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The Penteract Poetry Podcast is the official podcast of Penteract Press, an international poetry publisher specialising in the formal and experimental. This podcast features interviews with poets and publishers from all over the world, with in-depth discussions about both the craft of poetry and the present and future state of the artform.

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    Series 3 - Episode 6: The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 67:19


    Series 3 Episode 6 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Etherin.In the final ever episode of The Penteract Podcast, Anthony and Clara eat the hottest chili in the world, as they again take on First We Feast's hot wings challenge. Featuring special guest appearances from Tom Jenks, Christian Bök, Rachel Smith, Marian Christie, Moira Walsh, Richard Capener, and Franco Cortese. Check out First We Feast on YouTube and purchase the Hot Ones sauces here.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the Show.

    Series 3 - Episode 5: Pedro Poitevin (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 60:15


    Series 3 Episode 5 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with poet and mathematician Pedro Poitevin. Topics of conversation include the role of meaning in poetry and palindromes, definitions and redefinitions of the sonnet, politics and art, winning Roman coins at Palindrome Fight!, and finding sonnets in the genome of a cat. Purchase Nowhere at Home, Pedro's first English-language poetry collection, here.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 3 - Episode 4: Samuel Andreyev (3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 83:29


    Series 3 Episode 4 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with composer, poet, and YouTuber Samuel Andreyev. Topics of conversation include the benefits and difficulties of new media for composers and poets, the role of new technology in music and poetry, and the nature of 'authenticity' in art.Listen to Samuel's speech at the first ARC Forum here.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 3 - Episode 3: Richard Capener (Part 2: Scary Movies)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 134:10


    Series 3 Episode 3 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.Happy Halloween!In this episode, Anthony and Clara speak with poet and Hem Press publisher Richard Capener about their mutual interest in horror movies. During the conversation, they run through Empire Magazine's 50 Best Horror Movies and discuss several recent movie discoveries. This is part two of the conversation begun in Episode 1 of this series.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 3 - Episode 2: Moira Walsh

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 66:49


    Series 3 Episode 2 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with poet, translator, and copywriter Moira Walsh. Topics of conversation include Moira's Enneract Editions chapbook Earthrise,  poetry as a therapeutic exercise, realistic idealism, and translating poetry.Purchase Earthrise from the Penteract Press Store.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 3 - Episode 1: Richard Capener (Part 1: Poetry & Publishing)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 99:02


    Series 3 Episode 1 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with poet and Hem Press publisher Richard Capener. Topics of conversation include current events in the independent poetry press community, the role of avantgarde art, politics in art, and the futures of Hem Press and Penteract Press,Part 2 of this conversation, a horror movie special, will air this October 31st.Check out Hem Press here.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 18: Anthony & Clara Eat Hot Wings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 60:00


    Series 2 Episode 18 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In the series 2 finale, Anthony and Clara steal a YouTube channel's idea and ask each other questions while eating increasingly spicy hot wings, ranging from 1,600 Scoville Heat Units to 2,000,000  Units. Topics of conversation include the state of the poetry industry, publishing with a punk rock ethos, and Clara's work in the food industry. Series 3 begins this autumn!Check out First We Feast on YouTube and purchase the Hot Ones sauces here.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 17: Nick Asbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 114:29


    Series 2 Episode 17 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with writer, copywriter, and poet Nick Asbury. Topics of conversation include the politics of the poetry world, concepts and constraints, songwriting, branding, self-directed learning, and authority.Check out https://asburyandasbury.com/, for examples of Nick's work in branding and details on his books, including Realtime Notes and Perpetual Disappointments Diary.Read Nick's Substack here. Read Anthony's Substack here.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 16: Mick Hodgkin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 59:40


    Series 2 Episode 16 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with Mick Hodgkin, limerick writer, crossword setter, and Puzzles Editor for The Times and The Sunday Times. To mark National Limerick Day 2023, Anthony and Mick discuss limerick form and its history, share some favourite limericks, and chat about Mick's topical limerick Twitter account Mick Twister.  Other topics of conversation include crossword clues, Ximenean and libertarian crossword setting, puzzle editing, wordplay, and Wordle. Discover more of Mick's limericks here: https://twitmericks.com/ Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 15: Laura Kerr (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 83:36


