60 Best Poetry Podcasts US Edition 2026
US Poetry Podcasts
Here are 60 Best US Poetry Podcasts worth listening to in 2026. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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Audio recordings of classic and contemporary poems read by poets and actors, delivered every day.
Producer/Network Poetry Foundation
Email ****@poetryfoundation.org
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 538Facebook 290.7KTwitter 295.4KInstagram 287.9K Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google
2. The Hive Poetry Collective
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Airing on KSQD 90.7 FM most Sundays at 8:00, the Hive Poetry Collective is a buzz of poets in Santa Cruz, California— a swarm of radio conversations, public readings, and writing workshops. Our theme music is 'Drunk on Funk' by Top-Flow. Find us at hivepoetry.org And https://www.facebook.com/hivepoetryMORE Hosts Julie Murphy, Geneffa Jahan, Dion O'Reilly
Producer/Network The Hive
Email ****@hivepoetry.org
Location Santa Cruz, California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13Facebook 972 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. VS
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The VS podcast is a bi-weekly series where poets confront the ideas that move them. Hosted by poets Ajanaé Dawkins and Brittany Rogers, produced by Cin Pim/Ombie Productions, and presented by the Poetry Foundation.MORE Hosts Ajanaé Dawkins, Brittany Rogers
Producer/Network Poetry Foundation
Email ****@poetryfoundation.org
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 438 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
4. Poetry Off the Shelf
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Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.MORE Host Helena de Groot
Producer/Network Poetry Foundation
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 502Facebook 8.3KTwitter 230.1KInstagram 287.9K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
5. Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture Podcast
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James Allen Hall and Aaron Smith talk about their favorite poems and poets, interview amazing writers, laugh a lot, gossip, and get real about life and art.
Hosts Aaron Smith, James Allen Hall
Producer/Network Aaron Smith and James Allen Hall
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 88Twitter 275 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
6. The Poetry Magazine Podcast
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The Poetry Magazine Podcast takes listeners on an audio journey into and beyond the pages of Poetry. Hear poets share the surprises, confusions, and desires that keep them writing. Hosted by Cindy Juyoung Ok and produced by Rachel James.MORE Host Cindy Juyoung Ok
Producer/Network Poetry Foundation
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 229Facebook 290.7KTwitter 230.1KInstagram 287.9K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
7. Read Me a Poem
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Each week, listen to Amanda Holmes introduce and read a poem, beautifully. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Host Amanda Holmes Duffy
Producer/Network The American Scholar
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 96Facebook 15.9KTwitter 14.1K Avg Length 4 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
8. New Books in Poetry
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Interview with Poets about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/poetry
Host Hollay Ghadery
Producer/Network New Books Network
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 23 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Jul 2011 Get Email Contact
9. Poetry Centered
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Linger in the space between a poem being spoken and being heard. Poetry Centered features curated selections from Voca, the University of Arizona Poetry Center's online audiovisual archive of more than 1,000 recordings of poets reading their work during visits to the Center between 1963 and today. In each episode, a guest poet introduces three poems from Voca, sharing their insights about the remarkable performances recorded in our archive. Each episode concludes with the guest poet reading a poem of their own.MORE Host Julie Swarstad Johnson
Producer/Network University of Arizona Poetry Center
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 12.4KTwitter 6.1KInstagram 5.2K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact
10. Off The Bricks
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Off The Bricks is a poetry Podcast Produced by Brick Street Poetry. Listen to explore and immerse yourself in the world of poetry with interviews of Poets Laureate and readings from newly published books of poetry.MORE Host Joyce Brinkman
Producer/Network Brick Street Poetry
Email ****@brickstreetpoetry.org
Location Zionsville, Indiana, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 850Twitter 293Instagram 129 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact
11. Rattle Poetry
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Meet a new poet every week, as they talk life and share poems with Rattle's editor, Timothy Green. All that, plus Poets Respond and the Prompt Lines—live every Monday! Rattle is a publication of the Rattle Foundation, an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the practice of poetry, and is not affiliated with any other organization.MORE Host Timothy Green
Producer/Network Rattlecast
Email ****@rattle.com
Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 79Facebook 31.2KInstagram 16K Avg Length 117 min Format Extended Get Email Contact
12. Of Poetry Podcast
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Kitchen table conversations with poets, hosted by Han VanderHart.
