Eat of We Both Starve by Victoria Kennefick

April 2025 Quote of the Month

"If I eat Jesus will he want to eat me?"

From 'Second Communion' by Victoria Kennefick

Eat Or We Both Starve

Carcanet, Manchester, Great Britain 2021

20+ Poetry Things You Could Do Today

1) Firstly check out poets reading their poems

See: Bob and Poetry.com: Short poetry clips - YouTube

For longer readings and films see: Bob and Poetry.com: Readings On YouTube - YouTube

I add to these playlists all the time so do keep checking.

2) Visit the Poetry Magazine's Page

There links to dozens of sites on poetry. Blue Marble Review - Literary Journal for Young Writers, for instance, regularly has a free, new, online magazine to read and posted new poems in Spring 2025.

Or, The Lake - contemporary poetry webzine - POETRY, showcases new poetry nearly every month, the most recent being April 2025.

3. (From Writer's Digest)

2025 April PAD Challenge: Prompts - Writer's Digest

'Here’s the list (updated daily) of the 2025 April Poem-A-Day (PAD) Challenge poetry prompts for folks who want one post to check each day.'

To see, click the link 2025 April PAD Challenge: Prompts - Writer's Digest

4) (From Plume | Online Poetry Magazine)

Plume Issue #164 April 2025 Archives - Plume

"In brief, Plume is a magazine dedicated to publishing the very best of contemporary poetry. To that end, we will be highly selective, offering twelve poems per monthly issue."

There is an extensive archive to enjoy, too

For this edition see: Plume Issue #164 April 2025 Archives - Plume

5) (From Of Poetry Podcast – Kitchen table conversations with poets)

Episode 69: upfromsumdirt (Of Fayre Gabbro, Myth and Romance, and the Role of Counterculture) – Of Poetry Podcast

"upfromsumdirt is a speculative poet & visual artist dreaming of romanticisms and revolutionary coups. he is the author of 3 chapbooks and 3 full-length collections of poetry,"

See Episode 69: upfromsumdirt (Of Fayre Gabbro, Myth and Romance, and the Role of Counterculture) – Of Poetry Podcast

6) (From Carol Rumens's poem of the week | Books | The Guardian website page)

Carol Rumens' Poem of the Week

A faultlessly consistent article in a national newspaper, and always available online, too.

See Poem of the week: Carol Rumens's poem of the week | The Guardian

7) (From Spotify - Web Player: Music for everyone)

Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast

'Frank Skinner loves poetry and thinks you might like it too.' If you are able to use Spotify, I strongly recommend this podcast, which is free and has the complete archive available. Frank offers wonderful insights into poems and poets that have certainly broadened my understanding. As you would expect, from Frank Skinner his presentation style is highly engaging and entertaining. See Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast | Podcast on Spotify

8) (From Top Writing Contests website)

Enter Your Poem Into a Competition

Wrting Competitons .Net list all the current competitions that you can enter. If you subscribe to their email they will keep you posted on new ones as they come out. Its brilliant.

See Top Writing Contests

9) (From Tin House website)

Between The Covers

Between the covers is a literary radio show and podcast hosted by David Naimon, is brought to you by Tin House. These long-form in-depth conversations have been singled out by the Guardian, Book Riot, the Financial Times, and BuzzFeed as one of the most notable book podcasts for writers and readers around.

For Between the Covers Podcasts visit Between the Covers Podcast - Tin House

For the most recent poetry book based podcast see: Danez Smith : Bluff - Tin House

10) (From Poetry Extra webpage )

Poetry Please - Helen Mort

Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive.

"Poet Daljit Nagra celebrates Spring as he revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Four Seasons - Poems for the Spring Equinox. Originally broadcast across the BBC Radio 4 schedule" in March 2020.

See: Poetry Extra - Four Seasons - Poems for the Spring Equinox - BBC Sounds

11) (From The Buzz – The Hive Poetry Collective Website)

The Hive Poetry Collective - Bonus: Addie Mahmassani and Dion O'Reilly Read Irish Poetry for St. Patrick's Day

"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. " All episodes are available at the website.

Hear the most recent podcast posted 31 March 2025:

S7:E10 Nancy Miller Gomez Talks with Julie Murphy by The Hive Poetry Collective

12) (From West Wilts Radio)

The Poetry Place (Click for archive)

"The Poetry Place is a monthly poetry magazine programme bringing you news, views, readings and interviews from today’s poetry community, both locally and further afield. Presented by Dawn Gorman and Peter O’Grady, it brings inspiration and food for thought for everyone, from those who enjoy listening to the occasional poem, to people writing and publishing their own work.

