About this episode
Rue Collinge shares her poetry collection in a lively open mic episode.
In May 2025, the wonderful Rue Collinge shared some poems from her collection, How to Train Your Dragon (published by Verve Poetry Press). Our open mic was as superb as ever. This episode features I Didn’t Know by Bobby Darling, The Emperor’s New Glucose by Pip McDonald, Eulogy for a Wealthy Monarch by The HellPoet, and Genital Inspectors by our very own James Whitman. And from Rue’s headline set, we have Body Language, It's Better for the Environment, and the properly gorgeous Moon Cakes. Thanks to Rue and Verve Poetry Press for choosing us for this cheeky pre-launch, to our glorious open mic heroes, and to Pop Recs for hosting our shenanigans every month. Until next time, toodle-oo! King Ink's podcast is hosted by Helen Wilko and produced by James Whitman. ----- Facebook | Instagram | Etsy
People in this episode
Host: James Whitman
Guest: Rue Collinge
Topics covered
- poetry
- open mic
- performance
- literature
- art
Keywords
- poetry
- open mic
- Rue Collinge
- Verve Poetry Press
- James Whitman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Verve Poetry Press, Pop Recs
Books & works: How to Train Your Dragon, Body Language, It's Better for the Environment, Moon Cakes
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