Host Han VanderHart
Producer/Network Han VanderHart
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 29Twitter 2KInstagram 2.3K Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
13. Take this poem
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A poetry podcast
Host Mary Giudice
Producer/Network Mary Giudice
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 31 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
14. Home Grown Poetry
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R.P. Smith is a Home Grown Cowboy Poet with a knack for telling stories from his ranch in Nebraska.
Host R.P. Smith
Producer/Network R.P. Smith
Email ****@rpsmith.us
Location Broken Bow, Oklahoma, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
15. Burning Bright
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Passager's weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.
Host Jonathan Shorr
Producer/Network Passager
Email ****@passagerbooks.com
Location Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 19Facebook 1KTwitter 285Instagram 324 Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
16. Poem-a-Day
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Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today's poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.MORE Host Willie Perdomo
Producer/Network The Academy of American Poets
Email ****@gmail.com
Location New York, United States
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 84Facebook 212KTwitter 383.3KInstagram 137.5K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact
17. Poetry in Medicine
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Created in May 2020, the Poetry in Medicine podcast seeks to foster empathy and encourage humanism in the daily practice of medicine through poetry.This podcast features audio readings of pieces of poetry and prose that focus on the medical community and the daily practice of medicine and health care from across the world. We seek to foster and encourage humanism in medicine. Submissions are permitted and are encouraged. If you would like your poem selected for the podcast, please submit in a Word document with the name of the author and location to ****@gmail.com...MORE Host Earl Stewart
Producer/Network Earl Stewart, Jr., M.D.
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 337 Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
18. Wacky Poem Life
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Wacky Poem Life is a 30-minute podcast taped at the Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry. Hosts Bill Guthrie and Shaun Perkins begin with a piece of found poetry someone has left in the museum and go from there with some wacky, then some poetry, then some more wacky. A poetry podcast FOR EVERYONE!MORE Hosts Bill Guthrie, Shaun Perkins
Producer/Network Shaun Perkins
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Oklahoma, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 2.5KTwitter 121Instagram 226 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
19. Poetry Moment
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Presented by Spokane Public Radio, Poetry Moment is a program that showcases myriad poems as read by poets and poetry lovers from across the Inland Northwest — and occasionally beyond.Poetry Moment airs one poem on KPBX each weekday at 9am; a single reader curates the entire week's worth of poetry. Sometimes the poems are the reader's own, and sometimes they're written by poets whose work they admire and want to share with listeners.Since its start in 2018, Poetry Moment has featured readers ranging from the Washington State Poet Laureate and popular local slam poets to listeners who simply want to give voice to a few of their favorite pieces...MORE Hosts Jim Tevenan, E.J. Iannelli
Producer/Network Jim Tevenan
Email ****@kpbx.org
Location Spokane, Washington, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 6.1KTwitter 2.9KInstagram 2.5K Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
20. Conrad's Corner
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Conrad's Corner is a periodic collection of short poems and poetic excerpts, often seasonal in nature, culled by Link Schreiber. This podcast features works by poets from various times and places, along with local poets from Southwestern Ohio.Regarding Submissions: An important part of Conrad's Corner is hearing the voices and words of local poets. The poets we air are widely published in local and national literary journals, chapbooks, and books. The Corner is not a first place to publish work, it is a place to celebrate the accomplishments of local poets who have been practicing their craft and sharing their work with the world...MORE Host Link Schreiber
Producer/Network Link Schreiber
Email ****@wyso.org
Location Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 14KTwitter 4.8KInstagram 4K Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
21. My Bad Poetry
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Aaron and Dave dive into an old private journal to read poems written in high school. Along the way the two have found themselves joined by some incredibly amazing people, all willing to share some of their own bad poetry. Experience a mix of self-reflection, humor, self-deprecation, great conversations and just maybe a half decent poem!MORE Hosts Aaron Holmgren, Dave
Producer/Network Aaron and Dave
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
22. The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
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Host Maggie Smith is your daily poetry companion. Poetry is one of the greatest tools we have to wield our own attention — to consider our own lives and the lives of others, to help us live creatively and compassionately, to use that attention to lean into wonder, and joy, and truth, and to find hope — to keep hoping. The Slowdown community knows that reflecting on a poem, every weekday, can connect us to our inner world and the world around us...MORE Host Major Jackson
Producer/Network American Public Media
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United States
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.3KFacebook 5.8KInstagram 17.2K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
23. The Daily Poem
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The Daily Poem offers one essential poem each weekday morning. From Shakespeare and John Donne to Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson, The Daily Poem curates a broad and generous audio anthology of the best poetry ever written, read-aloud by David Kern and an assortment of various contributors. Some lite commentary is included and the shorter poems are often read twice, as time permits.The Daily Poem is presented by Goldberry Studios. dailypoempod.substack.comMORE Host David Kern
Producer/Network Goldberry Studios
Email ****@circeinstitute.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 793Twitter 460 Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
24. The New Yorker: Poetry
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Readings and conversation with The New Yorker's poetry editor, Kevin Young.
