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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Jul 26, 2022 • 1h 2min
Trickster God
Saeed Jones on accuracy, being funny, and creating what we need.
Jul 14, 2022 • 44min
The Healing Brush
Chantal Gibson on ancestors, laundry, and Frantz Fanon for beginners.
Jun 28, 2022 • 52min
Yelling Down the Phone
Nina Mingya Powles on muscle memory, Haka tutorials, and the shock of home.
Jun 14, 2022 • 46min
Telling the Truth
Niina Pollari on sunflowers, redemption, and the most depressing phone note in the world.
May 31, 2022 • 41min
Team Mystery
Victoria Chang on bonsai trees, witticisms, and the wisdom of not giving a crap.
May 17, 2022 • 1h 6min
All There Is
Tom Sleigh about his romance with experience, fancy jackets, and one last visit to the dog beach.
May 3, 2022 • 1h 4min
The Neverending Quest
Sylvie Kandé and her translator Alexander Dickow on the courage of migrants, the limits of language, and an epic without a nation.
Apr 19, 2022 • 54min
The Body You Control
Kim Moore on playing the trumpet, misogyny, and the men we love.
Apr 5, 2022 • 52min
Pushing the Ear
Tommye Blount on transformation, Kids Incorporate, and the joy of drowning in diction.
Mar 22, 2022 • 1h 2min
Blossoms in Ukraine
Oksana Maksymchuk and Oksana Lutsyshyna on life as a refugee, the God of comfort, and the deep roots of the war.
