PoetryNow
Summary: PoetryNow is a weekly four-minute radio series featuring some of today’s most accomplished and innovative poets who offer an acoustically rich and reflective look into a single poem.
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Podcasts:
Julian Talamantez Brolaski considers the way we use pronouns to signal gender. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Richard Blanco remembers the 17 students killed in a mass-shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14th, 2018. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Stephanie Ellis Schlaifer imagines the prospect of a God who may have created humanity in order to battle evil. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Katy Lederer recalls her experience with in vitro fertilization and finds poetry in the language of science. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Donika Kelly recalls a class field trip to a sea lion sanctuary in the sixth grade and questions why certain lives are valued above others. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Kim Parko considers the politics of the word “bitch.” Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Diana Khoi Nguyen meditates on the importance of exchanging marital vows. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Hayan Charara considers how the world would be different today if certain historically significant events had not taken place in the late 1990s. Produced by Sarah Geis.
francine j. harris revisits her childhood home in Detroit and imagines the ways destruction can be an empowering act. Produced by Colin McNulty.
Gabriel Ojeda-Sague describes a strange dream and considers the domestic space he has built with his partner.
Tongo Eisen-Martin examines the institutions artists and artworks occupy and uses writing as a challenge to power. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Ruben Quesada remembers a friend who died under mysterious circumstances and meditates on his own friends, loved ones, and mortality. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Mark Tardi begins a poem with a line from the journal of the artist Francesca Woodman, a photographer known for her haunting self-portraits. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Brenda Hillman explores the many nuances of human emotions and articulates the moment before a feeling comes into being. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Toby Altman visits a hospital in Washington State designed by Bertrand Goldberg and considers the costs of making art in contemporary America. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