Host Kevin Young
Producer/Network The New Yorker
Email ****@gmail.com
Location New York City, New York, United States
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 743Facebook 5MTwitter 8.3MInstagram 8.9M Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2013 Get Email Contact
25. SLEERICKETS
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Welcome to SLEERICKETS, a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems.
Hosts Matthew Buckley Smith, Alice Allan, Brian Platzer, Cameron
Producer/Network Matthew Buckley Smith
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 38 Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
26. The Poetry Space_
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Katie Dozier of TheNFTPoetryGallery.com and Timothy Green of Rattle.com discuss all things poetry in this free-wheeling live-recorded podcast. New episodes every Friday at noon ET.
Hosts Timothy Green, Katie Dozier
Producer/Network Katie Dozier and Timothy Green
Email ****@rattle.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 162Twitter 7K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
27. Poetry for Kids
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Kenn is the former Children's Poet Laureate (2013-15) and author of many books for kids. He is also the creator of Poetry for Kids. Funny kids poems guaranteed to make you giggle by author Kenn Nesbitt!MORE Host Kenn Nesbitt
Producer/Network Kenn Nesbitt
Email ****@poetry4kids.com
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
28. Sound Serenity
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The JS Worldbridger podcast, Sound Serenity, offers a unique and insightful approach to healing through the power of poetry and music. Listeners are taken on a journey of self-discovery and healing as they explore the transformative nature of poetry. Each episode features a selection of carefully curated poems that touch on themes of healing, growth, and self-reflection. Whether you are a poetry enthusiast or someone looking for inspiration and healing, this podcast provides a safe space for listeners to connect with their emotions and find solace in the beauty of language...MORE Host Julie Jewels Smoot
Email ****@gmail.com
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Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
29. Poking Around
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Join hosts Hannah Monsour and Zoe Branch as they joke around about poems and poem around about jokes. Both professional poets and amateur comedians, the artists explore the funny and the profound — often in the same breath. Each episode includes two new poems written on the spot and read based on themes explored in the episode.MORE Hosts Hannah Monsour, Zoe Branch
Producer/Network Poking Around
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
30. Poetically Yours
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Get ready to hear from northern Illinois' 'prose pros.' Hosted by WNIJ Arts Reporter Yvonne Boose, you will hear voices from northern Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. If you would like to submit a poem for consideration, please send submissions to ****@niu.eduMORE Host Yvonne Boose
Producer/Network Northern Public Radio
Email ****@niu.edu
Location DeKalb, Illinois, United States
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Apple Rating 3.5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 6.4KTwitter 1.4KInstagram 1K Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
31. Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast
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The Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast explores the art of poetry through interviews with poets and artists including Safia Elhillo, A.E. Stallings, Dana Gioia, Yanyi, Olivia Gatwood, Lisa Marie Simmons and more. The podcast also features monthly submitted poetry, read by the poets.Host: James Morehead, Poet Laureate of Dublin, California and author of 'canvas', 'portraits of red and gray', and 'The Plague Doctor'.Web: viewlesswings.comYouTube: @ViewlessWingsInstagram: @viewlesswingsThreads: @viewlesswingsFacebook: @viewlesswingspressTikTok: @viewlesswingspressMORE Host James Morehead
Producer/Network James Morehead
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Mountain View, California, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 165Instagram 1.6K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
32. The Poets Weave
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A weekly program of poetry reading hosted by Romayne Rubinas Dorsey and produced by WFIU Public Media from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Host Romayne Rubinas Dorsey
Producer/Network Indiana Public Media
Email ****@iu.edu
Location Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 728Twitter 77 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
