# Episode 40: Martin Kratz - "I don't have to write this"

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Podcast: [The Poems We Made Along The Way](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-poems-we-made-along-the-way-7032462)
Published: 2025-12-29T05:17:00+00:00
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## Resource

On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Martin Kratz the poetics of touch, his interesting relationship with the German and English languages, and the importance of co-curation at Manchester Poetry Library. Martin Kratz is a poet, translator, and programme manager at Manchester Poetry Library. He was co-editor of Mount London (Penned in the Margins, 2014) and the author of a poetry pamphlet, A Skeleton’s Progress (Poetry Salzburg, 2018). Books and other things A Skelton’s Progress: https://www.poetrysalzburg.com/skeleton.htm You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-five-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way              We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well. Manchester Poetry Library: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/poetry-library Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Commemoration Day of Ferdowsi 2021, Martin Kratz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVjhZx2pt60 Martin Kratz and Scott Lilley : York - European Poetry Festival 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6p_cNyl5Ig The Usual Make sure you don’t miss future episodes by subscribing and if you enjoyed this episode consider sharing it with a friend or anyone else you think might also like it. Theme tune: Joe Chesterman-March who can be found here: https://joecm.co.uk     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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