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The Glimpse: A Poetry Podcast

The Glimpse: A Poetry Podcast

by Hannah Lowe

Season 3

A Failed Recluse

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

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

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

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

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.

Season 2

A Space for Feeling and Thinking

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

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?

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

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

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.

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