Best Scott Heaney Podcasts (2025)

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Jack Clemo 37:44

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29d ago37:44

37:44

Frank loves the clay, machinery and scary religion in the poetry of Jack Clemo. The poems reference are ‘A Calvinist in Love’, ‘Christ in the Clay-Pit’, ‘The Excavator’ and ‘Sufficiency’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Greta Stoddart 53:02

1M ago53:02

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The poet, Greta Stoddart, instructs Frank on the deeper meanings of three tulips in a milk bottle. The poems referenced are ‘Fool’ and ‘Three Tulips in a Milk Bottle’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Scott McKendry 37:20

1M ago37:20

37:20

Frank joins a secret society with Pebbles Flintstone and the poet, Scott McKendry. The poems referenced are ‘Keepers of the Pedigree’ and ‘Hi-Vis’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Amy Clampitt 36:43

2M ago36:43

36:43

Frank finds the beauty in Amy Clampitt's poetry and written-off cars. The poem referenced is ‘Salvage’ from ‘The Kingfisher’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Rebecca Goss 45:15

2M ago45:15

45:15

The poet, Rebecca Goss, shows Frank life in a rearview mirror. The poems referenced are ‘Pheasant in Rear-View Mirror’ and ‘Sylvia’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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RS Thomas 39:29

2M ago39:29

39:29

Frank shares a pulpit with RS Thomas. The poems referenced are ‘Border Blues’, ‘Service’ and ‘Poetry For Supper’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Episode 24: Gene Burke 1:41:28

4M ago1:41:28

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In this episode of The Martial Way, I sit down with Sensei Gene Burke; martial artist, author, and leadership mentor .... for a powerful conversation about discipline, resilience, and the deep connection between mind and body.With over 30 years in operations leadership and two decades in the martial arts, Gene is the author of three books exploring…

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Episode 23: Eira Culverwell 1:46:08

5M ago1:46:08

1:46:08

Eira Culverwell – Finding Belonging Through Budo In this episode of The Martial Way, I sit down with lifelong martial artist Eira Culverwell — a 4th dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate who made the bold transition into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where she now competes as a brown belt. But Eira’s story goes far beyond style. For over 14 years, she’s travel…

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Episode 22: Rick Hotton Sensei 1:02:02

6M ago1:02:02

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Sensei Rick Hotton is a lifelong martial artist and teacher, and the founder of Sunday Morning Keiko, a movement dedicated to rediscovering the depth, simplicity, and internal intelligence of martial arts. In this episode of The Martial Way, we explore Rick’s journey from the karate scene of the 1970s to his current philosophy rooted in mindfulness…

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Episode 21: Judd Reid 1:15:32

7M ago1:15:32

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Shihan Judd Reid is a world-renowned martial artistwith a remarkable journey. As a teenager, he became an Uchi-deshi—a live-in student—under Sosai Mas Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Karate. Judd’s extraordinary achievements include completing the legendary 100-Man Fight, winning the WKO World Championship in 2010, and earning the title of Australi…

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Mona Van Duyn 50:57

9M ago50:57

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Frank is very moved by what the poet, Mona Van Duyn, can do with an eraser. The poem referenced is ‘The Creation’ by Mona Van Duyn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Craig Raine 54:58

9M ago54:58

54:58

Frank and the poet, Craig Raine, explore a disused botanical garden. The poems referenced are ‘A Martian Sends a Postcard Home’, ‘Listen With Mother’ and ‘The Old Botanical Gardens’ by Craig Raine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Wislawa Szymborska 51:28

9M ago51:28

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Frank and the poet, Wislawa Szymborska, discover how many people actually like poetry. The poems referenced are ‘Plato, or Why’ and ‘Some Like Poetry’ by Wislawa Szymborska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Seamus Heaney 46:26

10M ago46:26

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Frank spends a day in Belfast, wallowing in the poetry of Seamus Heaney. The poem referenced are ‘Personal Helicon’ from ‘Death of a Naturalist’ and ‘Limbo’ by Seamus Heaney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Ruth Padel 49:50

