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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 T.A. Niles

    T. A. Niles was a seed planted in the Caribbean soil of Trinidad & Tobago on the cusp of the transformational 60s. He was watered and fertilized in the gardens of Brooklyn, New Yor…

    S5 E23101:32:28
  2. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Sean Wordsmith

    Sean Hunter was born and raised in the busy borough of Queens, New York. Ironically, after being a mailman for over 12 years, he hopes to deliver inspiration to all readers that co…

    S5 E23001:01:56
  3. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Derrick Davis

    Derrick Davis was born in Charlotte NC. Derrick writes about his experiences on his Christian journey. His newly released book, “Seedtime and Harvest: Volume 1” is an empowering co…

    S5 E22801:13:00
  4. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Sara Cahill Marron

    Sara Cahill Marron, native Virginian, and Long Island resident, is the author of Reasons for the Long Tu’m (Broadstone Books, 2018), Nothing You Build Here, Belongs Here (Kelsay Bo…

    S5 E22901:02:33
  5. QLPOR Presents Chayyim Eliezer Ben Israel

    Words from Chayyim Eliezer Ben Israel: Born in Austin Tx. Raised in Los Angeles California, I had the taste to entertain at a very young age. Obtained writing and theatrical passio…

    S5 E22701:26:38
  6. QL: POR Proudly Presents Celebrating the Muse: Two Women and their Poetry

    Jackie Oldham (she/her) is a writer from Baltimore, Maryland. After retiring from a career as a scientific copy editor and trainer in 2013, Jackie returned to writing, which, along…

    S5 E21901:17:35
  7. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Brenardo Taylor

    Brenardo aka “The Sing Song Poet” is a native Washingtonian poet, spoken word artist, and songwriter. He has been writing for more than two-thirds of his life. His written words ha…

    S5 E22601:03:36
  8. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Tamara J. Madison

    Tamara J. Madison is an author, poet, editor, and instructor. Her critical and creative works have been recorded, produced, and published in various journals, magazines, exhibits,…

    S5 E22501:15:40
  9. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Michael Mark

    Michael Mark is the author of Visiting Her in Queens is More Enlightening than a Month in a Monastery in Tibet which won the Rattle Chapbook prize and will be published in 2022. Hi…

    S5 E22401:18:18
  10. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Sarah Gallardo

    With years of experience to her credit, Sarah Gallardo has excelled as the founder and executive director of Sarah Speaks Up since 2015. A nonprofit organization that promotes dome…

    S5 E22029:33
  11. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Marianne Tefft

    -- I'm a journalism grad who had a "first life" in magazine journalism, and freelance marketing-communications work in Canada; however, with the arrival of my daughter Julia, now 2…

    S5 E22201:07:10
  12. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Diana Rosen

    DIANA ROSEN is an essayist, flash writer, and poet whose first full-length book of flash and poetry, "High Stakes & Expectations", was released in spring 2022 from The Tiny Publish…

    S5 E22101:10:13
  13. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Jason M. Thornberry

    Jason M. Thornberry’s writing appears in literary journals and magazines, including TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Entropy, and Letters Jour…

    S5 E21801:05:02
  14. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Nicole Gillespie

    Nicole Gillespie is the author of two amazing poetry books, Transparent Moments and Mirror’s Reflections. Each has a five-star rating on amazon with raving reviews and landed her a…

    S5 E21701:05:35
  15. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Linda Eguiluz

    Author: Linda Eguiluz (egg-ee-loose) lives and writes in Austin, Texas. Book: The Carcass Undressed https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6WTS1BP/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_P5DD6QFZBRN812DYWWVN S…

    S5 E21101:06:09
  16. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Kevin Lichty

    Kevin Lichty was born and raised in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. He received an MFA in Fiction from Arizona State University, where he continues to teach composition. H…

    S5 E21258:40
  17. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Linda Ohlson Graham

    Linda Ohlson Graham (so very proud to have been named CO Department of Peace Poet Laureate in Oct. 2009) is a fine photographer and ecstatic poet who has sailed thousands of miles…

    S5 E21301:12:33
  18. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Linda Imbler

    Linda Imbler’s poetry collections include six published paperbacks: Big Questions, Little Sleep, Big Questions, Little Sleep” second edition, Lost and Found, Red Is The Sunrise, an…

    S5 E21001:16:09
  19. Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Bhikshuni Weisbrot

    Bhikshuni Weisbrot lives in Queens, NY. She worked at the United Nations for 25 years and is the President of the United Nations SRC Society of Writers. She is the editor, along wi…

    S5 E20901:14:52
  20. QLPOR Presents Sisters in the Name of Poetry

    Noted poets Alyson Shore Adler, Kathy Barham, Cathleen Cohen, and Christina E. Johnson will read poems that touch on topics such as the "now," social concerns, the power of nature,…

    S5 E20501:36:40
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