Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Episode 9: Not Safe For Work (Ft. Charley Genever, Keely Mills & Mark Grist)
We, The Poets
Hi! Welcome to the poetic realm of ’We, the Poets’! Join us as we dive deep into the vibrant world of poetry, where some of the most electrifying legends in the field take center stage. Led by Mark Grist & featuring a hosting panel from across the midlands, we’re bringing you voices at the pinnacle of their craft, sharing poetry from our guests & listeners each month as we dive into our vibrant community & the remarkable journey we get to go on as poets. Forget about the endgame – we’re here to celebrate the wild, messy, and utterly glorious process of creating something beautiful with words. We’d love you to join us!
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Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
We’re back for Season 2— bigger, bolder and packed with more poetry goodness than ever before! For the first time, all five of your hosts—Charley Genever, Keely Mills, Leanne Moden, Jay Sandhu and Mark Grist—are in the same room at the same time at Backland Studios in Oundle, (UK). Expect joyful chaos, heartfelt confessions, terrible old poems and unexpected wisdom as we catch up, share our poetic ‘superpowers’ (and our kryptonites), and reflect on what it really means to be a poet right now.
In this warm and welcoming season opener, we talk about the challenges of creative life, the lessons we’ve learned the hard way, and what you can expect from this season’s incredible guests—including Theresa Lola, Hollie McNish, Murray Lachlan Young and Raymond Antrobus. We also share how you can send in your own questions or poems to be featured in the show.
Thank you to Arts Council England for making Season 2 possible through our successful Project Grant. We’re thrilled to be back—and we can’t wait for you to join us.
Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
We're kicking off Season 2 of We, The Poets with a deep dive into the power of names and poetry that pays attention. Jay Sandhu and Mark Grist sit down with award-winning poet Theresa Lola to talk about her stunning new collection, Ceremony for the Nameless—a rich, resonant exploration of identity, memory, and language.
We get into:
Why names carry such weight in our lives and our writing.
The difference between writing poetry and short stories.
How poets like Neruda and Dickinson find magic in the mundane.
Some helfpul rituals and routines that shape the creative process.
The evolving power of poem titles—especially when students rename your work!
Plus, fresh new pieces from James Domestic and Hannah Walker, and a few surprising tangents (as always).
📚 Buy Theresa’s collection: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/462275/ceremony-for-the-nameless-by-lola-theresa/9781802065794📸 Follow Theresa on Instagram: @theresa_lola📬 Want to share your thoughts or send us a poem? Email us: mark@wethepoets.com
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If you'd like to send us work to be heard on the series just email your MP3s to Mark@Wethepoets.com
Our favourite new pieces will feature in upcoming episodes.