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Plump up your pillows! Planet poetry is back with Mara Bergman. We'll trace a journey from New York state to the UK, sharing poems from The Disappearing Room and The Night We Were Dylan Thomas, both published by ARC. Her photographic, poignant, sometimes humorous eye for detail will draw you into a narratives with unpredictable conclusions. Will you meet your husband? Will you become engulfed by the sofa in cream coloured room? You must find out.

Meanwhile Peter marks the passing of the high modernist J.H.Prynne, and Robin reports hotfoot from Free Verse Poetry Book and Magazine Fair -- where she uncovers a wealth of exuberant creativity.

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We're going back to September 2021 for this interview with the fabulous Kim Addonizio...

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Minneapolis is once again facing violence and repression. From afar we watch in horror, and in this episode from our archive featuring Danez Smith we offer our solidarity with the people of Minnesota. Originally recorded in October 2024, Peter speaks with Danez about their remarkable collection Bluff (Chatto & Windus), much of which is rooted in life in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. It’s tragic that one of our favourite interviews now sounds like a missive from a more hopeful time.

Planet Poetry will return with a brand-new episode in the spring.

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