Poetry Off the Shelf show

Poetry Off the Shelf

Summary: Producer Helena de Groot explores the diverse world of contemporary poetry with readings by poets, interviews with critics, and short poetry documentaries. Nothing is off limits, and nobody is taken too seriously.

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  • Artist: Poetry Foundation
  • Copyright: ℗ & © 2020 Poetry Foundation

Podcasts:

 The Eternal Present | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Biographer Jonathan Blunk on the life and longing of James Wright.

 The Sovereign Poet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Layli Long Soldier on the sacred and the useful.

 The Truth Sometimes Rhymes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Jericho Brown wants to make rebellious art.

 Fragments from the Future | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Brenda Shaughnessy stares her fears in the face.

 Dreams and Fathers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Bruce Beasley on his writing process, and on how fathers might be like warm ice cubes.

 Poets We Lost This Year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Timothy Liu remembers the life and work of his friend Linda Gregg, plus readings by Marie Ponsot and W.S. Merwin.

 The Point of Poetry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Matthew Zapruder on dreams, silence, and smoking with Brodsky.

 How to Triumph Like a Girl | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Ada Limón is done with hiding in poems.

 A Presence in the Sky | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Fanny Howe gives away the secret to being cavalier and brave.

 The Garden We Share | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Ross Gay finds joy in life that outlives us.

 After Fear and Raging | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Toi Derricotte on feeling part of something bigger.

 Hope in Odd Places | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Sally Wen Mao reanimates the past.

 Back to School | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Two teachers on life through children's eyes.

 What Happened to House Calls? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The healthcare industry through the eyes of two doctor-poets.

 Lichen Doesn't Die | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Forrest Gander talks about love, loss, and the remarkable properties of lichen.

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