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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May 16, 2023 • 1h 4min
Let the Record Hide
Paisley Rekdal on maps, Sisyphus, and the dangers of beauty.
May 2, 2023 • 1h 2min
As Best I Could
Aaron Smith on shame, telling the truth, and his mother's last lipstick.
Apr 18, 2023 • 48min
A Human Joy
Rebecca Gayle Howell and Ashley M. Jones on working-class poems, good food, and their fathers’ bodies.
Apr 4, 2023 • 46min
Center Stage
Jennifer Jean on foster care, finding her voice, and loving her father as he was.
Mar 21, 2023 • 1h
Mom, I Love You
Mahogany L. Browne on her first kiss, family secrets, and having your book banned.
Mar 11, 2023 • 1h 7min
My Alleged Accident
Janine Joseph on memory loss, car sounds, and a mirror that loves you.
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.
