The Poems We Made Along The Way

Gregory Kearns
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The Poems We Made Along The Way is a show where Gregory Kearns interviews a different poet each episode. These conversations explore community, friendship and poetry. How poems can be friends to us? How we need community to make us better poets? And what we can do to best build those communities? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6d ago

    Episode 60: Maitreyabandhu - "words to get beyond words"

    On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns is joined by Maitreyabandhu. They talk about the importance of humour, why brackets are an underated form of punctuation, and not liking poetry that is trying to improve you. Maitreyabandhu is a poetand teacher of Buddhism based at the London Buddhist centre. He has written four full collections The Crumb Road, Yarn, After Cézanne and most recently A Commonplace Book. All of which are published by Bloodaxe. Numerous of his talks on Buddhism can be found on the London Buddhist Centre YouTube page, as well as his series of poetry interviews called Poetry East. Books and other things A Commonplace Book: https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/a-commonplace-book-1407 After Cézanne: https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/after-c-zanne-1219 Yarn: https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/yarn-292 The Crumb Road: https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/the-crumb-road-1069 You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Breaking Through Negative Emotions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfPzGKy-PSw&t=4s Meditation Masterclass Week 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nclG4mh-Efk Poetry East with Mimi Khalvati Interview by Maitreyabandhu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TED6FxJnSdE&t=2439s The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Website: www.poemswemade.com Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thepoemswemade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 60: Maitreyabandhu - "words to get beyond words"

  2. Oct 19

    Episode 59: Dave Ward - "Hoarder with a purpose"

    On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns is joined by Dave Ward. They talk about the importance of archives, using games in poetry workshop facilitation, and selling poetry magazines in pubs. Dave Ward is a poet, folklorist and workshop facilitator. His poetry published under the name David Ward includes books like Leechcraft. He publishes folklore under the name David Greygoose. Dave co-founded and directs The Windows Project which runs game-based poetry workshops. He also co-founded and edits Smoke poetry magazine. Books and other things Leechcraft: https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/products/leechcraft-by-david-ward-pre-order?srsltid=AU7gw4Vqc3nWGb8REe2B15VLHHcmVYuFO51QB6p-r2a1lKJYatF5TrE3 Brunt Goggart (as David Greygoose): https://pushkinpress.com/book/brunt-boggart/ You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: The Windows Project: https://www.windowsproject.co.uk/ Smoke magazine: https://www.windowsproject.co.uk/smoke-magazine Liverpool Peoples History: https://liverpoolpeopleshistory.org/2025/04/02/word-games-dial-a-poem-windows-project/ Paper published by University of Liverpool on arts sector funding circa late 2000s: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/impacts08/publications/liverpools-arts-sector.pdf The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Website: www.poemswemade.com Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thepoemswemade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 59: Dave Ward - "Hoarder with a purpose"

  3. Oct 5

    Episode 58: Toria Garbutt - "I felt like I'd be struck by lightening"

    On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns is joined by Toria Garbutt at the Contains Strong Language festival for the podcast’s first live episode. They talk about having friends that ground you, using pop culture in poetry, and Toria comes up with a theme tune for the lightening round. Toria Garbutt is a poet and educator. Since bursting onto the scene in 2014,Toria has been a regular tour support for Dr John Cooper Clarke, most recently on his ‘Luckiest Guy alive tour' on which Toria performed her first European date. In 2016 Toria released her Debut album 'Hot plastic Moon’ via spoken word label Nymphs and Thugs and in 2018 her first poetry collection ‘The Universe and Me' published by Wrecking ball press. Books and other things Another Time In Space: https://wreckingballpress.com/product/another-time-in-space/ Hot Plastic Moon: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/liam-bates-monomaniac You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Hitchhiking with Drunken Nuns Ep 2 – The one where I force Garbutt to learn to sew: https://videopress.com/v/qpXHT1wb The Verb with Toria Garbutt 2024: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021kg1 Toria’s website: https://www.toriagarbutt.net/ The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Website: www.poemswemade.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 58: Toria Garbutt - "I felt like I'd be struck by lightening"

  4. Jul 6

    Episode 57: Liam Bates - "Capacity for uncertainty"

    On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Liam Bates about how we might define friendship, popular song lyrics being published in poetry anthologies, and self-consciously informal citations. Listen on to find out more about all of that. Liam Bates is a poet and researcher. He’s written two pamphlets Monomaniac and Working Animals, as well as his debut collection Human Townsperson all published by Broken Sleep Books. Books and other things Human Townsperson: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/liam-bates-human-townsperson Monomaniac: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/liam-bates-monomaniac Working Animals: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/liam-bates-working-animals You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Character Building poetry film: https://videopress.com/v/qpXHT1wb Interview with Liam Bates: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/post/interview-with-liam-bates David Graeber interviewed by Charlie Rose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVDkkOAOtV0 The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk      YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 57: Liam Bates - "Capacity for uncertainty"

