Wake, Butterfly: Beyond (So What) with Edward Salem

The Poetry Magazine Podcast by Poetry Foundation

Jun 23, 202500:13:11Arts

In the second episode, Edward Salem invites listeners to find what’s beyond “so what.” _____ Matsuo Bashō wrote: Wake, butterfly— it’s late, we’ve miles to go together. Poetry magazine presents Wake, Butterfly, a series...

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