10M ago49:50

49:50

A poem by Ruth Padel results in Frank staring, for 15 minutes, at an embroidery of an elephant. The poem referenced is ‘Mary’s Elephant, Elizabeth’s Spinet’ from ‘The Soho Leopard’ by Ruth Padel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Frank O'Hara 1:01:47

10M ago1:01:47

1:01:47

Frank is more than slightly besotted with ‘Lunch Poems’ by Frank O'Hara. The poems referenced are ‘Personal Poem’ and ‘The Day Lady Died’ by Frank O’Hara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Rebecca Hawkes 47:03

10M ago47:03

47:03

Frank gets very excited about the Rebecca Hawkes collection, ‘Meat Lovers’. The poems referenced are ‘After The Blizzard I Followed My Mother’ and ‘Pony Club Summer Camp’ by Rebecca Hawkes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Dylan Thomas 54:33

11M ago54:33

54:33

Frank spends the night in Dylan Thomas' bedroom. The poems referenced are ‘And Death Shall Have No Dominion’, ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’ and ‘A Refusal To Morn The Death, By Fire, Of A Child In London’ by Dylan Thomas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Martin Bell 47:38

1+ y ago47:38

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Frank loves a hard-drinking, hard-smoking Polytechnic lecturer like Martin Bell, especially when he is offering poetic praise to Groucho Marx. The poems referenced are ‘Ode to Groucho’ by Martin Bell and ‘The Second Coming’ by W.B. Yeats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Jo Shapcott 58:03

1+ y ago58:03

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Jo Shapcott sends Frank, an enthusiastic tree-hugger, into a sap-soaked frenzy. The collection referenced is ‘Of Mutability’. The poems referenced are ‘I Go Inside The Tree’, ‘My Oak’ and ‘Cypress’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Sasha Dugdale 36:41

1+ y ago36:41

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Frank stands in awe as Sasha Dugdale sends a frighteningly honest Valentine’s message. The collection referenced is ‘Joy’ by Sasha Dugdale. The poems referenced are ‘Joy’ and ‘Valentine’s’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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AE Housman 50:40

1+ y ago50:40

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Frank is alarmed by AE Housman’s A Shropshire Lad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Jessica Traynor 43:33

1+ y ago43:33

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The Irish poet, Jessica Traynor, explores one of Frank’s favourite subjects – ageing performers who don’t know when to quit. The collection referenced is ‘Pit Lullabies’ by Jessica Traynor. The cycle of poems referenced is ‘An Island Sings’. The poems referenced are ‘The Parent’s Song’, ‘Song of the Insomniac’ and ‘Nureyev in Dublin’. Learn more ab…

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Billy Collins 47:23

1+ y ago47:23

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American poet, Billy Collins, makes Frank question the whole Poetry Podcast experience. The poems referenced are ‘Introduction to Poetry’ and ‘American Sonnet’ by Billy Collins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Sappho 38:39

1+ y ago38:39

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Frank trembles at the fragmented beauty of Sappho, the superstar poet of Ancient Greece. The fragment translations are by Aaron Poochigian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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T.S. Eliot 1:00:32

1+ y ago1:00:32

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Frank explores The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot. Nuff said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Series 9 Trailer 2:17

1+ y ago2:17

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Series 9 of Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast begins on 10th January. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Elizabeth Bishop 56:49

2y ago56:49

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Is it a man? Is it a moth? Frank has a strange night out with Elizabeth Bishop. The poem referenced is 'The Man-Moth'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Geoffrey Hill 50:04

2y ago50:04

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Frank indulges his obsession with the Anglo Saxons as he reads Geoffrey Hill's Mercian Hymns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Robert Browning 53:57

2y ago53:57

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Did he or didn't he? Frank investigates Robert Browning's 'My Last Duchess'. The other poem referenced is 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' by Robert Browning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Jean Sprackland 47:10

2y ago47:10

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Nature gets horny and reflective. Frank is excited about the poetry of Jean Sprackland. The collection referenced is 'Green Noise'. The poem referenced is 'April' and the sequence referenced is 'The Lost Villages'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Percy Bysshe Shelley 55:30

