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Jan 17, 2019
I don't always agree with Ms. Smith's takes on the poems in the intros, but she is always thought provoking, and I appreciate the exposure to new poets.
Episode | Date |
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270: When I Am Six
00:05:00
Today's poem is When I Am Six by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.
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Dec 06, 2019 |
269: For a Lost Fragment
00:05:00
Today's poem is For a Lost Fragment by Carol Moldaw.
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Dec 05, 2019 |
268: Gate C22
00:05:00
Today's poem is Gate C22 by Ellen Bass.
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Dec 04, 2019 |
267: Fly in Our Salad
00:05:00
Today's poem is Fly in Our Salad by Gary Whitehead.
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Dec 03, 2019 |
266: After You Get Up Early On Memorial Day
00:05:00
Today's poem is After You Get Up Early On Memorial Day by Susanna Lang.
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Dec 02, 2019 |
265: Amores Perros
00:05:00
Today's poem is Amores Perros by Angela Narciso Torres.
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Nov 29, 2019 |
264: Sleeping with the Chihuahua
00:05:00
Today's poem is Sleeping with the Chihuahua by Tami Haaland.
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Nov 28, 2019 |
263: Her Daughter's Eyes
00:05:00
Today's poem is Her Daughter's Eyes by Luci Tapahonso.
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Nov 27, 2019 |
262: The Season of Phantasmal Peace
00:05:00
Today's poem is The Season of Phantasmal Peace by Dereck Walcott.
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Nov 26, 2019 |
261: Cancer
00:05:00
Today's poem is Cancer by Su Hwang.
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Nov 25, 2019 |
260: Morning
00:05:00
Today's poem is Morning by Adam Zagajewski.
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Nov 22, 2019 |
259: Opus from Space
00:05:00
Today's poem is Opus from Space by Pattiann Rogers.
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Nov 21, 2019 |
258: song: for my high school sweetheart
00:05:00
Today's poem is song: for my high school sweetheart by Yaya Yao.
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Nov 20, 2019 |
257: Eros the Contagion
00:05:00
Today's poem is Eros the Contagion by Annie Kim.
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Nov 19, 2019 |
256: Afterwords
00:05:00
Today's poem is Afterwords by Mark Strand.
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Nov 18, 2019 |
255: The Old Country
00:05:00
Today's poem is The Old Country by Karina Borowicz.
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Nov 15, 2019 |
254: So Much Happiness
00:05:00
Today's poem is So Much Happiness by Naomi Shihab Nye.
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Nov 14, 2019 |
253: The Voyage Nowhere
00:05:00
Today's poem is The Voyage Nowhere by Jennifer Soong.
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Nov 13, 2019 |
252: Frequently Asked Questions: #7
00:05:00
Today's poem is Frequently Asked Questions: #7 by Camille T. Dungy.
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Nov 12, 2019 |
251: Feet
00:05:00
Today's poem is Feet by Alan Shapiro.
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Nov 11, 2019 |
250: Passage
00:05:00
Today's poem is Passage by Joseph Stroud.
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Nov 08, 2019 |
249: Hospital Linens
00:05:00
Today's poem is Hospital Linens by Marianne Boruch.
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Nov 07, 2019 |
248: [They will tell you that I was sick, that I was a drug addict.]
00:05:00
Today's poem is [They will tell you that I was sick, that I was a drug addict.] by Dawn Lundy Martin.
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Nov 06, 2019 |
247: Tide Pool
00:05:00
Today's poem is Tide Pool by John Balaban.
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Nov 05, 2019 |
246: On Election Day
00:05:00
Today's poem is On Election Day by Charles Bernstein.
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Nov 04, 2019 |
245: Push the Week
00:05:00
Today's poem is Push the Week by Jackie Kay.
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Nov 01, 2019 |
244: We Are Not Responsible
00:05:00
Today's poem is We Are Not Responsible by Harryette Mullen.
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Oct 31, 2019 |
243: My Aunts
00:05:00
Today's poem is My Aunts by Meghan O'Rourke.
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Oct 30, 2019 |
242: Falling from the Roof of the Free World
00:05:00
Today's poem is Falling from the Roof of the Free World by Willa Carroll.
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Oct 29, 2019 |
241: Lisle, Illinois, November 1972
00:05:00
Today's poem is Lisle, Illinois, November 1972 by Robin Silbergleid.
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Oct 28, 2019 |
240: Processional
00:05:00
Today's poem is Processional by Joanna Klink.
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Oct 25, 2019 |
239: Elegy for Almost
00:05:00
Today's poem is Elegy for Almost by Rebecca Lehmann.
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Oct 24, 2019 |
238: Cindy Comes To Hear Me Read
00:05:00
Today's poem is Cindy Comes To Hear Me Read by Jill McDonough.
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Oct 23, 2019 |
237: Workshop
00:05:00
Today's poem is Workshop by Jacob Shores-Arguello.
