Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast Absolute Radio
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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.
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Martin Bell
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.
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Jo Shapcott
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’.
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Sasha Dugdale
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’.
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Jessica Traynor
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’.
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Billy Collins
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.
Customer Reviews
Just wow
I wasn’t expecting this to be so good. Not that Frank isn’t great. But I assumed it would be discussing poetry or interviewing poets.
But it is Frank talking about the classics, and introducing and poets and poems we should know about. He really knows his stuff, he’s as enthusiastic as a true poetry lover, and he does deep dives into works that really deserve it.
The best podcast
I have listened to one episode and I can say certainly this is my favourite podcast ever. Exceptional, perfect.
Simply brilliant
Great to hear a more thought provoking side to Frank. He’s clearly passionate about the subject and brings the poems to life but gives the listener enough to make up their own minds. Easy to listen to but quite deep in many ways without being heavy. Frank does an amazing job of taking the helm and helping us to navigate our way through some varied subject matter. Feels hypnotic and easy to drift off to.