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The poetry podcast for people who don’t like poetry... and those who do. Host Dylan J. Kershaw is dragged kicking, screaming and making ridiculous interpretations along the way toward enjoying poetry by close friend and literature whiz Charlie Pidcock. Join them as they dive into the enlightening world of poetry, and have some laughs along the way.
Episodes
Oct 30, 2023
Oct 30, 2023
58 min
In a very special Halloween episode, Dylan hosts a nail-biting game of Trick Or Treat with Charlie and guest Liana Valentina where they have to guess which poems are user-submitted (treat) and which are actually written by ai (trick)!
Oct 23, 2023
Oct 23, 2023
24 min
Dylan and Charlie swap roles for an episode in a fun reverse special... but can they keep up the act for the whole episode?
Poems featured in this episode
- To My Best Friend by Maggie Bowyer
- I Eat My Peas With Honey by Anonymous
- Life is good by Charlie Pidcock
Dec 19, 2022
Dec 19, 2022
38 min
Dylan and Charlie are joined by regular guest Maggie Bowyer, Rachel Ferguson, and Tom and Loulou from Poetry To Your Ears for their special 2022 Christmas special episode. The team will decide whether the select poems are actually Christmas poems or not…
Nov 8, 2022
Nov 8, 2022
28 min
Dylan and Charlie are back with another innuendo named episode. They explore “Oh God” by Michelle Tea, “December” by Michael Miller and a creepy and maybe quite disturbing poem by Dylan called “When you’re watching me”.
Sep 19, 2022
Sep 19, 2022
37 min
Dylan and Charlie explore "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop, "Look At All Those Monkeys" by Spike Milligan and Dylan writes a unique poem called "My life is like a screenplay."
Aug 29, 2022
Aug 29, 2022
43 min
Dylan, Charlie and special guest Jack Greenwood introduce the first “One Liner” special episode where they cover exclusively one-line poetry.
Aug 13, 2022
Aug 13, 2022
29 min
Dylan and Charlie are back for season 2! The iconic duo cover “A Poison Tree” by William Blake, “When I have Fears That I may Cease to Be” by John Keats and Dylan showcases his new poem “New Horizons”.
Jan 6, 2022
Jan 6, 2022
32 min
In this exciting season finale, Dylan and Charlie explore "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost, "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman and another classic poem from Dylan.
Dec 21, 2021
Dec 21, 2021
42 min
Merry Christmas everyone! Who will win the best poem of 2021 as awarded by the I Hate Poetry cast? Charlie, Dylan, and Jack return for part two of our Christmas Special where they look at five Christmassy poems to see which is the best. Featuring poetry submissions from @Wordofashy, Catrina Conway, Joe Szalinski, @Virtual_Scribe and @goldencurlboy.
Dec 13, 2021
Dec 13, 2021
34 min
In the first of our two-part Christmas special, Dylan Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Poetry Past (Charlie). The festive friends explore the poems ‘Yuletide Blessings’ by Lady Ravenhill and ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’ by Clement Clarke Moore. Dylan then shares some Christmas poems written by him and his partner Lex.