This Summer, join Jerwood Compton Poetry fellow, poet and playwright Yomi Sode as he hosts the first season of Apples and Snakes: The Podcast.

Through conversations and performances from award-winning poets, rappers and artists such as Caleb Femi, Kat François and Eklipse, Yomi will explore what it means to be Black, British and a poet or spoken word artist.

New episodes will be released each week, starting on Monday 2 August. Each episode – released in two parts – will give a greater insight into the journeys of some of the UK’s most celebrated voices, talking through topics such as: 

• The importance of owning and telling our own stories 
• Poetry in education
• ‘Sometimes our stories need music’
  

Listen to Apples and Snakes: The Podcast below, or click the ‘Share’ button to open in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your preferred podcast app.

Creative team

Apples and Snakes: The Podcast was produced by Natalie Fiawoo, with audio production by Drew Horley for The Lab Studios.