    Series 2 Episode 15 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with visual artist, poet, and educator Laura Kerr. Topics of conversation include Laura's recent entry into the world of NFTs, AI-generated art and writing, conceptual art, Twitter Blue, seeing colours differently, and drawing hands.... Anthony and Laura also discuss "Mnemonic Trains" -- Laura's recent collaboration with Nick Piombino -- which will be published by Penteract Press in July 2023.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 14: Christian Bök (3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 142:13


    Series 2 Episode 14 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri.To celebrate the 50th episode of The Penteract Podcast, Anthony (and, from 1.26:50, Clara) chats with the podcast's very first guest, Christian Bök.The questions in this episode are based on a series of polls conducted by Penteract Press's Twitter account, between March 2022 and February 2023. Questions include: Should any topic or style be off-limits to poets? Should we separate art from artist? Is art subjective or objective? Are NFTs the future of poetry? And will AI poetry surpass human poetry? Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 13: Teo Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 78:29


    Series 2 Episode 13 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony Etherin and Teo Eve discuss the history of the alphabet. Topics include hieroglyphs and the rebus principle; the evolution of letterforms; runes and lost letters; the impact of the printing press and of digital media; and the alphabet's future.Also discussed are Teo's Penteract Press books, The Ox House and I Imagine an Image (coming 2024), as well as their upcoming Beir Bua Press book On Shaving (March 2023). Purchase A is for Ox by Lyn Davies (Folio Society, 2006) here.  Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 12: Sasha Stiles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 82:53


    Series 2 Episode 12 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony meets Sasha Stiles, to discuss AI-generated poetry, NFTs, and Sasha's work with theVERSEverse. Topics include: poetry on the blockchain; the relationship between constrained poetry and AI-generated poetry;  Ray Kurzweil and transhumanism; and the future of poetry. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 11: Lori Wike

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 66:18


    Series 2 Episode 11 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with Lori Wike about puzzles, wordplay, and Lori's work as Principal Bassoon for the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Topics include inventing puzzles and poem forms, (not) solving Torquemada's Cain's Jawbone, the flow state, and the relationship between music and wordplay.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 10: Jack Waley-Cohen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 55:26


    Series 2 Episode 10 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony meets Jack Waley-Cohen, Co-founder of What3Words, Question Editor for the BBC' s Only Connect, and Co-owner of QuizQuizQuiz.Topics of conversation include TV quizzes, wordplay, entrepreneurship, and the success of the What3Words app. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 9: Marian Christie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 67:16


    Series 2 Episode 9 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony and Marian Christie — author of Fractal Poems (Enneract Editions, 2021) and From Fibs to Fractals (Beir Bua Press, 2021) — discuss the relationship between mathematics and poetry, while making time to discuss their shared interest in cricket.Read "A Reminiscence of Cricket" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Discover the aelindrome here.Discover the aelinslice here.Discover the aelindivider here.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 8: Mark Saltveit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 81:53


    Series 2 Episode 8 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri.In this episode, Anthony and Clara catch up with comedian, writer, and palindromist Mark Saltveit, to discuss Mark's career in stand-up. Topics of conversation include the comedy circuit, cancel culture, and Taoism.This episode has been recorded in anticipation of the Edinburgh Fringe show Palindrome Fight!, which will run from August 6th till August 28th. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 7: Jane Espenson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 67:13


    Series 2 Episode 7 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin. In this episode, Anthony speaks with Jane Espenson about her work as a writer on such shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, and Once Upon a Time — other topics include conceptual metaphor, word games, literary wordplay, and ‘Buffy Speak'. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 6: Laura Kerr

