Episode 71: Hopkins, As Kingfishers Catch Fire
This episode dives into the wonderful world of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the musicality of his...
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Episode 71: Lauren Camp, Inner Planets
In this episode, Lauren Camp joins us to read and discuss "Inner Planets," a poem that she wrote...
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Episode 69: Live with Marilyn Nelson!
Our first live performance of the podcast, featuring Marilyn Nelson and a discussion or her...
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We share some news about a new website at poetryforallpod.com and a live event next week!...
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Episode 68: W.S. Merwin, To the New Year
In the first episode of 2024, we read one of the great poets of the past century, W.S. Merwin,...
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Episode 67: Alex Dimitrov, Winter Solstice
In this episode, we read and discuss a poem that provides a powerful meditation on the longest...
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Episode 66: Katy Didden, The Priest Questions the Lava
In our discussion of "The Priest Questions the Lava," Katy describes the sentience of the natural...
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Episode 65: Du Fu, Facing Snow
In this episode, Lucas Bender guides us through his translation of Du Fu's "Facing Snow," one of...
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Episode 64: Shakespeare, Sonnet 29
In episode 64, we talk about Shakespeare's sonnet 29, a poem about comparison and competition,...
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Episode 63: Rumi, Colorless, Nameless, Free
Poet and translator Haleh Liza Gafori joins us to closely read and discuss a poem by Jalāl al-Dīn...
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Episode 62: Kobayashi Issa, Haiku
What makes haiku "the perfect poetic form"? This episode reads three wonderful haiku by Kobayashi...
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Episode 61: Ada Limón, "The Raincoat"
With her quality of attention and focus on vivid, specific images, Ada Limón brings us to a...
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Episode 60: Li-Young Lee, From Blossoms
In this episode, we explore the poetry of joy in a world of shade and death, looking to sounds...
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In this episode, we read the elegy of Chidiock Tichborne, written the night before his execution,...
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Episode 58: Richie Hofmann, Things That Are Rare
In this episode, we are delighted to have Richie Hofmann as our guest. Richie Hofmann is the...
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Episode 57: Edna St. Vincent Millay, She had forgotten how the August night
She called herself Vincent, she smoked cigarettes, and she wore shimmery golden evening gowns...
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Episode 56: Queen Elizabeth, On Monsieur's Departure
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was one of the longest-reigning monarchs in all of British history,...
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In this episode, we discuss Kay Ryan's "Crib," a brief poem that begins with an interest in the...
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This week, Joanne and Abram take a break to write a grant for the podcast. We very much hope you...
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Episode 54: Carl Phillips, To Autumn
In this episode, we talk with David Baker about "To Autumn" by Carl Phillips, exploring the way...
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