The Glimpse: A Poetry Podcast

Lightning, Chance, and Magic

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Niall Campbell speaks with host Hannah Lowe about love and labor, reading back catalogs, and being the kind of person who says “no.” Niall reads his poem “Good Night” and Deborah Digges’ poem “The Birthing.”

Thinking About Flowers

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Jason Allen-Paisant joins host Hannah Lowe for a conversation about the pastoral and un-pastoral, using the lyric politically, and the joy of speculative poetry. Jason reads his poem “Walking with the Word ‘Tree’” and Wisława Szymborska’s poem “The Silence of Plants.”

The Language of Crystals

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Richard Scott chats with host Hannah Lowe about queer ancestors, deep time, supermarkets of the mind, and the lyric poem as illumination device. Scott reads his poem “Red Jasper” and Allen Ginsberg’s poem “A Supermarket in California.”

Please Go Gentle

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Mimi Khalvati speaks with host Hannah Lowe about Dylan Thomas’ reckless life, poetic forms as an antidote to modernity, and learning to pronounce her own name. Mimi reads her poem “Coma” and Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night.”

A Safe Space to Be Dangerous

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Joelle Taylor joins host Hannah Lowe to discuss the heterogeneity of queer culture, female eroticism without the male gaze, poems as movie trailers, and more. Joelle reads her poem “Psalm” and an excerpt from Danez Smith’s poem “summer, somewhere.”

A Failed Recluse

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Menna Elfyn chats with host Hannah Lowe about writing in Welsh and English, overturning syntax, and finding common ground through shared language. Menna reads her poem “Let the World’s People Sing” in Welsh and English and R. S. Thomas’ poem “Don’t Ask Me.”

Exploring the Darkness

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Arji Manuelpillai joins Hannah Lowe for a discussion of myths and fairy tales, rabbit holes of natural wonder, and what it takes to write a poem for the Princess of Wales. Arji reads his poem “The Crocodile” and Matthew Dickman’s poem “Goblin.”

The full transcript, copies of the poems and Arji's bio can be found here.

The Glimpse is a production of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

Senior Producer: Jennifer Wolfe

Technical Director/Mixing Engineer: Kat Yore

Editorial Director/Curator/Production Coordinator: Amanda Glassman

The Taboo of Motherhood

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Liz Berry speaks with host Hannah Lowe about joy and resistance, making the poems you’re desperate for, and the secret language of friendship between poets. Liz reads her poem “The Republic of Motherhood” and “Childbed” by Fiona Benson.

The full transcript, copies of the poems and Liz's bio can be found here

The Glimpse is a production of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

Senior Producer: Jennifer Wolfe

Technical Director/Mixing Engineer: Kat Yore

Editorial Director/Curator/Production Coordinator: Amanda Glassman

The Act of Making with Season Host Hannah Lowe

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Meet Hannah Lowe, our host for this season of The Glimpse. Hannah introduces herself, sharing how she came to poetry, her current poetry project inspired by her Chinese-Jamaican aunt, and how she conceptualized this season of UK poets. She reads her poems “Jamaican-Forget-Me-Not” and “Shame Old Lady.”

Full transcript, copies of the poems and Hannah's bio can be found here

The Glimpse is a production of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

Senior Producer: Jennifer Wolfe

Technical Director/Mixing Engineer: Kat Yore

Editorial Director/Curator/Production Coordinator: Amanda Glassman

Welcome to Season Three of The Glimpse

Tue, 26 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT

The Glimpse is back with a new season of engaging conversations with poets, as they share their own work and poems that have influenced them.

This season, host Hannah Lowe chats with poets from around the UK. Liz Berry, Arji Manuelpillai, Menna Elfyn, Joelle Taylor, Mimi Khalvati, Richard Scott, Jason Allen-Paisant, and Niall Campbell each choose two poems to read and discuss: one they’ve written, and one by another poet. The season's first episode next week will introduce you to Hannah and her work.

The Glimpse: A Poetry Podcast is produced by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, with new episodes available each Tuesday starting in June 2026.

A Space for Feeling and Thinking

Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:24 GMT

Jane Clarke joins Seán Hewitt for the final episode in this season of The Glimpse, discussing the power of writing with restraint, dry stone walls, and bringing queerness to the Irish pastoral tradition. Jane reads her poem “Spalls” and Natasha Trethewey’s “Incident.”

A Chorus of Selves

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:00:23 GMT

Poet Gustav Parker Hibbett joins host Seán Hewitt for a chat about metamorphosis poems, trusting the rhythm of the body, and Joni Mitchell’s artistic betrayal. Parker reads their poem “Joni Mitchell dresses up as me (parts one and two)” and Donika Kelly’s poem “Love Poem: Chimera.”

Are You with Me?

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:00:20 GMT

Poet Stephen Sexton speaks with host Seán Hewitt about the need for mystery, the exoticism of American English, and making meaning with the reader. Stephen reads his poem “The Capital of Heaven” and Oni Buchanan’s poem “The Only Yak in Batesville, Virginia.”

The Language of the Cat

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:00:22 GMT

Poet Martina Evans and host Seán Hewitt take part in a wide-ranging conversation on the connection between place and voice, the pressure of living, sun worship, and, of course, cats. Martina reads her poem “The Day My Cat Spoke to Me” and Frank O’Hara’s “A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island.”