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 69:57


    Series 2 Episode 6 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with visual artist, poet, and educator Laura Kerr. Topics of conversation include process art, social media, galleries, books, and NFTs.Follow these links to see the art Laura is referring to, when discussing her process (towards the end of the podcast):https://twitter.com/LauraKerrArt/status/1523674990927056896?s=20&t=y0dnVK791uq6D2iYm2xTcwhttps://twitter.com/LauraKerrArt/status/1523675786779144193?s=20&t=1CRU2iXjoTumOW8fuK4rVghttps://twitter.com/LauraKerrArt/status/1523676678454915072?s=20&t=zQ_6Iy4v3KaQh9riIO8HgQFollow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show

    Series 2 - Episode 5: David Astle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 63:23


    Series 2 Episode 5 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin."Live! David Astle melts a diva devil!""Decode! Lest David Astle decode!"In this episode, Anthony speaks with writer, presenter, and celebrated crossword setter David Astle. Topics of conversation include the crossword community, different approaches to crossword setting, and the obsessive pleasures of wordplay. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting its website and its Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Series 2 - Episode 4: Andrew Hugill & Christian Bök (Introduction to 'Pataphysics)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 120:31


    Series 2 Episode 4 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony speaks with Andrew Hugill, author of 'Pataphysics: A Useless Guide (MIT Press, 2012), and Christian Bök, author of 'Pataphysics: The Poetics of an Imaginary Science (Northwestern University Press, 2001).The three pataphysicians present an introduction to 'Pataphysics, discussing its origins in the work of Alfred Jarry, its meaning and definitions, its key principles, and its appearance throughout science and the arts. Listen to episodes of The Penteract Podcast on YouTube, and please consider subscribing to the channel.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Series 2 - Episode 3: Anthony Horowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 41:35


    Series 2 Episode 3 of The Penteract Podcast, presented by Anthony Etherin and featuring an interview with novelist and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz. Topics of conversation include wordplay and structure, genre and tradition, and adapting novels for the screen.Alex Rider series one and two are currently available on IMDb Tv.Magpie Murders is currently available on BritBox.Listen to episodes of The Penteract Podcast on YouTube, and please consider subscribing to the channel. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Series 2 - Episode 2: Merlina Acevedo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 58:34


    Series 2 Episode 2 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with chess champion, artist, photographer, musician, poet, and palindromist Merlina Acevedo.In this episode, Anthony and Merlina discuss Merlina's experiences playing competitive chess. Topics include competing in Olympiads, playing Kasparov and Spassky, and Netflix's The Queen's Gambit. They also discuss their shared interests in music and palindromes.Listen to Merlina's band, LLT, on her YouTube channel.Listen to episodes of The Penteract Podcast on YouTube, and please consider subscribing to Anthony's channel.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Series 2 - Episode 1: Ben Zimmer & Eric Chaikin (Beyond Wordplay)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 121:19


    Series 2 Episode 1 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin.In this episode, Anthony meets Wall Street Journal lexicographer Ben Zimmer and Word Wars director Eric Chaikin. Together, Ben and Eric operate Beyond Wordplay, a platform dedicated to the art, science, and culture of words.Topics of conversation include the National Puzzler's League; Scrabble and crossword tournaments; palindromes, anagrams, letter banks and lipograms; computational wordplay; lexicography; and the wordle phenomenon.Visit Beyond Wordplay here.Listen to episodes of The Penteract Podcast on YouTube, and please consider subscribing to Anthony's channel.Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Series 1 - Episode 36: Clara Daneri

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 53:23


    Episode 36 of The Penteract Podcast. For the final episode of series one, Anthony Etherin interviews Clara Daneri, discussing Clara's interest in combining traditional and digital media, her experience as a publisher for Penteract Press, and the future of both Penteract Press and The Penteract Podcast.Listen to episodes of The Penteract Podcast on YouTube, and please consider subscribing to Anthony's channel. Follow this podcast on Twitter and discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please support this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Series 1 - Episode 35: Michelle Moloney King