33. Poetry For All
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This podcast is for those who already love poetry and for those who know very little about it. In this podcast, we read a poem, discuss it, see what makes it tick, learn how it works, grow from it, and then read it one more time.Introducing our brand new Poetry For All website: https://poetryforallpod.com! Please visit the new website to learn more about our guests, search for thematic episodes (ranging from Black History Month to the season of autumn), and subscribe to our newsletter.MORE Hosts Joanne Diaz, Abram Van Engen
Producer/Network Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 150Facebook 2.2KTwitter 331 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact
34. Parlando - Where Music and Words Meet
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Poetry has been defined as 'words that want to break into song.' Musicians who make music seek to 'say something'. Parlando will put spoken words (often, but not always, poetry) and music (different kinds, limited only by the abilities of the performing participants) together. The resulting performances will be short, 2 to 10 minutes in length. The podcast will present them un-adorned. How much variety can we find in this combination? Listen to a few episodes and see...MORE Host Frank Hudson
Producer/Network The Parlando Project
Email ****@outlook.com
Location Minnesota, United States
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Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
35. Poetry: The Creative Process: Poets discuss Poems & Creativity
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Poetry episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. Listen to poets reading their poetry & discuss their lives, work & creative process. Includes environmental poetry, humanities & activism. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of 'The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society', you'll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM...MORE Host Mia Funk
Producer/Network The Creative Process
Email ****@creativeprocess.info
Location United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 102Facebook 1.9KTwitter 143 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
36. The Poetry Cafe
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Open Mic, Spoken Word Poetry, Live Shows, Music and Interviews with artists from around the world
Host Josephus III
Producer/Network thepoetrycafe
Email ****@thepoetrycafe.org
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 28 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
37. COFFEE WINE and WORDS Poetry
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Featuring reads from amazing poets, and the staff of CWW. To submit your poetry, email us at ****@gmail.com
Host Chanel Hardy
Producer/Network Hosted by Chanel Hardy
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Instagram 902 Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
38. The Brown Sugar Café Podcast
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The place where poetry meets conversation. A space dedicated to conversations about what really matters in life—you.
Host Terrance P. Elmore
Producer/Network TheBrownSugarCafe
Email ****@yahoo.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
39. Follow: A Latter-day Saint Poetry Podcast
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Weekly poems and discussion inspired by scripture readings concurrent with the 'Come, Follow Me' study schedule.
Host Merrijane Rice
Producer/Network Merrijane Rice
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Provo, Utah, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 336 Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
40. The Poet and The Poem
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Refresh your life with THE POET AND THE POEM. Hear America's most beloved poets in reading and conversation. Award winning poet/host Grace Cavalieri presents poets reading their work and talking about their art. After 41 years consecutive on public radio, cited by The Encyclopedia of Broadcasting for longevity, THE POET AND THE POEM has made history for one reason: It's powerful. Voted top in the nation for ENTERTAINMENT IN MEDIA by The National Commission On Working Women, ALL NEW 30-minute shows are now available. (Made possible by donors McNeil and Shashaani.)MORE Host Grace Cavalieri
Producer/Network Grace Cavalieri
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 31 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
41. Interesting People Reading Poetry
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Interesting People Reading Poetry is a short, sound-rich podcast where artists and luminaries read a favorite poem and share what it means to them. Created by Andy & Brendan Stermer.
