Poetry Off the Shelf
Poetry
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.
Location:
United States
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Website:
http://poetryfoundation.org/
Episodes
After a Bad Dream
5/2/2025
Darius Atefat-Peckham on crocheting, masculinity, and the aftermath of loss.
Duration:00:47:51
After a Bad Dream
4/29/2025
Darius Atefat-Peckham on crocheting, masculinity, and the aftermath of loss.
Duration:00:47:51
After a Bad Dream
4/29/2025
Darius Atefat-Peckham on crocheting, masculinity, and the aftermath of loss.
Duration:00:47:51
What Love Can Be
4/28/2025
Keetje Kuipers on becoming a single mother by choice, gardening topless, and leaping without looking.
Duration:00:59:01
What Love Can Be
4/16/2025
Keetje Kuipers on becoming a single mother by choice, gardening topless, and leaping without looking.
Duration:00:59:01
Long Song
4/15/2025
Catherine-Esther Cowie on Saint Lucia, breathing life into history, and the violence in our heart.
Duration:00:51:45
Long Song
4/15/2025
Catherine-Esther Cowie on Saint Lucia, breathing life into history, and the violence in our heart.
Duration:00:51:45
What Love Can Be
4/1/2025
Keetje Kuipers on becoming a single mother by choice, gardening topless, and leaping without looking.
Duration:00:59:01
Braver Than I Am
3/18/2025
Tiana Clark on divorce, joy, and taking up space on the page.
Duration:00:55:56
To the Brink
3/4/2025
Four poets on old stories, cultural memory, and minority languages.
Duration:00:55:25
Hope Rustles in My Leaves
2/18/2025
Rebecca Lindenberg on diabetes, a final phone call, and letting yourself fall in love.
Duration:01:00:35
Our Life Force
2/4/2025
Catherine Barnett on improv, misfit details, and the humor in elegy.
Duration:01:06:22
The Age of Fire
1/22/2025
Mike Sonksen on the Los Angeles fires and what it means to love a city in danger.
Duration:00:33:13
Poets We Lost in 2024
1/7/2025
Helen Vendler and Marjorie Perloff in the words of people who loved them.
Duration:01:08:52
Merchant of Joy
12/17/2024
Caleb Femi on parties, golden pavements, and the downside of self-awareness.
Duration:00:54:53
You Are Beautiful
12/3/2024
Cass Donish on grief rituals, putting on makeup, and letting in joy.
Duration:00:53:05
Our Marvelous Existence
11/26/2024
Elisa Díaz Castelo on vertigo, breaking a chicken, and her grandmother's advice for a good life.
Duration:00:33:02
Spirit Times
11/19/2024
Violeta Orozco on the US presidential election, leaving Mexico, and her connection to deep time.
Duration:00:42:41
You Are Beautiful
11/6/2024
Cass Donish on grief rituals, putting on makeup, and letting in joy.
Duration:00:47:07
Misclassified
10/22/2024
Tyler Mills on the truth, how to love a cockroach, and her grandfather's silence about the bomb.
Duration:00:50:42