There's a new episode on the last Sunday of every month, with repeats from the archive on the other Sundays of the month."

Hear the most recent new edition first broadcast on 23 February 2025 at : The Poetry Place at Poetry@Roots #62

13) (From Rattle Poetry)

Critique of the Week: A Live Video Workshop

"It’s hard to find honest feedback about your work, but knowing how your poems are actually landing is more useful than any other advice a poet can get ... so we’d like to extend that experience to anyone who is interested.

With Critique of the Week, we’ll workshop several poems publicly each week, via Facebook and YouTube. Participants will get a chance to hear how the Rattle editors would encounter a poem if it were a submission and offer suggestions for improvement. Everyone is then welcome to join in the discussion in the video’s comments section, providing their own thoughts and feedback. Even if you don’t want to share your own poems, it should be an excellent learning opportunity for everyone who watches.

To participate, just use the Critique of the Week category on Submittable. Every active submission there will automatically be entered into a live drawing at the end of each month for the next round of participants. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel so that you don’t miss any of the critiques."

For more information see: Critique of the Week - Rattle: Poetry

Or see the latest live streamed event at : Rattlecast - Rattle: Poetry

Or read the latest daily poem at: Rattle: Poetry

(I sign up to the email daily post and strongly recommend it.)

14) (From Eat The Storms website)

Eat the Storms – The Poetry Podcast – Episode 12 – Season 9 – Storm Shelter

Podcast available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, OverCast, Player FM, Radio Public, PocketCast, CastBox, iTunes, Podbean, Podcast Addicts, Amazon Podcasts, You Tube and many more platforms. This final episode of Season 9 aired on Saturday 1 February 2025. It is produced and hosted by Damien B. Donnelly.

Visit: Eat the Storms – The Poetry Podcast – Episode 13 – Season 9 – Storm Shelter

15) (From BBC Radio 4 - The Verb)

Rebecca Watts, Brian Bilston, Cristina Rivera Garza, Deryn Rees-Jones

Presented by Ian McMillan.

First broadcast on 23 February, 2025.

See : The Verb - Rebecca Watts, Brian Bilston, Cristina Rivera Garza, Deryn Rees-Jones - BBC Sounds

Though this has slipped quite far down my list for no particular reason, The Verb is one of my favourite shows on radio and is available in podcast form. There is an archive of 252 episodes available at: BBC Radio 4 - The Verb - Available now

16) (From Moving Poems website)

Watch the Best Poetry Videos on the Web

The latest when I looked: Ghosts as Cocoons by Wallace Stevens – Moving Poems

"A new film by Belgian artist and musician Marc Neys, AKA Swoon, deploying text-on-screen for a lesser-known poem by Wallace Stevens."

Regularly updated there's 2452 videos (and counting) to see at Videopoems | Moving Poems

17) (From T.S. Eliot website)

T.S. Eliot Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize winner for 2024 has now been announced, and videos of all the nominees can be seen. Every year of the prize I have enjoyed watching the poets read from their book, and say a little about themselves.

See: Videos – The T. S. Eliot Prize

See the whole amazing archive at T. S. Eliot Prize - YouTube

18) (From Apples and Snakes)

Read, Watch, Listen : Apples and Snakes

Get the latest updates from the Apples and Snakes website at Read, Watch, Listen : Apples and Snakes

Maybe hear the most recent podcast at: S3 EP17 | Emmanuel Sugo - 'Its a natural language' | Apples and Snakes: The Podcast

The archive of 35 podcasts is available at Apples and Snakes: The Podcast | Apples and Snakes.

19) (From London Review Bookshop website)

New Faber Poetry

"Wednesday 31 July 2024, 7 p.m. · 67 minutes

Published to coincide with the poet’s 85th birthday, Ash Keys (Jonathan Cape) presents a new selection of Longley’s finest works. Born in Belfast in 1939, his verse inhabits the landscapes of Ireland’s west, at the same time occupying a space within a distinctly European tradition, ranging freely across the continent’s histories, tragedies and triumphs. ’One of the most perfect poets alive,’ writes Sebastian Barry. ‘There is something in his work both ancient and modern. I read him as I might check the sky for stars.’

Michael Longley read from his work, and discussed it with fellow poet Declan Ryan, whose most recent collection Crisis Actor is published by Faber."

Hear this podcast at: Michael Longley & Declan Ryan: Ash Keys | London Review Bookshop

For lots of past videos and podcasts (not exclusively poetry) see: Podcasts & video | London Review Bookshop