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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.

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  1. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Alexandra Psaropoulou

    Alexandra was born in the year of the horse of fire, in Greece, where she spent many years living in the wild mountains of the island of Hydra. Later, she attended St. Mary's in Wi…

    S5 E28001:24:44
  2. QLPOR Presents "Collective Voices" Now and Then - 25 Years Since London

    The Washington, DC-based ensemble of poets known for its messages of inspiration, empowerment, and social consciousness has performed locally and abroad. Collective Voices' interna…

    S5 E27901:52:04
  3. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Lydia Brown

    Lydia Brown was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. When she was younger, she dreamed of becoming a singer. She grew up with humble beginnings on the southside with her mom and d…

    S5 E27301:23:47
  4. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Kwame Sound Daniels

    Kwame Sound Daniels is a black trans, disabled fiber and traditional artist based out of Maryland, USA. Xe are currently pursuing an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Xir first…

    S5 E27501:01:33
  5. QLPOR Presents Pam Hasan AKA Poetic Hummingbird - Melodies of Love

    Poetic Hummingbird (Pam Hasan) is a passionate, inspirational poet. Writing poetry gives her a sense of self and freedom. Expressing her thoughts through poetry allows her to bleed…

    S5 E27453:01
  6. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Donna Spruijt-Metz

    Donna Spruijt-Metz is a poet, a psychology professor, and a recent MacDowell Fellow. Her first career was as a classical flutist. She lived in the Netherlands for 22 years and tran…

    S5 E26301:12:31
  7. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Christy Sawyer

    Christy Sawyer is an educator and a writer, who lives in Maryland. She was a shy girl who discovered she could use her pen to give voice to her thoughts. As she began to answer the…

    S5 E27001:00:35
  8. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Nicholas Michael Ravnikar

    Nicholas Michael Ravnikar put the overt in overthinking. He is the originator of the new, obsessive poetic form called the Polish octave. He has self-published two collections of p…

    S5 E26901:21:59
  9. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Julian Matthews

    JULIAN MATTHEWS is a writer expressing himself in the pandemic through poetry, short stories and essays. He is published in The American Journal of Poetry, Borderless Journal, Belt…

    S5 E27101:09:21
  10. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents C.C. Arshagra

    Arshagra is an autodidact raised in his grandfather Arshag’s garden. Arshag, an Armenian genocide survivor, taught him profound attitudes of benevolence: no hate, no enemy, no blam…

    S5 E27201:24:16
  11. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Fran Abrams

    Fran Abrams’ poems have been published online and in print in Delmarva Review, The American Journal of Poetry, The Raven’s Perch, Gargoyle 74, and other journals, and in over a doz…

    S5 E26701:13:17
  12. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Deelynn Leigh

    Deelynn Leigh was born in South Boston, Virginia, and grew up with her family in Carson City, Nevada. As a young girl, she engulfed her life with athletics and outdoor activities.…

    S5 E26801:24:16
  13. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Gordon Ferris

    Gordon Ferris was born and raised in Finglas, a North West suburb of Dublin. In the early eighties, he moved to Donegal where he has lived ever since. He started writing in 2014 an…

    S5 E26601:13:03
  14. QLPOR Presents Genevieve Ray (Genevievefirepoet)

    Genevieve is a Spoken Word artist and poet from Bedfordshire in Britain. She has been published in 17 magazines and anthologies. She worked in theatre for 6 years as a director and…

    S5 E26401:34:33
  15. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents S.T. Brant

    S. T. Brant is a Las Vegas high school teacher. His debut collection, Melody in Exile, is out with Atmosphere Press. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Honest Ul…

    S5 E26501:22:08
  16. QLPOR Presents Brian Stark and Lindsey Gill - The COLLIDE Zine

    Bio: Brian was born a poet. Love of wisdom and adventure. A strong desire from a very young age to bring inspiration into the hearts of all readers of his poetry and all he crosses…

    S5 E26201:26:17
  17. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents John Patrick Robbins

    John Patrick Robbins is the editor-in-chief of ten magazines, including the Rye Whiskey Review. His work has appeared in Impspired Magazine, Piker Press, It Takes All Kinds Literar…

    S5 E26101:11:37
  18. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Katrenia Busch

    Katrenia Busch is a published poet and author. Her work can be found in a number of places, including Police Writers, Westward Quarterly, Literature Today, The Trouvaille Review, W…

    S5 E26001:11:44
  19. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Paul Richmond

    Paul was named Beat Poet Laureate three times by National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. Massachusetts 2017 to 2019, U S National Beat Poet Laureate 2019 - 2020. New Generation Beat…

    S5 E25901:26:48
  20. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Mary Gilliland

    Mary Gilliland is the author of two award-winning collections: The Ruined Walled Castle Garden (2020) and The Devil’s Fools (2022), with poems, anthologized most recently in Rumors…

    S5 E25801:21:09
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