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Oct 22, 2019 |
236: Polaroid Ode
00:05:00
Today's poem is Polaroid Ode by Cori Winrock.
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Oct 21, 2019 |
235: Body and Soul
00:04:59
Today's poem is Body and Soul by Charles Wright.
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Oct 18, 2019 |
234: Last Kiss
00:04:59
Today's poem is Last Kiss by Jane Ebihara.
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Oct 17, 2019 |
233: On the D Train
00:04:59
Today's poem is On the D Train by Jacqueline Johnson.
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Oct 16, 2019 |
232: My Embodiment
00:04:59
Today's poem is My Embodiment by Craig Morgan Teicher.
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Oct 15, 2019 |
231: My Grandmother's Love Letters
00:04:59
Today's poem is My Grandmother's Love Letters by Hart Crane.
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Oct 14, 2019 |
230: My Mother of Invention
00:05:00
Today's poem is My Mother of Invention by Michael Collier.
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Oct 11, 2019 |
229: Pig
00:05:00
Today's poem is Pig by Henri Cole.
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Oct 10, 2019 |
228: Hair
00:05:00
Today's poem is Hair by Clarence Major.
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Oct 09, 2019 |
227: Club Icarus
00:05:00
Note: This poem contains an instance of explicit language. Today's poem is Club Icarus by Matt Miller. This episode features guest host Brenda Shaughnessy; Tracy K. Smith returns this week.
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Oct 08, 2019 |
226: No War
00:05:00
Note: This poem contains an instance of explicit language. Today's poem is No War by Mariam Fayez. This episode features guest host Tina Chang; Tracy K. Smith returns this week.
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Oct 07, 2019 |
225: The Government Has Been Canceled
00:05:00
Today's poem is The Government Has Been Canceled by Maya Catherine Popa.
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Oct 04, 2019 |
224: Birthday Poem
00:05:00
Today's poem is Birthday Poem by Paisley Rekdal.
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Oct 03, 2019 |
223: sorrows by Lucille Clifton
00:05:00
Today's poem is sorrows by Lucille Clifton.
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Oct 02, 2019 |
222: The opposite of the ocean is no ocean.
00:05:00
Today's poem is The opposite of the ocean is no ocean. by Cathy Linh Che.
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Oct 01, 2019 |
221: enough food and a mom
00:05:00
Today's poem is enough food and a mom by Francine J. Harris.
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Sep 30, 2019 |
220: Through a Glass Through Which We Cannot See
00:05:00
Today's poem is Through a Glass though Which We Cannot See by Lo Kwa Mei-en. This episode features guest host Brenda Shaughnessy.
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Sep 27, 2019 |
219: Personals
00:05:00
Today's poem is Personals by C.D. Wright. This episode features guest host Brenda Shaughnessy.
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Sep 26, 2019 |
218: Enough
00:05:00
Today's poem is Enough by Suzanne Buffam. This episode features guest host Brenda Shaughnessy.
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Sep 25, 2019 |
217: Essay on Wood
00:05:00
Today's poem is Essay on Wood by James Richardson. This episode features guest host Brenda Shaughnessy.
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Sep 24, 2019 |
216: The Wooden Overcoat
00:05:14
Today's poem is The Wooden Overcoat by Rick Barot. This episode features guest host Brenda Shaughnessy.
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Sep 23, 2019 |
215: Even The Rain
00:05:00
Today’s poem is Even The Rain by Agha Shahid Ali.
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Sep 20, 2019 |
214: The Barbarians Are Coming
00:05:00
Today’s poem is The Barbarians Are Coming by Marilyn Chin.
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Sep 19, 2019 |
213: Closure
00:05:00
Today’s poem is Closure by Paul Tran.
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Sep 18, 2019 |
212: Drip
00:05:00
Today’s poem is Drip by Quenton Baker.
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Sep 17, 2019 |
211: One Is One
00:05:00
Today’s poem is One Is One by Marie Ponsot.
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Sep 16, 2019 |
210: Anemoia
00:05:00
Today's poem is Anemoia by Keetje Kuipers. This episode features guest host Tina Chang.
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Sep 13, 2019 |
209: Discovery
00:05:00
Today's poem is Discovery by Natalie Scenters-Zapico. This episode features guest host Tina Chang.
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Sep 12, 2019 |
208: Killdeer
00:05:00
Today's poem is Killdeer by Nick Flynn. This episode features guest host Tina Chang.
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Sep 11, 2019 |
207: Parable for Refugees
00:05:00
Today's poem is Parable for Refugees by Ladan Osman. This episode features guest host Tina Chang.
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Sep 10, 2019 |
206: Marriage
00:05:13
Today's poem is Marriage by Sarah Gambito. This episode features guest host Tina Chang.
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Sep 09, 2019 |
205: Music from Childhood
00:05:25
Today's poem is Music from Childhood by John Yau.
