'Shantung' by Denise Riley read by Stephanie Smith. 'Shantung' appears in the collection, 'Denise Riley: Selected Poems' published by Reality Street Editions in 2000. A transcript can be found at https://poetryarchive.org/poem/shantung/ More fr

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota read by Jack McConville

Dec 20th, 2021 37s

'Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota' by James Wright read by Jack McConville. 'Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota' was first published in The Paris Review in 1961. A transcript

authentic movement by Gloria Dawson read by Anna McLauchlan and Margaret McLauchlan

Nov 24th, 2021 4m 11s

'authentic movement' by Gloria Dawson read by Anna McLauchlan and Margaret McLauchlan, recorded 9 October 2018. This poem is part of the collection circlusion by Gloria Dawson published by Zarf Editions, Leeds, 2018. Thanks to Barry Burns for e

The Woman and the Giraffes by Luljeta Lleshanaku read by Neil Bickerton

Oct 31st, 2021 1m 9s

'The Woman and the Giraffes' by Luljeta Lleshanaku translated by Henry Israeli and Lluka Qafoku read by Neil Bickerton. This translation appears in the collection, 'Haywire New and Selected Poems', published by Bloodave Books Ltd in 2011. A tra

Schedule by Miyó Vestrini read by Tessa Berring

Oct 21st, 2021 56s

'Schedule' by Miyó Vestrini translated by Anne Boyer and Cassandra Gillig read by Tessa Berring. This translation is from the collection, 'Grenade in Mouth: Some Poems of Miyo Vestrini' published by Kenning Editions in 2019. More from Tessa Ber

Drama by Zheng Xiaoqiong read by Roy Claire Potter

Oct 1st, 2021 1m 59s

'Drama' by Zheng Xiaoqiong translated by Eleanor Goodman read by Roy Claire Potter. 'Drama' appears in the collection, 'A Needle Hole Through The Constellations' published by The Chinese University Press. More from Roy Claire Potter can be foun

Buying Oranges by Bertolt Brecht read by Daisy Lafarge

Sep 5th, 2021 56s

'Buying Oranges' by Bertolt Brecht read by Daisy Lafarge. This version of 'Buying Oranges' appears in the collection, 'Love Poems' translated by David Constantine and Tom Kuhn and published in 2014 by Liveright Publishing Corporation. A transcr

If I Told Him - A Completed Portrait of Picasso by Gertrude Stein read by Lee Welch

Aug 24th, 2021 4m 34s

'If I Told Him - A Completed Portrait of Picasso' by Gertrude Stein read by Lee Welch. 'If I Told Him - A Completed Portrait Of Picasso' was first published by Vanity Fair in 1924. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/p

Grief (3) by Róisín Ní Neachtain

Jul 13th, 2021 49s

'Grief (3)' by Róisín Ní Neachtain. Read by Róisín Ní Neachtain. A transcript can be found at.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UAl9b9coy5A_huTbqoiknkUK0XQry9Gu/view?usp=sharing

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Richard Brautigan read by Danny Saunders

Jul 2nd, 2021 50s

'All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace' by Richard Brautigan read by Danny Saunders. 'All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace' appears in the collection of the same name first published by the Communication Company in 1967. A transc

Consolation Grook by Piet Hein read by Fred Pedersen

Jun 3rd, 2021 13s

'Consolation Grook' by Piet Hein read by Fred Pedersen. 'Consolation Grook' was first published in Politiken in 1940. A transcript and more about Piet Hein can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Hein_(scientist) More from Fred Peder

Poem 49 of the Maitland Quarto Manuscript read by Ashley Douglas

Mar 8th, 2021 2m 52s

Poem 49 of the Maitland Quarto Manuscript (1586)read by Ashley Douglas. More information and a transcript can be found at https://wee-windaes.nls.uk/the-maitland-quarto-and-poem-49/ . More from Ashley Douglas can be found at https://twitter.com

The Keekin' Glass by Robert Burns read by Neil Bickerton

Jan 24th, 2021 24s

'The Keekin' Glass' by Robert Burns read by Neil Bickerton. 'The Keekin' Glass' was published posthumously in 'Life and Works of Robert Burns' 1851. A transcript can be found at http://www.robertburns.org/works/354.shtmlMore from the reader ca

