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.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 19 hours 19 minutes
episode 4: William Wordsworth
Frank walks the untrodden ways with William Wordsworth. Poems Referenced: She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways - William Wordsworth Spring – Alexander Pope The Tables Turned – William Wordsworth Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known – William Wordsworth A...
episode 3: Tadeusz Dabrowski
Never mind the poetry, here’s the white bits. Frank has a wild night out with the Polish poet, Tadeusz Dabrowski. Poems Referenced: I Believe All Round the Clock - Tadeusz Dabrowski (translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones) Soiree - Tadeusz...
episode 2: Cathy Park Hong
Frank has always had a fascination with the Wild West. In this episode he explores the macabre Western ballads of Cathy Park Hong. This podcast contains some disturbing images. Poems Referenced: Abecedarian Western - Cathy Park Hong Ballad in I – Cathy...
episode 1: Liz Berry
Frank begins series 2 with a poem that made him cry in a hotel room. Poems Referenced: Bird – Liz Berry Birmingham Roller – Liz Berry The Sea of Talk – Liz Berry
episode 6: Gerard Manley Hopkins
In the last of the series, Frank showers in the word-waterfall that is the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.
episode 5: Caroline Knox
Frank is often attracted to a poem by its title. This week he discusses 'Famous Bigshots' by Caroline Knox.
episode 4: Philip Larkin
Frank tells how Philip Larkin’s ‘The Whitsun Weddings’ gave him a massive panic attack. Poems referenced: Philip Larkin – Wild Oats Philip Larkin - Dockery and Son Philip Larkin - An Arundel Tomb
episode 3: Donna Stonecipher
Frank Skinner takes us on a guided tour of Donna Stonecipher’s ‘Model City’. Poems Referenced: Richard Harris Barham (Thomas Ingoldsby) - The Lay of Saint Cuthbert From Donna Stonecipher’s ‘Model City’: Number 8 Number 47 Number 19 Number 14 Number 69...
episode 2: The Beat Poets
Frank Skinner celebrates the Beat Poets – a generation of poets in the 1940s and 50s who rebelled against American conventions, championed ‘spontaneous writing’, and won over Frank in a school assembly. Poems referenced include: Lawrence Ferlinghetti -...