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 65:28


    Episode 35 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with Michelle Moloney King of Beir Bua Press. Topics of conversation include small press publishing, the British and Irish avantgarde, hypnosis and meditation, and defying poetic labels.Visit Beir Bua press here.Follow this podcast on Twitter.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 34: Helen Mitchell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 55:57


    Episode 34 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with Helen Mitchell, organiser of the Small Publishers Fair — an annual fair of books by artists, writers, poets, composers, and book designers — held at Conway Hall, London.This episode focuses on the history, present, and future of the Small Publishers Fair, which is entirely online this year, owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Follow the Small Publishers Fair on Twitter.Follow this podcast on Twitter. Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 33: Ian McMillan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 65:52


    Episode 33 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan, host of BBC Radio 3's The Verb. In this episode, Anthony and Ian discuss, poems, puns, podcasting, and pithering, as well as their fascinations with wordplay and Twitter.Listen to The Verb here.Follow this podcast on Twitter. Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 32: Tom Jenks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 60:47


    Episode 32 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet Tom Jenks. In this episode, Anthony and Tom discuss poetic constraint, humour in poetry, and the material qualities of language, as they launch Pack My Box With Five Dozen Liquor Jugs, a pangrammatic novel written by Tom Jenks and Catherine Vidler.Follow this podcast on Twitter.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter. And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 31: Astra Papachristodoulou & Steven J Fowler (European Poetry Panel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 96:53


    Episode 31 of The Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring an interview with poets Astra Papachristodoulou and Steven J Fowler. In this episode, Steven and Astra discuss the  European Poetry Festival (curated by Steven), Astra's recent Text-Isles exhibition in Rhodes, and European poetry in general.Listen to Steven's poem "How Like Muanis, How Like Astra" here.Purchase Astra's Penteract Press book  Inside Ocean Größt's Time Capsule.Purchase Steven's Penteract Press book Crayon Poems.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 30: Sacha Archer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 62:23


    Episode 30 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet Sacha Archer. In this episode, Anthony and Sacha discuss the relationship between poetic traditions and radical experimentalism, the purpose of poetry, and Sacha's new Penteract Press chapbook, Jung Origami.Experience Sacha's “event poems” on his YouTube Channel. Purchase Jung Origami from the Penteract Press store.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 29: Derek Beaulieu

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 86:32


    Episode 29 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with visual poet Derek Beaulieu. In this episode, Derek discusses his poetic practice, the potential and range of poetry, and the importance of small press publishing.Learn more about Derek's work by visiting his website, http://derekbeaulieu.wordpress.comDiscover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 28: Samuel Andreyev (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 88:20


    Episode 28 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with composer, poet, podcaster, and YouTuber Samuel Andreyev. In this episode, Anthony asks Samuel about his creative practice and about creativity more generally: What does it take to be an artist? What is the point of being an artist? How should one go about living an artist's life? Check out Samuel's various websites here and his YouTube channel here.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 27: Mary Frances & Christian Bök (Summer Launch Special pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 85:11


    Episode 27 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast — a special episode for the launch of Penteract Press's summer books: Slate Petals (and Other Wordscapes) by Anthony Etherin, Untravelling by Mary Frances, and The Kazimir Effect by Christian  Bök. In this episode, Anthony Etherin, Mary Frances, and Christian Bök — joined by Clara Daneri —  discuss their new books in detail, exploring the similarities and differences shared among them. This podcast is the second of two Summer Launch episodes — check out Anthony Etherin's Q&A episode here.Join us on Twitter, at 1pm UK time, Saturday 10th July, to help launch the books: Ask questions about the books, about this podcast, and about poetry/publishing in general, using the hashtag #PenteractChat.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.Check out Anthony's Twitter here, and his personal website here.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 26: Anthony Etherin Q&A (Summer Launch Special pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 70:09


