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Poetry Off the Shelf
Producer Helena de Groot explores the diverse world of contemporary poetry with readings by poets, interviews with critics, and short poetry documentaries. Nothing is off limits, and nobody...
Poetry Off the Shelf Podcast Guide
Listen to Poetry Off the Shelf, a Arts podcast by Poetry Foundation. Stream 104 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 104 episodesWe Hold These Truths
America at 250.
An Act of Mercy
Serena Chopra on prairie grass, manic rage, and the memories in her ears.
Don’t Make Any Noise
J Brooke on testosterone, incinerators, and the mobster at home.
The Act of Touching
Chris Crowder on muscles, privacy, and being Captain Safety.
Hereafter Parties
Arielle Hebert on Florida, driving with the windows down, and tallying up the dead.
A Handful of Dust
Iain McGilchrist on Rip Van Winkle, the poet's brain, and the real word for sunshine. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adsw...
The Wrong Details
D.S. Waldman on the left hand, losing his brother, and introducing the most wounded part. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....
The Character in the Corner
Sony Ton-Aimé on radical joy, pig blood, and the ancestors we forgot. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...
Those Bodies We Borrowed
Monica Ferrell on robot apples, Playboy bunnies, and botox vs. crow's feet. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...
What It Takes to Be a Man
James Ciano on sports, masculinity, and the desperation to belong. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...
How to Survive on an Island
Stephanie Niu on being lost at sea, crab bridges, and finding the heart of the world. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adsw...
The Multiverse of Me
Diamond Forde on poison, fan fiction, and writing the Great American Vampire Novel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswiz...
Poets We Lost in 2025
Remembering Ellen Bryant Voigt, plus a few words on mortality by Andrea Gibson. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.co...
An Old Face
Amanda Quaid on cancer, being bad in New York, and erotic hands. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...
An Impossible Wish
Tracy K. Smith on her Hello Kitty notebook, automatic writing, and the afterlife. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....
Body of Water
Chet'la Sebree on fertility, the ocean, and sonnets about menstruation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...
What Heaven Looks Like
brittny ray crowell on grief, the scent of burning leaves, and finding her way back. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswi...
We Dream of Each Other
Kay Gabriel on embarrassment, labor organizing, and the discipline of hope. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...
Glow in the Dark
Martha Silano in memoriam: on blushing knees, fairy houses, and preparing your kids for loss. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...