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Back to SearchLi-Young Lee — From Blossoms
Season 3 Episode 8
A poem about blossoms that is not only about blossoms. Li-Young Lee remembers a glorious day when he and a companion bought peaches; peaches that had…
4 years, 7 months ago
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo — Battlegrounds
Season 3 Episode 7
This poem takes place on battlegrounds. The poet — Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo — is at Gettysburg National Military Park, where she wanders around the cem…
4 years, 8 months ago
Matthew Olzmann — Mountain Dew Commercial Disguised as a Love Poem
Season 3 Episode 6
In this love poem, Matthew Olzmann writes about his wife — the poet Vievee Francis whose poem for Matthew was featured in the previous episode — and …
4 years, 8 months ago
Vievee Francis — How Delicious to Say It
Season 3 Episode 5
Building up in lists of delicious words — uvular, hibiscus, loquacious, shuttlecock, dollop, chipotles and chocolate — this poem uses sensual languag…
4 years, 8 months ago
Eavan Boland — Eviction
Season 3 Episode 4
This poem offers critique into a moment of Irish history when Ireland, through independence, was rising to the light. But Irish women were facing liv…
4 years, 8 months ago
Jónína Kirton — Reconciliation
Season 3 Episode 3
This poem starts off by describing how split the poet — Jónína Kirton — feels between two identities: having both Métis and Icelandic heritage. The p…
4 years, 8 months ago
Lorna Goodison — Reporting Back to Queen Isabella
Season 3 Episode 2
In Lorna Goodison’s imagined scene, Spain’s Queen Isabella receives the ‘report’ of the discovery of Xamaica from Christopher Columbus, an Italian ma…
4 years, 8 months ago
Hanif Abdurraqib — When We Were 13, Jeff’s Father Left The Needle Down On A Journey Record Before Leaving The House One Morning And Never Coming Back
Season 3 Episode 1
Music works a kind of poetry in us. This poem is like a mix-tape of Hanif Abdurraqib’s memories, complete with a soundtrack that’s as roaring as it i…
4 years, 8 months ago
Poetry Unbound — Season 3 Trailer
Season 3
Poetry Unbound with host Pádraig Ó Tuama is back on Monday, April 26. Featured poets in this season include Hanif Abdurraqib, Vievee Francis, Ilya Ka…
4 years, 8 months ago
Christian Wiman — All My Friends Are Finding New Beliefs
Season 2 Episode 24
Who are the friends that, despite different paths chosen, have remained steadfast in your life?
In this poem Christian Wiman recalls the changing beli…
5 years ago