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Help Shape the Next Season of Poetry Unbound

Season 1 Episode 18

Poetry Unbound will be back with new episodes this fall. We’re so grateful to those who welcomed the podcast into their lives, and we’d love to hear …

6 years, 5 months ago

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Emily Dickinson — 1383

Season 1 Episode 17

Emily Dickinson’s poem “1383” honors the friendships that endure across time, circumstance, and even misunderstanding. Akin to fire, the connections …

6 years, 5 months ago

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Raymond Antrobus — Miami Airport

Season 1 Episode 16

Raymond Antrobus’s poem “Miami Airport” bears witness to the disempowerment that comes when you’re not believed. The voice of the poet is absent, and…

6 years, 6 months ago

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Patrick Kavanagh — The One

Season 1 Episode 15

Patrick Kavanagh’s poem “The One” is about seeing beauty in the ordinary places of home. One of Ireland’s most famous poets, Kavanagh grew up in rura…

6 years, 6 months ago

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Ali Cobby Eckermann — Kulila

Season 1 Episode 14

Ali Cobby Eckermann’s poem “Kulila” insists on remembering as a moral act. Through the poem, the Aboriginal poet mourns the loss of Indigenous cultur…

6 years, 6 months ago

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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…

6 years, 6 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…

6 years, 6 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…

6 years, 6 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…

6 years, 6 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…

6 years, 6 months ago

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