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PoetryNow is a weekly four-minute radio series featuring some of today’s most accomplished and innovative poets who offer an acoustically rich and reflective look into a single poem.
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Caitlin Doyle thinks about romance novels at the end of a relationship. Produced by Katie Klocksin.Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Sandra Doller meditates on aging and motherhood. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Stacy Szymaszek writes a poem in gratitude to her students. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Will Alexander finds ways of writing poems to revitalize language as a whole. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Christine Kanownik examines the place of religion and spirituality in secular life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Evie Shockley expresses frustration over ongoing immigration policies and thinks about ways Americans might better live together. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Matei Yankelevich meditates on the nature of poetic language and lingers over events from his past. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Alyse Knorr writes about motherhood and loss. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
George Abraham invents a new sonnet form to investigate an act of vandalism that occurred in a Palestinian vineyard. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Jill Magi explores the intersections between sports culture and corporate job-speak. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Divya Victor considers the effects of transnational migration on family life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Jennifer Foerster imagines encountering her younger self on a walk through the streets of Vienna. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Wendy Lotterman wonders what home invasion and poetry have in common. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Emmalea Russo recalls a Skype healing session and remembers the death of her aunt Vera. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Lotte L.S. considers the legacy of British poet and political activist Anna Mendelssohn. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Emily Sieu Liebowitz begins a poem by wondering if the Trojan Horse was merely a metaphor for written language. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Dora Malech reflects on the way gun violence and school shootings have affected her own life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Sawako Nakayasu imagines eating a bowl of girl soup and the conundrum posed by her own intervention. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Emily Skillings writes a tribute to poet John Ashbery who died in September of 2017. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Rodney Koeneke considers the mystery and language of riddles. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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omg I swear she said "I am Kellyanne Conway" at the beginning!