Hosts Brendan Stermer, Andy Stermer
Producer/Network Stermer Brothers
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 115Facebook 469Twitter 444 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact
42. The Well Read Poem
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Because reading is interpretation, The Well Read Poem aims to teach you how to read with understanding! Hosted by poet Thomas Banks of The House of Humane Letters, these short episodes will introduce you to both well-known and obscure poets and will focus on daily recitation, historical and intellectual background, elements of poetry, light explication, and more!Play this podcast daily and practice reciting! The next week, get a new poem. Grow in your understanding and love of poetry by learning how to read well! Brought to you by The Literary Life Podcast.MORE Host Thomas Banks
Producer/Network Thomas Banks
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 258 Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
43. Poetry Unbound
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Short and unhurried, Poetry Unbound is an immersive exploration of a single poem, hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama.Pádraig Ó Tuama greets you at the doorways of brilliant poems and walks you through — each one has wisdom to offer and questions to ask you.Already a listener? There's also a book (Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World), a Substack newsletter with a vibrant conversation in the comments, and occasional gatherings.MORE Host Pádraig Ó Tuama
Producer/Network On Being Studios
Email ****@onbeing.org
Location Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 4.3KFacebook 192.4KTwitter 78.6KInstagram 277.5K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Since Dec 2019 Get Email Contact
44. Poem Talk
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Kelly Writers House impresario Al Filreis leads a lively roundtable discussion of a single poem with a series of rotating guests including Tracie Morris, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, erica kaufman, Charles Bernstein, Sawako Nakayasu, Simone White, and others.MORE Host Al Filreis
Producer/Network Poetry Foundation
Email ****@poetryfoundation.org
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 167Facebook 290.7KTwitter 295.4KInstagram 287.9K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Since Oct 2012 Get Email Contact
45. Poetry is Bread
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I'm Bob Holman, and this is the 'Poetry Is Bread' podcast, where poetry challenges us, makes us think, and, with imagination and courage, changes the world.
Host Bob Holman
Producer/Network Bowery Poetry
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 29Instagram 24.6K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
46. Dee Poetry and Inspiration Podcast
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Authentic Poetry, Spoken word, Motivational, and Inspirational podcast. A Most High, God-fearing spiritual platform based on a variety of topics. Check out my Books📚 and Poetry: https://linktr.ee/authordevans Interested in writing a book and sharing your story with the world? ✍🏾 Check out Rise2Write Publishing 📍www.Rise2Write.com 📖 For Self-Publishing Courses: 📍https://rise2write.thinkific.com/collections 🎙Follow this Podcast, and HIT the Alert to Stay up to date🔔MORE Host Dee Evans
Producer/Network Dee Evans
Email ****@gmail.com
Location United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 678Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 4 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
47. Poetry (Video)
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Enjoy the artful arrangement of words with this collection of poetry from new poets to world-renowned authors, including poetry discussions and author interviews and readings.
Host Dean Nelson
Producer/Network UCTV
Email ****@pointloma.edu
Location United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 29.6K Get Email Contact
48. Words in the Air
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Words in the Air - An Immersive Poetry Anthology Experience - Brought to life through voice, sound and moments that quicken the heart - New episodes every Monday and Thursday.
