The Glimpse: A Poetry Podcast

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”