Verse Mentors

Will May
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What stories can we tell about the people who make us into poets? Verse Mentors is a new four-part podcast series exploring the world of poetry and mentoring. Explore the often unsung web of support that gets our best words into the best places

Episodes

  1. 10/04/2021

    Who Mentors the Mentor?

    Episode 4, 'Who Mentors the Mentor?', focuses on poets and mentors whose have created wider structures for poets to give and receive mentoring. Nick Makoha describes the role of Obsidian Foundation, and Pascale Petit and Mimi Khalvati explain why they set up the Poetry School.

    Who Mentors the Mentor?

  2. 10/04/2021

    What Do Poets Know?

    Episode 3, 'What Do Poets Know?', explores the various places and contexts for poetry mentoring. Andrew McMillan considers the role of informal mentoring and the importance of creative writing teaching in universities, Heidi Williamson outlines the power of professional mentoring, and Vidyan Ravinthiran talks about his role in the Ledbury Poetry Critics scheme, which supports more diverse reviewing cultures in UK poetry.

    What Do Poets Know?

  3. 10/04/2021

    How Do Poets Learn?

    Episode 2, 'How Do Poets Learn?', examines the hidden histories of mentoring in the UK. Malika Booker describes how she set up a poetry workshop in her kitchen to create a safe space for more diverse voices, Lise Jalliant explains how the Carcanet archives revealed the significant role of women in poetry publishing, and Sue Dymoke discusses new research showing the impact of competitive mentoring schemes on young writers.

    How Do Poets Learn?

  4. 10/04/2021

    What Do Poets Teach?

    Episode 1, 'What Do Poets Teach?', explores the importance of mentoring for developing new writers. Our guests Romalyn Ante, Aviva Dautch, and Caleb Parkin talk about their experience of being mentored, and their work for Poetry Ambassadors, a new mentoring scheme for young poets run by Artful Scribe and the Winchester Poetry Fest

    What Do Poets Teach?
  • 4 Episodes

About

What stories can we tell about the people who make us into poets? Verse Mentors is a new four-part podcast series exploring the world of poetry and mentoring. Explore the often unsung web of support that gets our best words into the best places

Information

  • Creator
    Will May
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Will May 2021
  • Show Website
    Verse Mentors