Producer/Network Homemade Sounds
Email ****@gmail.com
Location New York, United States
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 23 Avg Length 4 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
49. Poems Every Child Should Know by Unknown
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A treasure trove of more than two hundred poems, this gem of an anthology compiled by Mary E Burt is indeed a most valuable set of poems to read or listen to.Published in 1904, Poems Every Child Should Know contains some well-loved verses like Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Lewis Carroll's delightful parody Father William, Felicia Hemans' deeply-moving Casablanca and other favorites...MORE Host Mary E Burt
Producer/Network Loyal Books
Email ****@loyalbooks.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 3.6/5Apple Reviews 21Facebook 5.9KTwitter 254 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact
50. Poetry Business Podcast
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Podcast by The Poet Life
Producer/Network The Poet Life
Email ****@thepoetlife.com
Location United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 30Facebook 1.7KInstagram 7.6K Avg Length 78 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
51. The Poetry Saloncast
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Award-winning Poetry Saloncast hosts Tresha Faye Haefner and Douglas Manuel interview their favorite poets and poet entrepreneurs, asking them what got them started writing and what keeps them going. They focus on the creative process and the little-understood techniques of editing a poem to a finished piece. Then we put those techniques into practice and discuss how they helped us grow as poets and as human beings in our season wrap up.MORE Hosts Tresha Faye Haefner, Douglas Manuel, Kelly Grace Thomas
Producer/Network The Poetry Saloncast
Email ****@thepoetrysalon.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 128Facebook 1.1K Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
52. Edgar Allan Poe Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
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Best known for his scary tales, mystery and detective stories and imaginative fantasy stories, Edgar Allan Poe was also a gifted poet. He wrote more than 70 poems and almost all of them have been widely appreciated by readers and critics alike.This collection contains some of his most famous ones, including the immortal Raven, which combines a sense of doom and nameless despair. With its ringing, alliterative and repetitive lines and strange, supernatural atmosphere, it remains one of Poe's best known and most quoted poems...MORE Producer/Network Loyal Books
Email ****@loyalbooks.com
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Apple Rating 3.5/5Apple Reviews 35 Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
53. The American Poetry Review
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Founded in 1972, The American Poetry Review is dedicated to reaching a worldwide audience with a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry and literary criticism. The podcast features guest interviews and lots of poetry talk from APR editor Elizabeth Scanlon, along with co-hosts and guests.Learn more about APR at aprweb.org.MORE Hosts Elizabeth Scanlon, Steven Kleinman
Producer/Network The American Poetry Review
Email ****@aprweb.org
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 20Facebook 16.4KTwitter 15.9KInstagram 11.6K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact
54. much poetry muchness
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much poetry muchness for your aural pleasure
Host M. Amani Zulema
Producer/Network M. Amani Zulema
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 34 Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
55. The Thoughts of SHE : A Poetry Podcast
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The Thoughts of SHE is a poetry podcast for the evolving woman. Written and produced by the virtuosic poet Rasheeda, SHE creates spoken word poetry for the soul. Various poems covering various topics will be showcased by Rasheeda herself. Enjoy?MORE Host Rasheeda
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Email ****@thethoughtsofshe.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 74Instagram 1.9K Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
56. Furious Flower IV: The Worlds of Black Poetry
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Every ten years since 1994, Black poets from all over the world gather at the Furious Flower Poetry Conference. In 2024, 10 poets were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards. We bring their voices, poems, and stories to you in Furious Flower IV: The Worlds of Black Poetry. Hosted by Lauren K. Alleyne, Executive Director of the Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University.MORE Producer/Network Furious Flower IV: The Worlds of Black Poetry
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57. Dark Poetry
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Your Hostess, Genevieve Manion, shares hauntingly beautiful poetry from the Victorian era's most beloved authors to enchant your heart, calm your nerves, or scare you right to sleep. This is the sister podcast of My Victorian Nightmare, a podcast about morbid and mysterious Victorian history. Follow My Victorian Nightmare and Dark Poetry on Instagram @myvictoriannightmare.MORE Host Genevieve Manion
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Email ****@gmail.com
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58. The Poetry Patch
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Poetry touches our deepest emotions. It can stir us to action, or bring us peace. We invite you join our talented readers, and enjoy whatever poem you pick.
