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:
Uche Nduka expresses a sense of anguish and offers possible spiritual solutions to current political and existential problems. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Sueyeun Juliette Lee meditates on loss and its aftermath. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Joshua Edwards meditates on the nature of work and communal living. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Julien Poirier navigates the line between what can be imagined and what is real. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Tyehimba Jess pays tribute to Sissieretta Jones, the first African-American to perform at Carnegie Hall in 1892. Produced by Colin McNulty.
Hoa Nguyen considers the objects of jokes and humor. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Vincent Katz observes a March evening as the city of New York goes about its daily life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
erica lewis riffs on a line by Diana Ross & the Supremes to begin investigating her current life.
Barbara Jane Reyes remembers and praises the life of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker who was swindled into becoming a drug mule. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Noelle Kocot investigates the politics and power of the pronoun “they.”
Reginald Dwayne Betts recalls a fellow inmate with respect and admiration for the man’s integrity. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Ocean Vuong remembers Tamir Rice, the 12-year old boy killed by police in Cleveland, OH in 2014. Produced by Sara Murphy.
Gerard Malanga responds to the poaching and endangerment of elephants. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Kiki Petrosino imagines an escape from a fairy house. Produced by Sarah Geis.
In the voice of her mother, Eileen Tabios reflects on the accomplishments and tragedies of her children. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