2y ago55:30

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Frank examines statues and statutes with Percy Bysshe Shelley. The poems referenced are 'England in 1918' and 'Ozymandias'. The essay referenced is 'A Defense of Poetry'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Sylvia Plath 41:32

2y ago41:32

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Frank howls at the moon with Sylvia Plath. The poems referenced are 'The Moon and the Yew Tree' and 'Ariel. TW: mentions of suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Don Paterson 47:41

2y ago47:41

47:41

Frank celebrates the razor-sharp poetic mind of Don Paterson. The poem referenced is 'Rain'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning 43:23

2y ago43:23

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning shows Frank that it's hard to be a mother and a poet and a revolutionary. The poem referenced is 'Mother and Poet'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Series 8 Trailer 2:13

2y ago2:13

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Series 8 of Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast coming very soon... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Alans at War 44:04

2+ y ago44:04

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This week, Frank discovers two very different war poets, Alan Ross and Alan Seeger. The poems referenced are ‘Mess Deck’ by Alan Ross and ‘I Have a Rendezvous with Death’ by Alan Seeger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Charlotte Mew 45:06

2+ y ago45:06

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This week, Frank explains why the poet, Charlotte Mew, should, in his opinion, be a household name. The poems referenced are ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ and ‘Sea Love’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Sinéad Morrisey 48:35

2+ y ago48:35

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This week, Frank screams the praises of Sinéad Morrissey’s Beatlemania poems. The book referenced is ‘On Balance’. The poems referenced are ‘The Millihelen’ and ‘Perfume’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Thomas Hardy 44:09

2+ y ago44:09

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This week: Thomas Hardy’s poetry, featuring love, death and men that look like holly bushes. The poems referenced are ‘Exeunt Omnes’, ‘A Light Snow-Fall After Frost’ and ‘A Countenance’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Selima Hill 34:52

2+ y ago34:52

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This week, Frank enters the funny but unsettling world of Selima Hill. The collection referenced is ‘Men Who Feed Pigeons’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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John Keats 49:11

2+ y ago49:11

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This week, John Keats talks to pottery. The poem referenced is ‘Ode on A Grecian Urn’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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John Masefield 39:28

2+ y ago39:28

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This week, we look at a John Masefield poem from 1911, in which a naked drunk runs through a town at midnight, threatening firefighters with their own hose-nozzles. The poems referenced are ‘Sea-Fever’, ‘The Everlasting Mercy’, ‘Dauber’ and ‘Partridges’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Kay Ryan 37:30

2+ y ago37:30

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This week: why do so many of us stagger through life leaving a trail of chaos and confusion? American poet, Kay Ryan, reveals it’s because we are carrying an invisible ladder. The poems referenced are ‘We’re Building the Ship As We Sail It’, ‘Carrying A Ladder’ and ‘Blandeur’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Richard Wilbur 45:37

2+ y ago45:37

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This week, American poet, Richard Wilbur, explains why stones aren’t very ambitious. The poems referenced are ‘A Dubious Night’ and ‘Two Voices in A Meadow’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Ada Limón 36:01

2+ y ago36:01

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This week, American Poet Laureate, Ada Limón heads for the safe haven of the parental raincoat. The poems referenced are ‘The Contract Says: We’d Like the Conversation to be Bilingual’, ‘The Raincoat’ and ‘Before’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Ted Hughes 45:54

2+ y ago45:54

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This week, Ted Hughes shows us that writing a poem is like a stinking fox walking across a snow-covered field. The poem referenced are ‘The Thought Fox’ and ‘The Jaguar’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Simon Armitage 38:28

2+ y ago38:28

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This week, our Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, writes a brilliant poem about what some might think is an unlikely subject. The poem referenced is ‘The Patriarchs – An Elegy’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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Carol Ann Duffy 34:47

2+ y ago34:47

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This week, Carol Ann Duffy considers the profound, prayer-like quality of the Shipping Forecast. The poems referenced are ‘Death of a Teacher’ and ‘Prayer’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon

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John Betjeman 45:41

2+ y ago45:41

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This week, John Betjeman gets a tennis-based humiliation from the girl of his dreams. The poem referenced is ‘A Subaltern’s Love Song’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Avalon