The Poetry Society

Adlestrop, read by Katrina Naomi by The Poetry Society

Join poets Steve Ely and Maurice Riordan in a sparkling discussion about Ely's current and forthcoming collections, his guiding spirits Hughes, Hill and Heaney, his "alternative England" and fighting 500-year-old battles in history, politics and religion, and his interest in bloodsports as a metaphor for rebellion.

Jack Underwood talks to Maurice Riordan about the development of his work and the transition from pamphlet to a full collection, how there are just ten "really good" poems, Simon Armitage, Elizabeth Bishop, Frank O'Hara and Charles Simic, the latest generation of young poets, teaching and the inspiration of TV. He also reads his terrific poem, ‘Spring’.

Artist Adam Bridgland talks to Mike Sims about his Poetry Café exhibition,'Fables', the inspiration of song lyrics, caravans, picnics, printmaking and Pop Art.

In an absorbing exchange, acclaimed US poet Mark Doty talks to Richard Scott about some of his most famous poems, the gay experience in literature, the inspiration of Cavafy and Rilke, Doty's new Whitman project, and grieving, courage and desire.

Colette Bryce talks to Maurice Riordan, Editor of Poetry Review, about "omphalos", Seamus Heaney's idea of the place that is central to a poet's imaginative world. They discuss Bryce's work in relation to Northern Ireland, the Troubles, Sylvia Plath and Paul Muldoon. Colette reads her poem, 'Helicopters', first published in the autumn issue of Poetry Review.

Peter Manson reads from The Poems in Verse by Stéphane Mallarmé (Miami University Press), which he translated from French. The book was shortlisted for the 2013 Popescu Prize for Poetry in Translation, organised by the Poetry Society.

Colette Bryce reads her poem 'The Full Indian Rope Trick' at the Autumn 2013 Poetry Review launch party in November 2013.

Lorna Shaughnessy reads from The Disappearance of Snow by Manuel Rivas (Shearsman), which she translated from Galician. The book was shortlisted for the 2013 Popescu Prize for Poetry in Translation, organised by the Poetry Society.

Ciaran Carson reads from In the Light Of, after Illuminations by Arthur Rimbaud (The Gallery Press), which he translated from French. The book was shortlisted for the 2013 Popescu Prize for Poetry in Translation, organised by the Poetry Society.

'A Green Crab's Shell' by Mark Doty. Published in Atlantis (Cape Poetry, 1996). Recorded in the Poetry Society studio, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2H 9BX, on Tuesday 8 October.

Patrick McGuinness, poet, novelist and Guest Editor of Poetry Review, talks to Sam Willetts, contributor to the summer 2013 issue, 'Poetry &'. Recorded at St Anne's College, Oxford, June 2013. Produced by Michael Sims and Michael Umney.

Poet and artist Gerald Mangan reads a 'lost' Eliot poem in the Poetry Café, London, as part of his exhibition, 'Gerald Mangan: Caricatures'

Ann Gray reads 'Terminally Ill'. The recording was made before her joint reading with US poet Matthew Dickman at the Poetry Cafe, London, on 23 May 2013.

Ann Gray reads 'Will this be the year?'. The recording was made after Anne's joint reading with US poet Matthew Dickman at the Poetry Cafe, London, on 23 May 2013.

Matthew Dickman reads 'Long Division'. The recording was made after Matthew's joint reading with the British poet Ann Gray at the Poetry Cafe, London, on 23 May 2013.

Matthew Dickman reads 'Alley Poem'. The recording was made after Matthew's joint reading with the British poet Ann Gray at the Poetry Cafe, London, on 23 May 2013.

Anne Gray reads 'Joy', commended in the Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition. The recording was made before her joint reading with US poet Matthew Dickman at the Poetry Cafe, London, on 23 May 2013.

Publication in Poetry Review is generally a cause for celebration and fanfare. So how did Esther Morgan and Moniza Alvi. Guest Editors of the spring 2013 issue, 'The Anonymous Invitation', persuade eight established poets to publish their work without a credit? Was it liberating or unnerving for those who took part? And what does it tell us about our assumptions as readers? The fascinating conversation between Esther and Moniza was recorded at Keats House, London, on 18 April.

This poem for children, written and narrated by poet Steve Tasane, can be used in the classroom for sharing storytelling and performance poems. The Poetry Society's Poetryclass 'The art of remembering by heart' lesson plan, available on the Poetry Society website Education pages, gives suggested ways to use this poem in lessons with key stage 2 children (aged 7-9) and demonstrates fun ways that it can be used to teach learning by heart as required in the new primary National Curriculum.