Wake, Butterfly: Protest (& Antidote) with Pamela Sneed

The Poetry Magazine Podcast by Poetry Foundation

Jul 7, 202500:13:10Arts

In the fourth episode, Pamela Sneed invites listeners to create a protest poem and an antidote. _____ Matsuo Bashō wrote: Wake, butterfly— it’s late, we’ve miles to go together. Poetry magazine presents Wake, Butterfly,...

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