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The Poetry Bath is a place where poetry lovers can immerse themselves in words and word play. In each episode Siân meets a writer to listen to their work and explore the joys and challenges of the writing life. 

  1. Janice Warman: These are the things we have lost (Part 2)

    APR 17

    Janice Warman: These are the things we have lost (Part 2)

    In the second part of my conversation with Janice Warman, Janice reads further poems from These are the things we have lost  and tells me about her parents and the tricky art of writing about the ones we love.   The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website.

    30 min
  2. Janice Warman: These are the things we have lost (Part 1)

    MAR 31

    Janice Warman: These are the things we have lost (Part 1)

    Janice Warman's collection These are the things we have lost was published in January by Fly on the Wall Press. Janice joins me to celebrate its release, read from the book and talk to me about growing up in South Africa, gendered violence, fiction in poetry and the delight of writing on planes, trains and horseback.  The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website.

    39 min
  3. Simon Maddrell: Lamping Wild Rabbits (Part 2)

    MAR 13

    Simon Maddrell: Lamping Wild Rabbits (Part 2)

    Simon Maddrell reads further poems from his new collection Lamping Wild Rabbits and talks to me about plants, bodies, Derek Jarman and living with HIV.  The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website.

    34 min
  4. Simon Maddrell: Lamping Wild Rabbits (Part 1)

    FEB 27

    Simon Maddrell: Lamping Wild Rabbits (Part 1)

    Simon Maddrell joins me to read from his new collection Lamping Wild Rabbits. In this episode Simon tells me about his Manx background, his early queer identity and how, in Simon's words, 'it's as though we have to climb out of our damage'. The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website.

    35 min
  5. Susie Campbell: Wastelands (Part 2)

    FEB 13

    Susie Campbell: Wastelands (Part 2)

    The second part of my interview with Susie Campbell, who returns to the Poetry Bath with her new collection Wastelands. In this episode Susie tells me what she made from the piece of carpet that her dog Charlie dug out of the landfill site and we discuss some of the literature that haunts the collection.   You can find further images of Susie's creation on my Poetry Bath Instagram page: @minimash2019   The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website.

    36 min
  6. Susie Campbell: Wastelands (Part 1)

    JAN 27

    Susie Campbell: Wastelands (Part 1)

    Susie Campbell returns to the Poetry Bath with her new collection Wastelands, based on the area of West Surrey where she lives. In this episode Susie tells me about the landfill site she discovered there, how she wove ideas of waste, loss and reemergence into the book, and the different ways in which she and her dog Charlie navigate the land.  The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website.

    30 min
  7. Sussex Special: Catherine Greenwood (Part 2)

    12/16/2025

    Sussex Special: Catherine Greenwood (Part 2)

    The second part of my windy, river-washed interview with the visual artist Catherine Greenwood on the beach at Cuckmere Haven. In this episode, Catherine and I continue to draw using her homemade gall-oak ink and white stork feathers, which she collected while running White Stork Art Safaris at Knepp.  We talk about Knepp's famous rewinding project, Catherine's love of nature and her creative preoccupation with the places where, in Catherine's words, 'light, water and land connect.'  There was a strong sea breeze and a lot of noise from the river that morning, so be warned: the recording is fuzzy in places.  The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website.

    32 min
  8. Sussex Special: Catherine Greenwood (Part 1)

    12/15/2025

    Sussex Special: Catherine Greenwood (Part 1)

    This episode was recorded on the windswept beach at Cuckmere Haven one morning in early December where I met the visual artist Catherine Greenwood to draw using feathers and her homemade oak-gall ink. While we drew we talked about Catherine's work and the similarities and differences between visual art and poetry. We drew the beach, the sea and the Seven Sisters and were entertained by the sight of Catherine's husband Olly and daughter Tilli climbing across the river on a groyne.  Catherine and I had also met a week or so before for her White Stork Art Safari at Knepp.  The morning Catherine and I got together there was a strong sea breeze and a lot of noise from the river, so the recording is fuzzy in places.  The Poetry Bath's theme tune is composed and performed by Nigel Horn. In 2023 The Poetry Bath moved to Buzzsprout from Wildhart Radio. You can listen to all 51 earlier episodes via my website.

    40 min
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The Poetry Bath is a place where poetry lovers can immerse themselves in words and word play. In each episode Siân meets a writer to listen to their work and explore the joys and challenges of the writing life. 

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  • Creator
    Sian
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Poetry Bath
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