Nols Nathankski finds out that Ella Frears HAS NEVER DONE AN OPEN MIC!
They also discuss her new brilliant collaborative collection of prompts POETRY FRUIT MACHINE, the power of prompts and why no poems will be read the poets office Christmas party on the 1st December 2025 at the Social.
Ella Frears is a poet based in London. She has been shortlisted for The T. S. Eliot Prize, a Sky Arts Award, and The Forward Prize twice. Her books Shine, Darling, and Goodlord are out with Corsair and her collaborative poetry card game The Poetry Fruit Machine is out with Rough Trade Books. She hosts chat and music show Tears for Frears on Soho Radio.
Nols and Ella make poems from 3 minute prompts provided by Tyreece Asamoah and the POETRY FRUIT MACHINE.
Buy The Poetry Fruit Machine from @roughtradebooks
POETRY FRUIT MACHINE - ELLA FREARS & JESSICA TODD – Rough Trade Books
Ella reads Drunk By Noon by Jennifer L. Knox (with kind permission from @jenniferlknoxpoet)
Ella shouts out
@jessicatodd
@eileenmyles
@Willharris
@joedunthorne
See Ella sing Karaoke and be in a room of poets not reading any poems at the Social on the 1st December 2025 - Nols will be there after @wordspacepoems :)
The Poets' Office Christmas Party London Tickets at The Social W1 on 1st December 2025 | Ents24
Huge thanks to @tanyelitaze who inspired this episode!
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