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:
Sara Deniz Akant considers the virtues and meaning of one’s name. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Nikki Wallschlaeger meditates on issues of accountability. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Francisco Aragón describes a threatening incident against a college student after the 2016 election. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux mediates on the anxieties and ambitions of adult life. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Amanda Nadelberg reflects on life accomplishments and what has been left unachieved. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Douglas Kearney pays tribute to the late music icon Prince. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Juan Delgado describes a dangerous journey by a series of freight trains that migrants from Central America use to reach the U.S. border. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
John Tipton looks at the Rosetta Spacecraft’s September 2016 landing on a comet going around the Sun between the orbits of Earth and Jupiter. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Atsuro Riley imagines the life of a young runaway from the south. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Andrew Zawacki discusses the difficulty of writing a poem for his young daughter. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Joyelle McSweeney thinks about various forms of infection and contagion facing the human race. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Timothy Yu meditates on perceptions of race, on television and in social media. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Camille Guthrie discusses the virtues of living like Icelandic popstar Björk. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Caitlin Doyle thinks about romance novels at the end of a relationship. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Fady Joudah describes a car ride through a national park and observes wildlife, both living and dead. Produced by Sarah Geis.