A Dizzying Range of Meaning

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:01:02 GMT

Poet Kit Fryatt joins host Seán Hewitt for a conversation about erasure and rearrangement, poetic edgelord and chancer Ezra Pound, and poetry’s transitional moment between the medieval and modern eras. Kit reads his poem “bodyservant” and Thomas Wyatt’s “They fle from me.”

Note: Thomas Wyatt's poem is presented in its original form.

Where the Voice Wants to Stop

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:00:30 GMT

Poet Nithy Kasa speaks with host Seán Hewitt about carrying two countries, line breaks, and the taboo of black female sexuality in Congolese culture. Nithy reads her poem “My People Dance by Their Hips” and C. P. Cavafy’s poem “Ithaka.”

A Note of Unscholarliness

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:48:15 GMT

Mícheál McCann joins host Seán Hewitt to chat about bringing queerness to the traditional Irish lament, writers as magpies and cheesecloths, and a brilliant, brave parenthesis placement. Mícheál reads his poem “To an Imagined Child” and Fiona Benson’s “Big Dipper Fireflies (Photinus pyralis).”

Something Has to Shatter

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:00:53 GMT

Poet Victoria Kennefick opens the second season of The Glimpse, joining host Seán Hewitt for a discussion of birth and rebirth, self-actualization, and the rewards of keeping your heart open. Kennefick reads her poem “The Ego is Crushed Like a Snail Shell Under a Stiletto and is Begrudgingly Divested of Its Own Smugness” and Carolyn Kizer’s poem “Heart’s Limbo.”

The Glimpse is a production of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

Host - Seán Hewitt

Senior Producer - Jennifer Wolfe

Technical Director/Mixing Engineer - Kat Yore

Editorial Director- Amanda Glassman

The Glimpse Season Two Trailer

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:00:19 GMT

Our second season of The Glimpse is here, featuring lively conversations between poets about their work and about poems that inspire them.

Our host for this season, Seán Hewitt, interviews poets connected to Ireland, including Irish, Northern Irish, and diasporic poets. Guest poets for Season 2 include Victoria Kennefick, Mícheál McCann, Nithy Kasa, Kit Fryatt, Martina Evans, Stephen Sexton, Gustav Parker Hibbett, and Jane Clarke. As in our first season, each guest chooses two poems to read and discuss: one they’ve written, and one by another poet.

The Glimpse is produced by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, with new episodes available each Tuesday starting in March 2025.

About the host: Seán Hewitt is a poet, memoirist, novelist, and literary critic. His award-winning books across genres include Tongues of Fire, All Down Darkness Wide, and the forthcoming Open, Heaven.

This is a F*** You Poem

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:00:32 GMT

Poet Omotara James and host Camille Rankine explore the tension between vulnerability and confidence in poetry. They also delve into the language of pleasure and cruelty as well as the importance of subverting tropes.

Breaking the Silence with Solmaz Sharif

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:00:29 GMT

Poet Solmaz Sharif speaks about her relationship to silence, the cost of speaking up for people whose narratives have been silenced and June Jordan’s impact on her writing.

WARNING: a poem in this episode describes violence that some may find disturbing.

A Poet, Not a Murderer with Rachel McKibbens

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:01:14 GMT

Poet Rachel McKibbens explores the role violence and has played in her life, her poetry and motherhood. She talks to host Camille Rankine about her poem "glutton" and the impact Brigit Pegeen Kelly's poem "Song" has had on her work.

Warning: This episode contains some descriptions of violence that listeners may find disturbing.

Grief, Hope and Garbage with Chen Chen

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:00:36 GMT

Poet Chen Chen talks about petitioning the universe on multiple levels, the personification of grief and finding inspiration in a ketchup packet.

Keeping the Knife Sharp with Hafizah Geter

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:00:39 GMT

Poet Hafizah Geter talks about the power of a good line break, her love of Carl Phillips and how memory can be affected by grief.

The Keyhole Of Kaveh Akbar's Brain

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:00:37 GMT

Poet Kaveh Akbar talks about his obsession with mortality, adding a second language to poetry and the continual impact of his “desert island poem.”

Heaven and Hell with Ama Codjoe

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:00:37 GMT

Poet Ama Codjoe talks to host Camille Rankine about her version of paradise, how dance influenced her writing, and why community can be crucial for poets.

In this episode Codjoe reads her poem "Heaven as Olympic Spa" [Koreatown, Los Angeles} from her book Bluest Nude and talks about the appearance of two other famous poets in the poem, Gwendolyn Brooks and Wanda Coleman.

In the second segment, Codjoe reads a favorite poem from Gwendolyn Brooks "my dreams, my works, must wait till after hell" and discusses what makes the poem feel so personal and relatable.

A Reckoning with John Murillo

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:00:37 GMT

Poet John Murillo delves into reckoning, the definition of masculinity and how we fictionalize memory in his wide-ranging conversation with host Camille Rankine in the first episode of The Glimpse.

Poems featured in this episode include Murillo's poem "On Confessionalism” and Etheridge Knight's poem “Cop-Out Session.”

The Glimpse (Trailer)

Mon, 06 May 2024 14:00:11 GMT

Welcome to The Glimpse, a new poetry podcast hosted by poet Camille Rankine. Our guest poets this season include John Murillo, Ama Codjoe, Kaveh Akbar, Hafizah Geter, Chen Chen, Solmaz Sharif, Rachel McKibbens, and Omotara James.