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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 18

  1. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents - Gabrielle Oliver

    Born and raised in the DC area, Gabrielle Oliver is a first year MFA Creative Writing Poetry student at the University of Kentucky. She holds bachelor’s degrees from Howard Univers…

    S2 E5301:01:35
  2. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Sharon Ingram

    Sharon Y. Ingram (Sistah Fire) is a native Washingtonian that has been writing poetry for 30+ years. She's a poet, playwright, event facilitator as well as a member of the Anointed…

    S2 E5701:01:56
  3. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents - Karla Linn Merrifield

    Karla Linn Merrifield, a nine-time Pushcart-Prize nominee and National Park Artist-in-Residence, has had 800+ poems appear in dozens of journals and anthologies. She has 14 books t…

    S2 E5001:04:08
  4. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents Philip John - Searching for Seahorses

    Philip John is a Welsh poet from the Rhondda Valleys, Wales. Upon graduating from the University of South Wales in 2014, he moved across the border to Bristol, England to work with…

    01:08:20
  5. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents - James Steck

    James Steck grew up in Albany, NY and now lives in Washington, DC. He studied art for a brief period, at Virginia Tech, before pursuing a degree in English. He currently teaches hi…

    S2 E4501:03:08
  6. Quintessential Listen: Poetry Online Radio Presents - Heather Corbally Bryant

    Heather Corbally Bryant is a Lecturer in the Writing Program at Wellesley College; previously she taught at Penn State University and Harvard College where she won awards for her t…

    S2 E4459:34
  7. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents - Brian Rihlmann

    Brian Rihlmann was born in New Jersey and currently resides in Reno, Nevada. He writes free verse poetry, and has been published in The Blue Nib, The American Journal of Poetry, Ca…

    S2 E4301:03:06
  8. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents - Duane Vorhees

    Duane Vorhees and his wife and son moved the population of Farmersville, Ohio over the 1,000 mark when they moved there last year. He returned to his hometown after teaching in Kor…

    S2 E4201:01:18
  9. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents - From the Archives - Pearl Brown

    Rebroadcast - Women's History Month 2019 Writer's Biography Pearl Brown holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry, She is a Montessori Certified Middle and High School Teach…

    58:35
  10. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents - Octavio Gonzalez

    Octavio is Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Wellesley College. His first poetry collection, The Book of Ours, was a selection of the chapbook series at Letras…

    S2 E4101:03:54
  11. From the Archives - Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents Yvonne Brewer

    The Episode is Prerecorded Yvonne Brewer is originally from County Offaly, Ireland and lives in Cork, Ireland. She has had poetry published since 2014 with Women's Spiritual Poetry…

    35:02
  12. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents - Sara Cahill Marron

    Sara Cahill Marron is a relocated Queens, New York poet currently living in Washington, D.C. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Language & Literaturefrom…

    S2 E4001:02:02
  13. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents - An Evening with Catfish McDaris

    Catfish McDaris has been active in the small press world for 30 years. His biggest seller is Prying: with Jack Micheline and Charles Bukowski. He has four walls, a ceiling, heat, f…

    S2 E3901:00:27
  14. The QL_P Reading Series Presents - Alatishe Kolawole

    This Episode is Prerecorded Alatishe Kolawole wishes to embody integrity. His dream and his vision are to become a positive example for many young people, all over the world. Faith…

    33:20
  15. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents - Dee Scribes

    Dee Scribes has been a poet and cultural record-keeper since second grade. She uses language to highlight the needs of her community and her personal journey through life. She's be…

    S2 E3701:01:36
  16. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents - Alan King

    BIO: Bio: Alan King is the author of Point Blank (Silver Birch Press, 2016) and DRIFT (Willow Books/Aquarius Press, 2012). He's a Caribbean American, whose parents emigrated from T…

    S2 E3601:03:19
  17. The Ql_P Reading Series Presents - Alatishe Kolawole

    Alatishe Kolawole wishes to embody integrity.His dream and his vision are to become a positive example for many young people, all over the world. Faith - an invisible power - andth…

    33:20
  18. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents - Joseph Ross

    Joseph Ross is the author of four books of poetry: Raising King (2020), Ache (2017), Gospel of Dust (2013) and Meeting Bone Man (2012). His poems appear in many places including, T…

    S2 E3501:02:10
  19. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Presents - Derrick Weston Brown

    Derrick Weston Brown holds an MFA in creative writing, from American University. He has studied poetry under Dr. Tony Medina at Howard University and Cornelius Eady at American Uni…

    S2 E3401:06:44
  20. The QL_P Reading Series Presents Bill Cushing

    Bill Cushing has lived in Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Florida, Maryland, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico before moving to California. As an undergrad, he was ca…

    S2 E3359:51
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