Season 1

    Ep 10 | The importance of owning and telling our own stories Part 2: This space is therapy.

    Therapy in owning narratives; building platforms for younger poets with Francois and Reece Williams

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    Ep 9 | The importance of owning and telling our own stories Part 1: The great unlearning

    Owning stories, bravery, and unlearning silence with Kat Francois and Reece Williams

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    Ep 8 | Poetry in Education Part 2: It comes down to understanding the words and the lines

    Making poetry accessible when curricula exclude lived experience with Casey Bailey and Que

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    Ep 7 | Poetry In Education part 1: Man‘s a poet now.

    Education’s impact on poetry; unlearning and making poetry attractive again – with Casey Bailey and Que AKA Quethewolf

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    Ep 6 | National Voices part 2: Creating space for development and growth

    Regional voices and building development spaces to counter isolation with Khadijah Ibrahiim and Malaika Kegode

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    Ep 5 | National Voices Part 1: ‘But I’m a poet as well”

    Why regional and rural voices must be centred with Khadijah Ibrahiim and Malaika Kegode

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    EP 4 | Music Part 2: ‘When poets write we conjure worlds and cast spells”

    Music × poetry and dismantling page‑vs‑stage gatekeeping with Zena Edwards and Eklipse

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    EP 3 | Music Part 1: ‘Sometimes our stories need music’

    How music carries stories and frees poets with Zena Edwards and Eklipse

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    EP 2 | Publishing Part 2: ‘We do it so our community lives forever’

    Publishing now: pressures, expectations, and cultural stakes with Caleb Femi and Nii Ayikwei Parkes

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    EP 1 | Publishing Part 1: ‘I’m just tryna be like you bro!’

    Navigating publishing as a Black poet; challenges and change with Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Caleb Femi

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    EP 0 | Welcome to Apples and Snakes: The Podcast

    Series launch: centring Black British poets—why it matters. With host Yomi Sode and series producer Natalie Fiawoo

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