Just One Poem

The Quiet Doors

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:17:35 GMT

In this episode of Just One Poem, UNESCO World Poetry Day poet Dom Conlon reads his poem 'The Quiet Doors' which was commissioned by Manchester City of Literature.

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Children's Booker Prize

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:53:02 GMT

In light of the announcement that books for children will be eligible for a new category of the Booker Prize, I turn to a poem by Nicola Davies to discuss why we need to blur the edges between poetry for children and poetry for adults. This isn't so much Just One Poem as it is Just One Poetry Ramble.

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How Stars Die

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:44:40 GMT

This is Just One Poem and today's poem is called How Stars Die. It was written by Dom Conlon and published in Caterpillar Magazine and then in The Big Amazing Poetry Book which was edited by Gaby Morgan, illustrated by Chris Riddell, and published by Macmillan.

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Moons

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:48:55 GMT

In this episode of Just One Poem, Dom Conlon reads 'Moons' from his collection 'Astro Poetica'.

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Wild Garlic

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Dom Conlon reads Wild Garlic, a poem in the Welcome to Wild Town collection which he co-authored with A F Harrold and which was illustrated by Korky Paul.

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Between you, me, and the Moon

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:00:00 GMT

In this episode, Dom Conlon reads 'Between you, me, and the Moon' from his book, This Rock That Rock.

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Blossomise: a CV by Simon Armitage

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:00:00 GMT

I'm reading a poem from Blossomise by Simon Armitage which was illustrated by Angela Harding. The poem is called Blossom: a CV.

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Flamingo by Cheryl Pearson

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:00:00 GMT

I'm reading a poem from The Book of Bird Poems, an anthology chosen by Ana Simpson and illustrated by Ryuto Miyake. The poem I've chosen to read is called Flamingo, and it was written by Cheryl Pearson.

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The Path of Grass by Dan Simpson

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 18:00:00 GMT

I'm reading a poem from Deborah Alma's beautifully curated Wild Remedy anthology. The poem is called The Path of Grass and it was written by Dan Simpson.

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Wine Song by Dom Conlon

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:00:00 GMT

You're listening to Just One Poem and in this episode, Dom Conlon reads Wine Song.

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Greenland Shark by Dom Conlon

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:59:54 GMT

You're listening to Just One Poem and in this episode, Dom Conlon reads Greenland Shark from his book, Out There in the Wild.

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Clouds by Dom Conlon

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:58:54 GMT

You're listening to Just One Poem and in this episode, Dom Conlon reads Clouds from his book, Star-nosed Mole.

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Flying Possum by Dom Conlon

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:58:23 GMT

You're listening to Just One Poem and in this episode, Dom Conlon reads Flying Possum from his book, Star-nosed Mole.

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Leafy Sea-dragon by Dom Conlon

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:55:42 GMT

You're listening to Just One Poem and in this episode, Dom Conlon reads Leafy Sea-dragon from his book, Star-nosed Mole.

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Glass Frog by Dom Conlon

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:54:06 GMT

You're listening to Just One Poem and in this episode, Dom Conlon reads Glass Frog from his book, Star-nosed Mole.

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Grass Dance by Dom Conlon

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 11:13:20 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with a reading of a single poem.

In this episode Dom reads Grass Dance, his poem from Out There in the Wild which is a collection of poetry by Nicola Davies, James Carter and Dom Conlon with illustrations by Diana Catchpole.

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River by Alice Oswald

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:00:00 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with a reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom finds the poem which does everything he's ever wanted to do with poetry.

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Moon Whales by Ted Hughes

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:56:31 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with a reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom finds himself on the Moon as imagined by Ted Hughes.

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The little boy and the old man by Shel Silverstein

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:20:02 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with a reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom finds himself feeling his age and so reads a poem by Shel Silverstein.

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It Makes A Change by Mervyn Peake

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:23:19 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show a reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom reads It Makes A Change, by Mervyn Peake.

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Maggie and Milly and Molly and May by E E Cummings

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 18:36:42 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show a reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about generalisations and reads a poem by E E Cummings.

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Wild Garlic, a poem from Welcome to Wild Town

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 17:10:54 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with a reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom reads Wild Garlic - a poem he wrote about a walk he took with his son to collect some wild garlic growing in the woods near his house.

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The upper or lower case for poetry

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:00:16 GMT

NATIONAL POETRY DAY SPECIAL: Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about the different perceptions of poetry.

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The vessel of our voice

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:00:43 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about how endings shape our voice.

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The right time for poetry

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:00:20 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about how boredom can leave the door open for poetry.

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The poetry of you

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:00:41 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about saying yes to anything poetry demands of you.

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The poetry of emotion

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:00:17 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about the emotional landscape of children's poetry.

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The resistance to poetry

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:00:59 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about how resistant we can be to discovering new poetry.

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The poetry mainstream

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:00:11 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about getting poetry into the mainstream of our entertainment.

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The nature of nature poetry

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:00:18 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about how nature is represented in poetry.

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The secret doors to poetry

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:00:46 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about ways to write new poems.

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The weight of poetry

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:00:51 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about how sometimes reading an entire collection can be a challenge.

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The infinity of worlds

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:00:51 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about how poetry contains worlds and worlds of stories.

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The power of a voice

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:35 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about being able to say "this is me."

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The wonder of now

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:00:20 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about living in the moment.

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The loss of childhood

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:00:39 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about leaving childhood behind.

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The missing piece

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:00:02 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about putting the pieces of ourselves together.

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The observation of essence

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 18:00:04 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about representing the essence of something.

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The trajectory of childhood

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:00:54 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about how poetry for children is not always childish.

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The timelessness of poetry

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:00:43 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about the timelessness of poetry (and the Moon).

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The shortest poem

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:00:22 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about the shortest poem for children.

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The earliest poem

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:00:15 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about the origins of poetry.

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The importance of being seen

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:00:03 GMT

Dom Conlon hosts Just One Poem, a short show with some observations about children's poetry and the reading of a single poem.

In this episode, Dom thinks about being seen in poetry.

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Just One Poem - the trailer

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:06:40 GMT

This is the trailer for Just One Poem, a new show about children's poetry hosted by Dom Conlon. One episode per night at 7pm with the first week dropping all at once on September 4th.

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