Producer/Network WAOB® Audio Theatre
Email ****@waob.org
Location Pennsylvania, United States
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 615 Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
US Poetry shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Murphy | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-hive8 | Female | |||||
| Geneffa Jahan | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-hive8 | Female | |||||
| Dion O'Reilly | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-hive8 | Female | @dionoreilly | ||||
| Ajanaé Dawkins | Co Host | poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/series/142241/vs-podcast | Female | @moonsatdusk | 4.1K | Columbus, OH, United States | ||
| Brittany Rogers | Co Host | poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/series/142241/vs-podcast | Female | @brittanyroger_ | ||||
| Helena de Groot | Host | poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/162168/let-light-form | Female | United States | ||||
| Aaron Smith | Co Host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/1865753 | Male | |||||
| James Allen Hall | Co-host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/1865753 | Male | |||||
| Cindy Juyoung Ok | Host | poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/series/74637/poetrymagazine | Female | |||||
| Amanda Holmes Duffy | Host | theamericanscholar.org | Female | Falls Church, VA, United States | ||||
| Hollay Ghadery | Host | newbooksnetwork.com/category/arts-letters/poetry | Female | @hollay2 | 1.2K | Canada | ||
| Julie Swarstad Johnson | Co Host | poetrycentered.buzzsprout.com | Female | Tucson, AZ, United States | ||||
| Joyce Brinkman | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/off-the-bricks | Female | |||||
| Timothy Green | Host | soundcloud.com/rattlepoetry | Male | @timothygreen | 2K | Wrightwood, CA, United States | ||
| Han VanderHart | Host | ofpoetrypodcast.com | @hmvanderhart | 15.9K | Durham, NC, United States | |||
| Mary Giudice | Host | takethispoem.podbean.com | Female | |||||
| R.P. Smith | Host | rpsmith.us | Male | |||||
| Jonathan Shorr | Host | passagerbooks.com/podcast-burning-bright | Male | @jonshorr | 19 | Baltimore, MD, United States | ||
| Willie Perdomo | Host | poets.org/poem-a-day | Male | @willieperdomo | 2.5K | |||
| Earl Stewart | Host | soundcloud.com/user-44703678 | Male | @earlstewartjr | 364 | Augusta, GA, United States | ||
| Bill Guthrie | Co Host | wackypoemlife.com | Male | |||||
| Shaun Perkins | Host | wackypoemlife.com | Female | @journeyshaun | 116 | Locust Grove, OK, United States | ||
| Jim Tevenan | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poetry-moment/id1429211108 | Male | |||||
| E.J. Iannelli | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poetry-moment/id1429211108 | Male | |||||
| Link Schreiber | Host | wyso.org/podcast/conrads-corner | Male | |||||
| Aaron Holmgren | Co Host | mybadpoetrythepodcast.wordpress.com/blog | Male | |||||
| Dave | Co Host | mybadpoetrythepodcast.wordpress.com/blog | Male | |||||
| Major Jackson | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-slowdown-poetry-reflection-daily/id1437839593 | Male | @poet_major | 10K | United States | ||
| David Kern | Host | dailypoempod.substack.com/podcast | Male | @dakern | 1.8K | Concord, NC, United States | ||
| Kevin Young | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-yorker-poetry/id784600888 | Male | @nmaahcdirector | 19.7K | Washington, D.C., United States | ||
| Matthew Buckley Smith | Co Host | matthewbuckleysmith.com/sleerickets | Male | Carrboro, NC, United States | ||||
| Alice Allan | Co Host | matthewbuckleysmith.com/sleerickets | Female | |||||
| Brian Platzer | Co Host | matthewbuckleysmith.com/sleerickets | Male | @bplatzer | 1.4K | NY, United States | ||
| Cameron | Co Host | matthewbuckleysmith.com/sleerickets | Male | |||||
| Timothy Green | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepoetryspace | Male | @timothygreen | 2K | The Woodlands, TX, United States | ||
| Katie Dozier | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepoetryspace | Female | @katie_dozier | 7K | The Woodlands, TX, United States | ||
| Kenn Nesbitt | Host | Male | ||||||
| Julie Jewels Smoot | Host | open.spotify.com/show/3KofMIMSb3l1X0N1JDyPJ0 | Male | @juliejewelsmoot | 900 | Pittsboro, NC, United States | ||
| Hannah Monsour | Co Host | Female | ||||||
| Zoe Branch | Co Host | Female | ||||||
