The Verb - where the poetry kettle is always on

Public · Oct 25, 2026

Are you ready for a poetry brew? Ian McMillan is and he's joined by:

Graeme Richardson, Anglican priest and the Sunday Times poetry critic, with his debut poetry collection, Dirt Rich;

Dr Julie Blake, cofounder and director of Poetry By Heart - the schools and colleges poetry recitation competition, on why learning poetry when young is a gift for life;

Artist Simeon Barclay, shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize for his spoken word performance, The Ruin, on making art from language; and

Hasti, winner of the Michael Marks Award 2026 for their debut pamphlet, Young, Dumb, and Full of…