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I Hate Poetry

Dylan J. Kershaw / Charlie Pidcock

22 episodes

1 week ago

The poetry podcast for people who don't like poetry... and those who do. Host Dylan J. Kershaw is dragged kicking, screaming and making ridiculous interpretations along the way toward enjoying poetry by close friend and literature whiz Charlie Pidcock. Join them as they dive into the enlightening world of poetry, and have some laughs along the way.

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The poetry podcast for people who don't like poetry... and those who do. Host Dylan J. Kershaw is dragged kicking, screaming and making ridiculous interpretations along the way toward enjoying poetry by close friend and literature whiz Charlie Pidcock. Join them as they dive into the enlightening world of poetry, and have some laughs along the way.

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Episodes (20/22)

I Hate Poetry

Halloween Special 2023 - Trick Or Treat!

In a very special Halloween episode, Dylan hosts a nail-biting game of Trick Or Treat with Charlie and guest Liana Valentina where they have to guess which poems are user-submitted (treat) and which are actually written by ai (trick)!

2 years ago

58 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Poetry Hate I (Reverse Special)

Dylan and Charlie swap roles for an episode in a fun reverse special... but can they keep up the act for the whole episode? Poems featured in this episode To My Best Friend by Maggie Bowyer I Eat My Peas With Honey by Anonymous Life is good by Charlie Pidcock

2 years ago

24 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Dylan and Charlie are joined by regular guest Maggie Bowyer, Rachel Ferguson, and Tom and Loulou from Poetry To Your Ears for their special 2022 Christmas special episode. The team will decide whether the select poems are actually Christmas poems or not…

2 years ago

38 minutes

I Hate Poetry

There’s a lot of things you can pull out…

Dylan and Charlie are back with another innuendo named episode. They explore “Oh God” by Michelle Tea, “December” by Michael Miller and a creepy and maybe quite disturbing poem by Dylan called “When you’re watching me”.

3 years ago

28 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Creative Whoredom

Dylan and Charlie explore "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop, "Look At All Those Monkeys" by Spike Milligan and Dylan writes a unique poem called "My life is like a screenplay."

3 years ago

37 minutes

I Hate Poetry

The One Liner Special

Dylan, Charlie and special guest Jack Greenwood introduce the first “One Liner” special episode where they cover exclusively one-line poetry.

3 years ago

43 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Distract them with sex!

Dylan and Charlie are back for season 2! The iconic duo cover “A Poison Tree” by William Blake, “When I have Fears That I may Cease to Be” by John Keats and Dylan showcases his new poem “New Horizons”.

3 years ago

29 minutes

I Hate Poetry

We’ve all got a snake in our garden!

In this exciting season finale, Dylan and Charlie explore "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost, "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman and another classic poem from Dylan.

3 years ago

32 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Christmas 2021 – Part Two

Merry Christmas everyone! Who will win the best poem of 2021 as awarded by the I Hate Poetry cast? Charlie, Dylan, and Jack return for part two of our Christmas Special where they look at five Christmassy poems to see which is the best. Featuring poetry submissions from @Wordofashy, Catrina Conway, Joe Szalinski, @Virtual_Scribe and @goldencurlboy.

3 years ago

42 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Christmas 2021 - Part One

In the first of our two-part Christmas special, Dylan Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Poetry Past (Charlie). The festive friends explore the poems ‘Yuletide Blessings’ by Lady Ravenhill and ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’ by Clement Clarke Moore. Dylan then shares some Christmas poems written by him and his partner Lex.

3 years ago

34 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Most awkward intro ever...

Dylan and Charlie introduce special guest Maggie Bowyer (rather awkwardly) as the trio explore “Words, Wide Night” by Carol Ann Duffy and “Afterparty” by Maggie Bowyer herself! Dylan also writes an interesting “poem response”.

3 years ago

31 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Diving into bone - Halloween special!

In this spooky episode, Dylan and Charlie read and analyse some terrifying user submitted poems! Dylan also surprises you with his own special nail-biting poem.

4 years ago

32 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Dylan and Charlie explore "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams (so good they named him twice) and "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802" by William Wordsworth. Charlie then ambushes Dylan with a rival poem by William Blake.

4 years ago

29 minutes

I Hate Poetry

I hate the universe! (User submitted episode)

Dylan and Charlie are back at it again with user submitted poems and they are pleasantly surprised with the submissions they get!

4 years ago

33 minutes

I Hate Poetry

You've got to take the rough with the smooth!

Dylan and Charlie look at their first Shakespeare sonnet "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" and analyse "What would I give" by Christina Rossetti. Dylan also writes a new poem called "The four rules to Simping".

4 years ago

33 minutes

I Hate Poetry

You've given me a bone with no meat!

Dylan and Charlie explore "Another Sky" by Emily Dickinson, "The Life That I Have" by Leo Marks and a very special poem written by Dylan called "Carnation."

4 years ago

29 minutes

I Hate Poetry

Shall I rap this? (User submitted episode)

Dylan, Charlie and Jack Greenwood review poems submitted by their listeners in the first ever user submitted episode!

4 years ago

41 minutes

I Hate Poetry

All poets sit and write under trees (Feat. Alison Malee)

Dylan and Charlie are joined by American poet Alison Malee as they analyse "The Thought Fox" by Ted Hughes and "Sometimes" by Mary Oliver.

4 years ago

28 minutes

I Hate Poetry

"I've got an unreliable lung!"

Dylan and Charlie analyse the famous poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas and also showcase their first user-submitted poem by R J Tomlin!

4 years ago

27 minutes

I Hate Poetry

The Worst Poem Ever

Dylan and Charlie are joined by guest Jack Greenwood as they analyse "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick. Dylan also presents the worst poem he's ever written...

4 years ago

29 minutes