  5. Jun 29

    Episode 56: Ellora Sutton - " The next thing always belongs"

    On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Ellora Sutton about the importance of physical space when building communities, how good poetry requires precarity, and the connection between grief and surrealism. Ellora Sutton is a poet and critic. She is the poetry reviewer for Mslexia and her debut collection Little Bitch is published by VERVE Poetry Press. Her two previous pamphlets Antonyms for Burial and Artisanal Slush were also published by VERVE. * Contact your MP to challenge changes to the EHRC: https://writetheletter.bimini.workers.dev/ * Books and other things Little Bitch: https://www.vervepoetrybookshop.com/product-page/little-bitch-by-ellora-sutton antonyms for burial: https://www.vervepoetrybookshop.com/product-page/antonyms-for-burial-ellora-sutton Artisanal Slush: https://www.vervepoetrybookshop.com/product-page/artisanal-slush-ellora-sutton You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Poet Interview: Ellora Sutton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrwTeE7qDdo A conversation between Ellora Sutton and Imogen Wade: https://poetrylondon.co.uk/on-girlhood-from-hello-kitty-to-the-virgin-mary/ Phoebe Stuckes interview Ellora mentions in the episode: https://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/the-geoffrey-dearmer-prize/2019-2/phoebe-stuckes-interview-im-deadly-serious-when-it-comes-to-writing/ The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk      YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 56: Ellora Sutton - " The next thing always belongs"

  6. Jun 22

    Episode 55: Shannon Kuta Kelly - "One poem at a time"

    On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Shannon Kuta Kelly about synaesthesia, how music influences poetry, and the process of embedding lizards. Shannon Kuta Kelly is a poet and musician based in Belfast. She is a fellow at the Seamus Heaney Centre and her debut collection The Tree is Missing is published by Faber and Faber. Books and other things The Tree Is Missing: https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571395576-the-tree-is-missing/ You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Words That Burn podcast interview with Shannon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg8PuoEOxO4&t=97s Ecolit review of The Tree Is Missing: https://ecolitbooks.com/2026/05/04/shannon-kuta-kelly-the-tree-is-missing-book-review/ Macha Press website: https://www.machapress.com/ The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk      YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 55: Shannon Kuta Kelly - "One poem at a time"

  7. Jun 15

    Episode 54: Shauna M. Morgan - "[Language] is the ultimate border crossing”

    On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Shauna M. Morgan about prose vs prose poetry, indo-jamaican identity, and accountability to community. Shauna M. Morgan is a poet, scholar, and teacher of creative writing and Africana literature at the University of Kentucky in the United States. Ground Provisions is her debut collection published by Peepal Tree Press. Books and other things Ground Provisions: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/ground-provisions You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Interview with Mosaic Magazine: https://mosaicmagazine.org/shauna-morgan-interview/ Prompt to Page podcast interview: https://jesspublib.org/prompt-to-page-with-shauna-m-morgan/ Kentucky Writers Roundtable: https://soundcloud.com/radiolex/kentucky-writers-roundtable-3 The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk      YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 54: Shauna M. Morgan - "[Language] is the ultimate border crossing”

  8. Jun 8

    Episode 53: Sasha Debevec-McKenney - "The Poetics of Embarrassing Yourself"

    On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Sasha Debevec-McKenney about British stand-up comedy Stewart Lee, taking a break from writing, and approaching drafting poems like a puzzle. Sasha Debevec-McKenney’s poems have appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books and The Yale Review. She was the 2020–2021 Jay C. and Ruth Halls Poetry Fellow at the University of  Wisconsin and is currently a creative writing fellow at Emory University. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Joy Is My Middle Name, her debut, won the 2026 Dylan Thomas Prize. Books and other things Joy is my Middle Name: https://fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/joy-is-my-middle-name/ You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-seven-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Sasha’s poem I Went Out to See All The Downed Trees: https://poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/i-went-out-to-see-all-the-downed-trees/ Interview with The Rumpus: https://therumpus.net/2025/12/29/in-praise-of-confessional-poetry-and-being-known-a-conversation-with-sasha-debevec-mckenney/ Interview with Lithub: https://lithub.com/poet-sasha-debevec-mckenney-on-writing-rituals-maximalism-and-how-to-surprise-an-audience/ Interview with Litro: https://www.litromagazine.com/arts-and-culture/sasha-debevec-mckenney-joy-is-my-middle-name-dylan-thomas-prize/ The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk      YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@ThePoemsWeMade Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ThePoemsWeMade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 53: Sasha Debevec-McKenney - "The Poetics of Embarrassing Yourself"
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