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Episode 41: Michael Symmons Roberts - "[Poetry's] powerlessness is part of its great power"
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- Mar 2, 2026
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On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Michael Symmons Roberts about Filmmaker Tarkovsky, faith in poetry, and The Royal Literary Fund. Michael Symmons Roberts is a poet, librettist, Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, and worked at the BBC in radio and then as a documentary filmmaker. He has published 9 collections, the most recent is called Dogstar and was published earlier this month by Jonathan Cape. Books and other things Dogstar: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/474274/dog-star-by-roberts-michael-symmons/9781787336032 Ransom: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442539/ransom-by-michael-symmons-roberts/9781787333123 Mancunia : https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/434442/mancunia-by-michael-symmons-roberts/9781911214298 Drysalter: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/411086/drysalter-by-michael-symmons-roberts/9781448181407 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. Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview: Michael Symmons Roberts talks about his work (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVjhZx2pt60 Michael Symmons Roberts talks about his work (2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CY5SGZumwI 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-Mar…