    Episode 26 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast — a special episode, presented by Clara Daneri, and featuring Anthony Etherin answering questions asked to him via Twitter at the end of 2020.Topics include the hows and whys of constrained poetry / formal poetry and small press poetry publishing.  This podcast is the first of two special episodes launching Penteract Press's summer list — which includes Anthony's second full-length collection, Slate Petals (and Other Wordscapes).Join us on Twitter, at 1pm UK time, Saturday 10th July, to help launch the books: Ask questions about the books, about this podcast, and about poetry/publishing in general, using the hashtag #PenteractChat.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.Check out Anthony's Twitter here, and his personal website here.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 25: Christian Bök, Pedro Poitevin, & Nick Montfort (STEM-Poetry Panel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 78:56


    Episode 25 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and with guests Christian Bök, Pedro Poitevin, and Nick Montfort. This is a special panel episode, featuring a discussion of the relationship between poetry and STEM, in particular mathematical and constraint-based poetry, biological poetry, and computational poetry.The conversation includes mention of Christian Bök's The Xenotext Book 1, Nick Montfort's Golem, and Anthony Etherin's The Utu Sonnets.Learn more about aelindromes here.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony's Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 24: Kate Siklosi, Gregory Betts, & Nasser Hussain (Canadian Poetry Panel)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 116:39


    Episode 24 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and with guests Kate Siklosi, Gregory Betts, and Nasser Hussain.   This is a special panel episode, featuring a discussion of the past, present, and future of experimental poetry in Canada. Topics include bpNichol and The Four Horsemen, Conceptualism, and the historic Text/Sound/Performance conference held in Dublin, April 2019 (which was coordinated by Gregory Betts).Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 23: Lori Wike and Mark Saltveit (Palindrome Special)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 166:03


    Episode 23 of the Penteract Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring an interview with Lori Wike and Mark Saltveit, about the history, present, and future of palindromes in literature and music.  *CORRECTION: Peter Hilton's great palindrome is, in fact: "Doc, note! I dissent: A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod."*Read about the Sator Square here.Read about Su Hui’s Star Gauge here.Read about Bletchley Park here.Purchase the Penteract Press anthology “Reflections” here.Learn about the documentary film “The Palindromists” here.Listen to Anthony’s sequence of palindromes for MIDI piano here and purchase a copy on cassette tape via enneracteditions.wordpress.com.And, if you enjoy this episode, please consider supporting the series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 22: Johanna Drucker, Amanda Earl, and Joakim Norling ("Judith" Panel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 61:00


    Episode 22 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring an interview with Johanna Drucker, Amanda Earl, and Joakim Norling (of Timglaset Editions).  This is a special episode, in support of “Judith”, an anthology of visual poetry made by women. Timglaset Editions will be publishing “Judith” and is currently running an Indiegogo campaign, which we strongly encourage you to support! Read more about the project here.(And read about Su Hui, whom Anthony insisted on mentioning, here!)Discover more about Timglaset Editions by visiting its website and its Twitter.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 21: Astra Papachristodoulou

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 59:43


    Episode 21 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with visual poet Astra Papachristodoulou. In this episode, Anthony and Astra discuss object poems, neo-futurism, exhibitions and Astra's work with Poem Atlas. Learn more about Astra’s poetry by visiting her website, https://www.astranaut.co.uk/Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 20: Luke Bradford ("Zoolalia" Launch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 53:58


    Episode 20 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet Luke Bradford.This a special episode, for the launch of Luke's book "Zoolalia", published by Penteract Press on Saturday 20th February, 2021.Join us on Twitter, at 7pm UK time, Saturday 20th February, to help launch the book: Ask questions about the book, about this podcast, and about poetry/publishing in general, using the hashtag #PenteractChat.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 19: Franco Cortese ("Lip" Launch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 94:24


    Episode 19 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet Franco Cortese.This a special episode, for the launch of Franco's book "Lip", published by Penteract Press on Saturday 20th February, 2021.Join us on Twitter, at 7pm UK time, Saturday 20th February, to help launch the book: Ask questions about the book, about this podcast, and about poetry/publishing in general, using the hashtag #PenteractChat.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 18: Laura Kerr, Rachel Smith, & Derek Beaulieu (Visual Poetry Panel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 73:41


