PoetryNow

Amber Atiya reads a composition of portraits from her childhood in 1980s Brooklyn. Produced by Sara Murphy.

Eileen Myles opens her apartment to us and considers the way relationships have shaped that space. Produced by Sara Murphy.

Dorothea Lasky brings us inside the pain of childbirth, and navigates the emotions that follow a new mother. Produced by Sara Murphy.

John Ashbery takes the noon balloon to Rangoon, along with some home economics, and our old friend Dr. Singalong. Produced by David Schulman.

Khadijah Queen pays homage to the community of her childhood. Produced by David Schulman.

Lucy Ives poses a series of propositions that meditate on the knowledge of her body and presence in the world. Produced by Sara Murphy.

Cedar Sigo travels down the Pacific coast and shows us a unique and personal vision of Los Angeles. Produced by David Schulman.

Robert Fernandez discusses composer Franz Schubert, poet Jack Spicer, and the fraility of our own mortality. Produced by Sara Murphy.

Fanny Howe takes us on a walking tour to a monastery in rural Ireland. Produced by Sara Murphy.

Morgan Parker discusses the exhaustion that often accompanies our moments of intense vigilance. Produced by Sara Murphy.

Kevin Killian imagines a dalliance between a classic French film and an iconic Motown song. Produced by David Schulman.

Frank Bidart imagines what we might find at the end of a life, at a vantage point simultaneously beyond and on the earth, inside the moment and posthumous. Produced by Sara Murphy.

Rae Armantrout examines not only life and work but also arguments we have with our selves and contradictions we contain. Produced by David Schulman.

Jericho Brown invokes the legacy of a man central to his childhood and his entry into poetry. Produced by David Schulman.