Poetry Off the Shelf
Poetry Foundation
Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.
Episodes
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Dec 3, 2024 • 53min
You Are Beautiful
Cass Donish on grief rituals, putting on makeup, and letting in joy.
Nov 25, 2024 • 33min
Our Marvelous Existence
Elisa Díaz Castelo on vertigo, breaking a chicken, and her grandmother's advice for a good life.
Nov 19, 2024 • 43min
Spirit Times
Violeta Orozco on the US presidential election, leaving Mexico, and her connection to deep time.
Oct 22, 2024 • 51min
Misclassified
Tyler Mills on the truth, how to love a cockroach, and her grandfather's silence about the bomb.
Oct 8, 2024 • 1h 5min
Where I Live
A.B. Spellman on Jim Crow, alligator suede shoes, and shaking up the art of the castle.
Sep 24, 2024 • 1h 1min
Painting From Life
Garth Greenwell on shame, small acts of love, and the patch of snow inside us.
Sep 4, 2024 • 47min
Fool’s Errand
Idra Novey on exile, stereotypes, and making art the center of your life.
Aug 27, 2024 • 55min
Trial and Error
Helena and Nicholson Baker on drawing your loved ones, the horrors of the world, and finding your way back to beauty.
Aug 13, 2024 • 58min
Rise Together
Perry Janes on Hollywood, ego, and trying not to break his NDA.
Jul 30, 2024 • 50min
The Magical Element
E.J. Koh on distance, broken English, and writing poems that forgive.