Isba Song by Medbh McGuckian read by Jill O'Sullivan

Dec 23rd, 2020 1m 8s

'Isba Song' by Medbh McGuckian read by Jill O'Sullivan. 'Isba Song' appears in 'Selected Poems, 1978–1994' published by Gallery Press in 1997. More from Jill O'Sullivan can be found at https://www.instagram.com/jilllorean/

I Touch The Earth, The Earth Touches Me (extract) by Hugh Prather read by Walter Price

Dec 7th, 2020 27s

'I Touch The Earth, The Earth Touches Me' (extract) by Hugh Prather read by Walter Price. 'I Touch The Earth, The Earth Touches Me' was first published by Main Street Books in 1972. More from Walter Price can be found at https://www.greenenafta

Gray by Mary Ruefle read by Lorna Macintyre

Nov 21st, 2020 56s

'Gray' by Mary Ruefle read by Lorna Macintyre. 'Gray' appears in 'My Private Property' first published by Wave Books in 2016. A transcript can be found within the following review https://www.full-stop.net/2017/03/16/reviews/connor-stratton/my-

Girl And Hare by Sasha Dugdale read by Neil Bickerton

Nov 9th, 2020 2m 21s

'Girl And Hare' by Sasha Dugdale read by Neil Bickerton. 'Girl And Hare' appears in the collection, 'Deformations' published by Carcanet in 2020. A transcript can be found at https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XIXxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT6&lpg=PT6&dq=%2

Be Holding (excerpt) by Ross Gay read by Grier Edmundson

Nov 3rd, 2020 4m 48s

'Be Holding' by Ross Gay read by Grier Edmundson. 'Be Holding' was published in 2020 by University of Pittsburgh Press. More from Grier Edmundson can be found at https://grieredmundson.com

Some Of Us by Ann Lauterbach read by Gwenan Davies

Oct 13th, 2020 2m 9s

"Some Of Us" by Ann Lauterbach read by Gwenan Davies. "Some Of Us" appears in the collection "Spells" published by Penguin Books in 2018. A transcript can be found at https://twitter.com/hmvanderhart/status/1183369870651604992/photo/1 More from

Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'Hara read by Conner Milliken

Sep 28th, 2020 4m 10s

'Meditations in an Emergency' by Frank O'Hara read by Conner Milliken. 'Meditations in an Emergency' is the titular poem from the collection first published by Grove Press in 1957. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/p

There Was That Time Charlie Tully by Tom McGrath read by Donny O'Rourke

Sep 14th, 2020 1m 10s

"There Was That Time Charlie Tully" by Tom McGrath read by Donny O'Rourke. "There Was That Time Charlie Tully" was first published in the pamphlet "Sardines". It can be found within "Noise and Smoky Breath: An Illustrated Anthology of Glasgow P

Pretty Little by Rae Armantrout read by the author

Jul 31st, 2020 46s

'Pretty Little' by Rae Armantrout. 'Pretty Little' will appear in Rae Armantrout's forthcoming collection, 'Conjure' to be published by Wesleyan University Press in September 2020. More from Rae Armantrout can be found at https://www.poetryfoun

Messengers by Louise Glück read by Sophie Crichton Stuart

Jul 26th, 2020 1m 5s

'Messengers' by Louise Glück read by Sophie Crichton Stuart. 'Messengers' appears in the collection, 'The First Four Books of Poems' published by Ecco Press in 1968. A transcript can be found at https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162

Her Kind by Anne Sexton read by Moira Jeffrey

Jul 9th, 2020 1m 28s

'Her Kind' by Anne Sexton read by Moira Jeffrey. 'Her Kind' appears in the collection, 'To Bedlam and Part Way Back' published by Houghton Miffllin in 1960. A transcript can be found at https://poets.org/poem/her-kind More from Moira Jeffrey ca

Knowing What is Around the World by Marc Smith, read by the author

Jun 27th, 2020 59s

'Knowing What is Around the World' by Marc Smith, read by the author. A transcript can be found at https://www.dropbox.com/s/ccjnuykudm7aqsm/MARC.jpg?dl=0 More from Marc Smith can be found at https://kmadotcom.art