Podcast Episodes

Lucille Clifton — song at midnight

Season 2 Episode 8

In strength and defiance, Lucille Clifton celebrates her Black body and her survival. When have you said or heard words like this? 

Calling herself “b…

5 years, 10 months ago

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Chris Abani — The New Religion

Season 2 Episode 7

How do you speak of — and to — your body? 

This is a poem dedicated to the body. “The body is a nation I have never known,” Chris Abani writes. Throug…

5 years, 10 months ago

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Molly McCully Brown — Transubstantiation

Season 2 Episode 6

Are there places you've lived or visited that others would disregard? What do you see in them that others might miss?" 

This poem takes place at night…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Natalie Diaz — Of Course She Looked Back

Season 2 Episode 5

Is there a character (from history, politics, or literature) whose story you want to tell from a new perspective? 

This poem is told from the point of…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Natasha Trethewey — Miscegenation

Season 2 Episode 4

Were you born during a time when laws were different? What impact did those laws have on you? 

In this poem, Natasha Trethewey recalls the story of ho…

5 years, 11 months ago

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James Wright — A Blessing

Season 2 Episode 3

Is there a moment of beauty you can recall that’s like a blessing for you?

This poem takes place at twilight in a field just off the highway to Roches…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Gregory Pardlo — Wishing Well

Season 2 Episode 2

What’s a chance encounter in a city that’s never left you? 

In this poem the speaker is asked a question by a stranger while standing near the water o…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Ada Limón — Wonder Woman

Season 2 Episode 1

What stories or myths bring you strength?

This poem tells the story of a person living with invisible chronic pain who finds unexpected fortitude from…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Poetry Unbound — Season 2 Trailer

Season 2

Poetry Unbound with host Pádraig Ó Tuama is back on Monday, Sept. 28. Featured poets in this season include Lucille Clifton, James Wright, Natasha Tr…

6 years ago

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Leanne O'Sullivan — Leaving Early

Season 1 Episode 19

In Leanne O’Sullivan’s poem “Leaving Early,” the poet writes to her ill husband, entrusting him into the care of a nurse named Fionnuala. As the nove…

6 years, 5 months ago

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