Poetry Off the Shelf
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.
Latest episodes
Feb 21, 2023 • 58min
The Book of Possibilities
Peter Cole on his brother's death, finding his vocation, and the erotic pull of letters.
Feb 8, 2023 • 1h 10min
New Parents
Raymond Antrobus on late-night BBC poetry dubs, real people, and becoming a father.
Jan 24, 2023 • 47min
Intimate Distance
Gabrielle Bates on betrayal, home church, and living in her mother's slaughterhouse.
Jan 10, 2023 • 1h 6min
Sonic Trust Fund
Marisa Tirado on Selena, cow skulls, and the memory of adobe brick.
Dec 27, 2022 • 52min
Poets We Lost in 2022
Remembering Richard Howard as a poet, mentor, and friend, plus a few words on money by Bernadette Mayer.
Dec 13, 2022 • 41min
Attica, Again
Celes Tisdale on similarities, teaching after the uprising, and his mother's favorite poet.
Nov 29, 2022 • 1h 2min
Hiding Between the Loaves
Belarussian poets Valzhyna Mort and Julia Cimafiejeva on magic, transformation, and what's hidden underneath the forest floor.
Nov 15, 2022 • 46min
Please Poem
JoAnna Novak on islands, a plush placenta, and a gift from the suicide hotline.
Nov 1, 2022 • 1h 1min
Give Me a Sign
Alexandra Lytton Regalado on fate, snake mirrors, and the daily work of letting go.
Oct 4, 2022 • 56min
As I Am
Ama Codjoe on normal naked bodies, solving problems, and her childfree life.