    Episode 18 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri, and featuring a visual poetry panel discussion, with guests Laura Kerr, Rachel Smith, and Derek Beaulieu. Topics of conversation include the status of visual poetry in contemporary poetry, the nature of artistic experimentation, and the development of new visual poetic methods.Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 17: Ken Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 88:11


    Episode 17 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet Ken Hunt. In this episode, Anthony and Ken discuss the relationship between science and poetry, paying particular attention to Ken’s three books, The Manhattan Project, The Odyssey, and The Lost Cosmonauts. Learn about PortraitAI (discussed during the episode) here: https://portraitai.com/ Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 16: Christian Bök (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 107:48


    Episode 16 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with Christian Bök, author of Eunoia and winner of the 2002 Griffin Poetry Prize.In this episode — Christian’s second interview for the podcast — Anthony and Christian discuss their mutual interest in composing heavily constrained poetry. They also consider contemporary attitudes towards poetry, the way the internet has changed poetry, and the importance of poetic freedom, even under constraint.Discover more about Christian’s work via his Twitter page and his publisher, Coach House Books (his latest book can be purchased here).Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 15: Kate Siklosi & Dani Spinosa (Gap Riot Press)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 66:15


    Episode 15 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, and the second of a series in which Penteract's Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri together interview fellow small press publishers. In this episode, Kate Siklosi and Dani Spinosa discuss their work with experimental poetry publisher Gap Riot Press.For more on Gap Riot Press, visit https://www.gapriotpress.com/, and be sure to check out their recent launch event here: https://www.gapriotpress.com/season-five-launch-partyDiscover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 14: Gary Barwin ("Ampers&thropocene" Launch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 83:14


    Episode 14 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet... novelist... musician... (etc.) Gary Barwin.This a special episode, for the launch of Gary's book "Ampers&thropocene", published by Penteract Press on Saturday 15th August, 2020.For more of Gary's work, visit http://garybarwin.com/Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 13: John Bevis ("Letter-Winged Kite" Launch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 53:28


    Episode 13 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet John Bevis.This a special episode, for the launch of John's book "Letter-Winged Kite", published by Penteract Press on Saturday 1st August, 2020.Join us on Twitter, at 7pm, August 8th, to help launch the book: Ask questions about the book, about this podcast, and about poetry/publishing in general, using the hashtag #PenteractChat.For more of John's work, visit http://www.johnbevis.com/Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 12: Richard Biddle ("Consciousness" Launch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 52:17


    Episode 12 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring an interview with poet and artist Richard Biddle.This a special episode, for the launch of Richard's book "Consciousness", published by Penteract Press on Saturday 25th July, 2020.Join us on Twitter, at 2pm, Saturday 25th, to help launch the book: Ask questions about the book, about this podcast, and about poetry/publishing in general, using the hashtag #PenteractChat. For more of Richard's work, visit https://www.richardbiddle.com/Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

    Episode 11: Haley Jenkins (Selcouth Station Press)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 50:00


    Episode 11 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast. The first of a series in which Penteract's Anthony Etherin and Clara Daneri together interview fellow small press publishers. In this episode, Haley Jenkins discusses her work with indie poetry publisher Selcouth Station Press.For more on Selcouth Station, visit https://www.selcouthstation.com/Discover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

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    Episode 10: SJ Fowler ("Crayon Poems" Launch)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 59:48


    Episode 10 of the Penteract Poetry Podcast, hosted by Anthony Etherin, and featuring a second interview with poet and curator Steven J Fowler.This a special episode, for the launch of Steven's book "Crayon Poems", published by Penteract Press on Saturday11th July, 2020.Join us on Twitter, at 7pm UK time, Thursday July 9th, to help launch the book: Ask questions about the book, about topics raised in this podcast, and about poetry/publishing in general, using the hashtag #PenteractChat. For more of Steven's work, visit http://stevenjfowler.comDiscover more about Penteract Press by visiting our website and our Twitter.And, if you like what you hear, please consider supporting this series via Anthony’s Patreon page!Support the show (http://patreon.com/Anthony_Etherin)

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