| Yvonne Boose | Host | northernpublicradio.org/poetically-yours | Female | @yveboose | 72 | Evanston, IL, United States | ||
| James Morehead | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/viewlesswings | Male | |||||
| Romayne Rubinas Dorsey | Host | indianapublicmedia.org/poetsweave | Female | |||||
| Joanne Diaz | Co Host | poetryforall.fireside.fm | Female | United States | ||||
| Abram Van Engen | Co-host | poetryforall.fireside.fm | Male | |||||
| Frank Hudson | Host | frankhudson.org | Male | @frank_hudson | ||||
| Mia Funk | Host | creativeprocess.info/poetry | Female | @miafunk | 190 | Paris, France | ||
| Josephus III | Host | Male | @josephusiii | |||||
| Chanel Hardy | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chanel-hardy | Female | United States | ||||
| Terrance P. Elmore | Host | Male | @thebrwnsgrcafe | |||||
| Merrijane Rice | Host | merrijanerice.com/follow-a-latterday-saint-poetry-podcast | Female | |||||
| Grace Cavalieri | Host | Female | ||||||
| Brendan Stermer | Co Host | interestingpeoplereadingpoetry.com | Male | |||||
| Andy Stermer | Co Host | interestingpeoplereadingpoetry.com | Male | Miami, FL, United States | ||||
| Thomas Banks | Host | Male | ||||||
| Pádraig Ó Tuama | Host | onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound | Male | @duanalla | 18.1K | Belfast, United Kingdom | ||
| Al Filreis | Host | poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/series/74633/poemtalk | Male | @afilreis | 5.4K | Philadelphia, PA, United States | ||
| Bob Holman | Host | bowerypoetry.podbean.com | Male | @bobholmanpoet | 3.8K | NY, United States | ||
| Dee Evans | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deepoetpodcast | Female | |||||
| Dean Nelson | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poetry-video/id382085867 | Male | @deanenelson | 882 | San Diego, CA, United States | ||
| Mary E Burt | Host | loyalbooks.com/book/poems-every-child-should-know-edited-by-mary-e-burt | Female | Mesa, AZ, United States | ||||
| Tresha Faye Haefner | Co Host | thepoetrysalon.com/tps/the-poetry-saloncast-2 | Female | @treshafaye | 108 | Culver City, CA, United States | ||
| Douglas Manuel | Co Host | thepoetrysalon.com/tps/the-poetry-saloncast-2 | Male | |||||
| Kelly Grace Thomas | Co Host | thepoetrysalon.com/tps/the-poetry-saloncast-2 | Female | @kellygracethoma | 614 | CA, United States | ||
| Elizabeth Scanlon | Co Host | americanpoetryreview.fireside.fm | Female | |||||
| Steven Kleinman | Co Host | americanpoetryreview.fireside.fm | Male | |||||
| M. Amani Zulema | Host | muchmuchness.podbean.com | Female | |||||
| Rasheeda | Host | redcircle.com/shows/the-thoughts-of-she-a-poetry-podcast | Female | @thoughts_ofshe | 103 | |||
| Genevieve Manion | Host | Female | ||||||
| The Poet Life | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/poetrybusinesspodcast/episodes/Poet-Life-Podcast--S4-Ep-11--Painting-My-Poetry-On-The-Ground-e1g8ll8 | 20 | @thepoetlife | |||||
| Waob® Audio Theatre | pinecast.com/listen/eabd4eca-cda0-40e1-95f3-2e2e2ae80180.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3 | 20 | ||||||
| William Shakespeare, Juliet Prew, Kevin Seaman | homemadesounds.com | 2 | ||||||
| Margaret Danner, Kevin Seaman, Juliet Prew | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| James Laughlin, Kevin Seaman | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Kevin Seaman, Terry Casburn, Ws Merwin | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Kevin Seaman, Terry Casburn, John Ashbery | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Allen Ginsberg, Kevin Seaman, Marcus Ellsworth | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Juliet Prew, Kevin Seaman, Lisel Mueller | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Kevin Seaman, Philip Larkin, Christopher Kendrick | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Wh Auden, Kevin Seaman, Terry Casburn | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Juliet Prew, Kevin Seaman, William Shakespeare | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Kevin Seaman, William Shakespeare, Dave Luukkonen | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Matthew Sykes, William Shakespeare, Kevin Seaman | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| William Shakespeare, Kevin Seaman, Marcus Kirwan | homemadesounds.com | 1 | ||||||
| Terry Casburn, Kevin Seaman, William Shakespeare | homemadesounds.com | 1 |
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