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Back to SearchJónína 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…
5 years, 4 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…
5 years, 4 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…
5 years, 4 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…
5 years, 4 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, 9 months ago
Carlos Andrés Gómez — Father
Season 2 Episode 23
How has becoming a parent — or being a caregiver — changed you?
This is a poem of two halves. In the first half, a man questions God — how could a lo…
5 years, 9 months ago
Ellen Bass — Bone of My Bone and Flesh of My Flesh
Season 2 Episode 22
What pet names have you been called? What are the circumstances and stories behind these pet names?
In this poem, a woman considers the pet names to g…
5 years, 9 months ago
R.A. Villanueva — Life Drawing
Season 2 Episode 21
Who do you trust with your body?
In this poem, a man writes about his wife’s life-drawing class. She’s been sketching a naked male model for weeks, a…
5 years, 9 months ago
Zaffar Kunial — The Word
Season 2 Episode 20
Have you ever projected your own awkwardness onto someone else? How did you do it? And how would you address them now?
This poem recalls how, as a yo…
5 years, 9 months ago
Dilruba Ahmed — Phase One
Season 2 Episode 19
What do you find hard to forgive in yourself? What might help?
In this poem, the poet makes a list of all the things she holds against herself: openi…
5 years, 9 months ago