PoetryNow
Summary: PoetryNow is a weekly four-minute radio series featuring some of today’s most accomplished and innovative poets who offer an acoustically rich and reflective look into a single poem.
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Podcasts:
Yolanda Wisher wonders about the type of heart the Tin Woman might long to have. Produced by Katie Klocksin
Idra Novey imagines the thoughts of a man pregnant with a panda bear. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
David Trinidad describes a movie set for a cop film set in 1970s San Francisco. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Dara Wier meditates on the mind’s need for security and sanctuary from a troubled world. Produced by Katie Klocksin
Javier Zamora describes his journey as a young migrant crossing the desert into the U.S. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Alli Warren mingles tropes of baseball, horticulture, and birdwatching as she celebrates her life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
J. Michael Martinez writes of love and the body through the language of the natural world. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Cornelius Eady reenacts a scene of racial discrimination from the film A Raisin in the Sun. Produced by Ayana Contreras.
Margaret Noodin sings a poem in Anishinaabemowin and discusses Native American languages and heritage. Produced by Ayana Contreras.
Farnoosh Fathi reads a poem on the occasion of poet John Ashbery’s 87th birthday. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Amy King considers how the media represent race and police violence. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Jennifer Moxley meditates on Eros, mythology, and the cosmos. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
David Lau combines opera, theater, and avant garde art in a poem inspired by student protests. Produced by Colin McNulty.
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa meditates on political exile and personal loss. Produced by Colin McNulty.
Urayoán Noel considers the pleasures of coffee and how those pleasures may differ between the English and Spanish languages. Produced by Colin McNulty.
