An online source for the finest poetry, read and performed

Poetry Spoken Here is a half-hour interview podcast where poets read and discuss their work. The show also features book reviews, spotlights on literary and poetic events, and segments on literary resources.

Poetry Spoken Here has featured authors such as James Laughlin, VIDA: Women in Literary Arts co-founder Amy King, Allen Ginsberg archivist Bill Morgan, and recent Pulitzer Prize winner Jericho Brown among many others. Poetry Spoken Here offers the opportunity to hear poems read by the poets who wrote them as well as a chance to go beyond the poem and learn about the writer and the experiences that shaped their work.

  • Official audio home of the Unamuno Author Series and Unamuno Author Festival

  • Home of the Open Mic of the Air. Started in response to the cancellation of in-person events because of coronavirus, this series collects audio submissions from poets around the world in 30 minute episodes.

  • Listed as one of the “Best Poetry Podcasts” of 2018, 2019, and 2020 by Player.fm.

  • Named one of Feedspot’s “Top 30 Poetry Podcasts You Must Subscribe and Listen To”

Host Charlie Rossiter brings his deep poetry knowledge and affable, informal style to the show, making the interviews feel like conversations between poetry enthusiasts. New episodes are posted almost every week.

You can listen to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunesstitcher, and Soundcloud

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