Podcast Episodes

Kei Miller — Book of Genesis

Season 1 Episode 13

Kei Miller’s poem “Book of Genesis” asks us to imagine a God who makes things spring into life specifically for us. Just as the poet of Genesis procl…

5 years, 10 months ago

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Lemn Sissay — Some Things I Like

Season 1 Episode 12

Lemn Sissay’s poem “Some Things I Like” celebrates what we might consider discardable — like cold tea, ash trays, and even people. Raising a joyous t…

5 years, 10 months ago

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Joy Harjo — Praise the Rain

Season 1 Episode 11

Joy Harjo’s poem “Praise the Rain” makes space to appreciate all the nuances of our lives. Echoing Rumi’s poem “The Guest House,” she asks us to be p…

5 years, 10 months ago

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Ross Gay — Ode to Buttoning and Unbuttoning My Shirt

Season 1 Episode 10

Ross Gay’s poem “Ode to Buttoning and Unbuttoning My Shirt” uses an everyday task to examine what is made and unmade in small moments. He imagines hi…

5 years, 10 months ago

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Allison Funk — The Prodigal’s Mother Speaks to God

Season 1 Episode 9

Allison Funk’s poem “The Prodigal’s Mother Speaks to God” tells the age-old story of The Prodigal Son through a new voice: the unnamed woman of the p…

5 years, 10 months ago

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Jane Mead — Substance Abuse Trial

Season 1 Episode 8

Jane Mead’s “Substance Abuse Trial” is set in a courtroom where a daughter hears her father’s name mispronounced at his trial. As she watches this, s…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Ocean Vuong — Seventh Circle of Earth

Season 1 Episode 7

Ocean Vuong’s poem “Seventh Circle of Earth” is an homage to the love and intimacy shared by Michael Humphrey and Clayton Capshaw, a gay couple who w…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Tracy K. Smith — Song

Season 1 Episode 6

Tracy K. Smith’s poem “Song” is filled with observations of a loved person: their habits, the things they do when they think nobody is watching. Love…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Marie Howe — My Mother’s Body

Season 1 Episode 5

Marie Howe’s poem “My Mother’s Body” is wise about age. In the poem, Marie’s mother is young enough to be Marie’s own daughter, and in this imaginati…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Faisal Mohyuddin — Prayer

Season 1 Episode 4

Faisal Mohyuddin’s poem “Prayer” describes a practice of devotion. It’s a spacious and hospitable poem, filled with references to ritual and the body…

5 years, 11 months ago

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