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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Podcasts:
Listening in to a phone call between poets Tony Hoagland and Dean Young.
Hear poems by Marie Ponsot and Hayden Carruth about the dark side of the white stuff.
Poetry about getting sick, getting better, or not getting better at all.
Readings from poets who are tired of the city.
J.D. McClatchy on Auden during wartime, and a reading by Auden of "The Shield of Achilles."
The poetry of Langston Hughes.
Joel Brouwer picks poems to woo your sweetie—including Tony Hoagland's "Windchime."
Talking Valentine's Day poems with Ange Mlinko.
Richard Swigg samples from the recordings of Williams, recently added to PennSound’s audio library.
Poet laureate Donald Hall reflects on the discontents of old age.
Jazz singer and composer Patricia Barber writes lyrics on Morpheus, Narcissus, and the rest of Ovid's crew.
UbuWeb editor Kenneth Goldsmith takes us on a tour.
Talking with Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine.
Listening to Poets on Record.
Charlie Smith helps us understand a poem he wrote.
