletchley Park here. Purchase the Penteract Press anthology “Reflections” here. Learn about the documentary film “The Palindromists” here. Listen to Anth ..read more