The Glimpse: A Poetry Podcast

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.

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.”

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.

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.”

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.”