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Sep 06, 2019 |
204: Remember What I Came Here to Do to This World Very Little Actually
00:04:59
Today's poem is Remember What I Came Here to Do to This World Very Little Actually by Alice Notley.
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Sep 05, 2019 |
203: Sister as Moving Object
00:05:00
Today's poem is Sister as Moving Object by Jan Beatty.
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Sep 04, 2019 |
202: Losers
00:05:00
Today's poem is Losers by Jay Bernard.
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Sep 03, 2019 |
201: Freeway 280
00:05:25
Today's poem is Freeway 280 by Lorna Dee Cervantes.
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Sep 02, 2019 |
200: Left to ask
00:05:00
Today's poem is Left to ask by Michael Klein.
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Aug 30, 2019 |
199: Small Kindnesses
00:05:00
Today's poem is Small Kindnesses by Danusha Lameris.
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Aug 29, 2019 |
198: Night Work
00:05:50
Today's poem is Night Work by Ed Bok Lee.
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Aug 28, 2019 |
197: Tornado Child
00:05:00
Today's poem is Tornado Child by Kwame Dawes.
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Aug 27, 2019 |
196: Bargain
00:05:00
Today's poem is Bargain by Andrea Cohen.
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Aug 26, 2019 |
195: Update
00:05:00
Today's poem is Update by Amy Gerstler.
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Aug 23, 2019 |
194: A world’s too little for thy tent, a grave too big for me
00:05:00
Today's poem is A world's too little for thy tent, a grave too big for me by Connie Voisine.
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Aug 22, 2019 |
193: Winter Trees
00:05:00
Today's poem is Winter Trees by William Carlos Williams.
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Aug 21, 2019 |
192: The Death of an Elephant
00:05:00
Today's poem is The Death of an Elephant by Gianfranco Pagnucci.
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Aug 20, 2019 |
191: Staying Alive
00:05:00
Today's poem is Staying Alive by David Wagoner.
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Aug 19, 2019 |
190: World Word by Eamon Grennan
00:05:00
Today's poem is World Word by Eamon Grennan.
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Aug 16, 2019 |
189: Old Farmer
00:05:00
Today's poem is Old Farmer by Vievee Francis.
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Aug 15, 2019 |
188: Failure
00:05:00
Today's poem is Failure by Eugene Gloria.
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Aug 14, 2019 |
187: Summary of Fifteen Years
00:05:00
Today's poem is Summary of Fifteen Years by Suzanne Cleary.
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Aug 13, 2019 |
186: Directions To Finding You, Or Maybe Just An Inferior Prayer
00:05:00
Today's poem is Directions To Finding You, Or Maybe Just An Inferior Prayer by Angel Nafis.
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Aug 12, 2019 |
185: Hit
00:05:00
Today's poem is Hit.
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Aug 09, 2019 |
184: Heirloom
00:05:00
Today's poem is Heirloom by Lauren Clark.
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Aug 08, 2019 |
183: A Room at Last
00:05:00
Today's poem is A Room at Last by Ko Un.
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Aug 07, 2019 |
182: Writing a Poem
00:05:00
Today's poem is Writing a Poem by Shirley Geok-lin Lim.
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Aug 06, 2019 |
181: Three Foxes by the Edge of the Field at Twilight
00:05:00
Today's poem is Three Foxes by the Edge of the Field at Twilight by Jane Hirshfield.
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Aug 05, 2019 |
180: Evening Sun
00:05:00
Today's poem is Evening Sun by Jane Kenyon.
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Aug 02, 2019 |
179: Using A Hula Hoop Can Get You Abducted By Aliens
00:05:00
Today's poem is Using A Hula Hoop Can Get You Abducted By Aliens by Matthea Harvey.
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Aug 01, 2019 |
178: God
00:05:00
Today's poem is God by Marsha de la O.
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Jul 31, 2019 |
177: Mammogram Call Back with Ultra Sound
00:05:00
Today's poem is Mammogram Call Back with Ultra Sound by Ellen Bass.
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Jul 30, 2019 |
176: The Boatman
00:05:00
Today's poem is The Boatman by Carolyn Forché.
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Jul 29, 2019 |
175: Immigrant Can't Write Poetry
00:05:00
Today's poem is Immigrant Can't Write Poetry by Wang Ping.
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Jul 26, 2019 |
174: Casa
00:05:00
Today's poem is Casa by Rigoberto Gonzalez.
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Jul 25, 2019 |
173: Strong Men, Riding Horses
00:05:00
Today's poem is Strong Men, Riding Horses by Tishani Doshi.
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Jul 24, 2019 |
172: Poem for Passengers
00:05:00
Today's poem is Poem for Passengers by Matthew Zapruder.
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Jul 23, 2019 |
171: Spring Morning
00:05:00
Today's poem is Spring Morning by A.A. Milne.
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Jul 22, 2019 |