PoetryNow

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.

The Editor's Ex

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.

04-18
04:00

I Thought a Tree Dying

Sandra Doller meditates on aging and motherhood. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

12-30
04:00

I Saw This Day Coming

Stacy Szymaszek writes a poem in gratitude to her students. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

12-23
04:00

Hypersensitive Emanation

Will Alexander finds ways of writing poems to revitalize language as a whole. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

12-16
04:00

There Is No Meaning Here

Christine Kanownik examines the place of religion and spirituality in secular life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

12-09
04:00

anti-immigration

Evie Shockley expresses frustration over ongoing immigration policies and thinks about ways Americans might better live together. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

12-02
04:00

A poem from From A Winter Notebook

Matei Yankelevich meditates on the nature of poetic language and lingers over events from his past. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

11-25
04:00

Quiescence

Alyse Knorr writes about motherhood and loss. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

11-18
04:00

Ekphrasis with Toothing Chainsaw in Unnamed Halhul Vineyard

George Abraham invents a new sonnet form to investigate an act of vandalism that occurred in a Palestinian vineyard. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

11-11
04:00

I’m an Avid Skier

Jill Magi explores the intersections between sports culture and corporate job-speak. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

11-04
04:00

Beds

Divya Victor considers the effects of transnational migration on family life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

10-28
04:00

The Other Side

Jennifer Foerster imagines encountering her younger self on a walk through the streets of Vienna. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

10-21
04:00

Pearl

Wendy Lotterman wonders what home invasion and poetry have in common. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

10-14
04:00

Skype Healer

Emmalea Russo recalls a Skype healing session and remembers the death of her aunt Vera. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

10-07
04:00

As If to Misread Song

Lotte L.S. considers the legacy of British poet and political activist Anna Mendelssohn. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

09-30
04:00

Goodbye 14

Emily Sieu Liebowitz begins a poem by wondering if the Trojan Horse was merely a metaphor for written language. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

09-23
04:00

Standards-Based Assessment

Dora Malech reflects on the way gun violence and school shootings have affected her own life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

09-16
04:00

Girl Soup

Sawako Nakayasu imagines eating a bowl of girl soup and the conundrum posed by her own intervention. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

09-09
04:00

No People in It

Emily Skillings writes a tribute to poet John Ashbery who died in September of 2017. Produced by Sarah Geis.

09-02
04:00

poem for bruce

Rodney Koeneke considers the mystery and language of riddles. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

08-26
04:00

musicworm

omg I swear she said "I am Kellyanne Conway" at the beginning!

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