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Quintessential Poetry: A Global Poetry & Spoken Word Poetry Podcast

411 episodesLatest Feb 22, 2026
Recorded in United States of AmericaEnglishArts
Quintessential Poetry is an award‑nominated global poetry and spoken word podcast featuring poets, storytellers, performers, and creative writers from around the world. Established in 2018, the show blends performance with reflective conversation, offering listeners meaningful insights into identity, healing, culture, and the human experience. Hosted by Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram—a four‑time Pushcart Prize–nominated poet, retired professor of Counselor Education, and internationally respected spoken word artist—the podcast is known for its warm, grounded, and emotionally attuned interviews. Each episode highlights global poetic voices and the cultural stories behind their work, creating a thoughtful, performance‑driven space for poetry enthusiasts, spoken word poetry performers, cultural storytellers, and audio creatives alike. With thousands of downloads and listeners across more than a dozen countries, Quintessential Poetry has become one of the most widely heard poetry podcasts in the world—a global stage where performance, reflection, and lived experience take center spotlight. With more than 500 episodes, the show has consistently ranked among the top poetry podcasts worldwide, including multiple #2 placements on 2024 global lists and top rankings on Goodpods, Player.fm, Ivy.fm, and the NYC World Podcast Network. Quintessential Poetry has also earned nominations in the Best Arts & Culture categories across major podcasting awards in 2025 and 2026. Poets interested in being featured may contact Dr. Ingram at maingram@gmx.com. Learn more at https://www.quintessentialpoetry.network.

Episodes — page 14

  1. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents James Coats

    James Coats is a poet, performer, and educator born in Los Angeles and raised in Southern California. With a passion for all things creative, he strives to capture authentic self-e…

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  2. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Kianga Dauphin

    I began writing as a way to express intense emotions. I tend to write more when I have negative emotions. At first, the only people I shared my poetry with were my therapist and my…

    S3 E8350:45
  3. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Robert Garnham

    Robert Garnham has been performing comedy poetry around the UK for ten years at various fringes and festivals, and has had two collections published by Burning Eye. He has made a f…

    01:04:49
  4. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Celia Drill

    Celia Drill is a native Californian currently living in Wisconsin. She has published two volumes of poetry, Body of Crimson Leaves, with Backwater’s Press, and Awake Through Dreams…

    S3 E8253:49
  5. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Matthew Descovia

    Bio: A native of Los Angeles, California and Warren, Arkansas Proudly representing Laredo, Texas. PROUD DAD (DEFENDER (OF) ALL DISCIPLES), Certified Anti Human Trafficking Ambassad…

    S3 E7801:00:16
  6. QL: POR Proudly Presents A JUNETEENTH Open Mic Poetry Reading

    Juneteenth or Emancipation Day is a holiday commemorating the release of those held in bondage during slavery. It started in Galveston, Texas, and is now celebrated every year on J…

    S3 E7501:01:49
  7. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Bypo Phoenix

    BYPO PHOENIX is a DC native dedicated to destigmatizing the manic depressive spectrum. He advances politics of collective liberation through his poetry and street art. He is the cr…

    S3 E8055:28
  8. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Propaganda

    He goes by the name "Propaganda." He's an activist, poet, educator and the son of a Black Panther. In his debut collection of essays and poetry - "TERRAFORM: Building a Better Worl…

    27:33
  9. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Chuka Susan Chesney

    Chuka Susan Chesney is an artist and a poet. Her poems, art, and/or flash fiction have been published in Peacock Journal, Inklette, New England Review, Compose, Picaroon, and Lummo…

    S3 E7901:01:03
  10. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Robert Garnham

    Robert Garnham has been performing comedy poetry around the UK for ten years at various fringes and festivals, and has had two collections published by Burning Eye. He has made a f…

    S3 E7401:04:49
  11. A National Mental Health Awareness Month Poetry Program

    The program is sponsored by Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Washington, DC Chapter. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Onli…

    S3 E7201:28:59
  12. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Lynne Viti

    Lynne Viti, a lecturer emerita in the Writing Program at Wellesley College, was born and raised in Baltimore and now lives in Massachusetts. She is the author of Dancing at Lake Mo…

    S3 E7301:11:17
  13. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Arthur Cole

    Arthur Cole joined the South Wales Police at the age of nineteen.As a career detective he has dealt with all manner of major crime, including murder, robbery, and serious sexual of…

    S3 E7101:00:35
  14. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Erin Carlyle

    Erin Carlyle is a poet whose roots are in the American South. Her poetry often explores the connections between poverty, place, and girlhood, and can be found in journals such as N…

    S3 E7001:00:42
  15. QL:POR Presents Ken Allan Dronsfield and Michael Lee Johnson

    To read the bios of Ken Allan Dronsfield and Michael Lee Johnson, please visit QLPOR - Dronsfield and Johnson.docx The mission of Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio is t…

    S3 E6759:34
  16. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents The Write Blend

    Bio: The Write Blend is a unique, culturally diverse poetry ensemble of six poets whose poetry is published in a new collection of poems, entitled “The Write Blend.” The poetry ens…

    S3 E6957:44
  17. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Sarah Lipton-Sidibeh

    Sarah Lipton-Sidibeh, BA Honours, LLCM, FRSA, was born in London, England. She has written three volumes of short stories, three volumes of poetry, a play, a children's book, film…

    S3 E5201:00:14
  18. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Kenneth C. Steven

    Kenneth C. Steven grew up in Highland Perthshire in the heart of Scotland, and now lives in Argyll on the country’s west coast; it’s these landscapes that have inspired the lion’s…

    33:37
  19. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Kenneth C. Steven

    Kenneth C. Steven grew up in Highland Perthshire in the heart of Scotland, and now lives in Argyll on the country’s west coast; it’s these landscapes that have inspired the lion’s…

    33:09
  20. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Thandiwe McMillan

    Thandiwe McMillan is a young poet, author, artist and actress from New York City. She’s been writing poetry and short stories since her childhood and her poems were #1 on Teen Ink,…

    S3 E6554:32
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