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Loulou & Tom went to the Verve Poetry Festival edition 2023 in Birmingham, a festival of poetry and spoken word. 

This episode is also a video on Youtube, check it out here.

We interviewed:Andrew McMillan, author of Pandemonium and co-editor of 100 Queer PoemsEric Yip, the youngest winner of the National Poetry CompetitionWayne Holloway-Smith, author of Lobsters and editor of The Poetry ReviewStuart Bartholomew, co-founder and director of the Verve Poetry Festival.

Poets featured include:Harana Poetry: Kostya Tsolakis, Leo Boix, Lisa Kiew, Lulia DavidImogen Stirling100 Queer Poets: Mary Jean Chan, Andrez McMillan, Jay Gao, Rachel Mann, Golnoosh NourWayne Holloway-SmithImtiaz Dharker, Helen Mort, Hannah Sullivan, Jo BellZaffar Kunial, Gregory Leadbetter, Jenny Mitchell

CREDITS: Poetry To Your Ears is an independent podcast produced by Tom O’Dwyer and Éloïse “Loulou” Armary. The footage is original and recorded in February 2023. The soundtrack is ‘Dans la peau’ by Circus Marcus and the art cover is by Charlotte Gray - @grayglues.

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