Episode 106: Jane Mead, I wonder if I will miss the moss
This poem offers a humble love of the world and a leave-taking of it. It was found in the papers of Jane Mead (1958-2019), which were left to her great friend Kathleen.
Episode 103: Dinah Maria Craik, Friendship
In a short, simple, well-loved poem, Dinah Maria Craik names one aspect of friendship that many have found true. A great way to start the new year and launch the season. Find.
Episode 101: Emerald GoingSnake, Someday I'll Love–
This episode opens “Someday I’ll Love” poems through the vivid imagery of a young poet’s connection with their grandmother, remembering in love as memory begins to slip. Emerald ᏃᏈᏏ GoingSnake is an.
Episode 92: Dorianne Laux, Singer
In this episode, we read and discuss “Singer,” a narrative poem that celebrates the poetic speaker’s mother in all of her complexity. Dorianne Laux is the author of numerous books of poetry,.
Episode 74: Diane Seuss, [The sonnet, like poverty]
This remarkable sonnet dives into issues of poverty, poetry, and grief. We talk about the pedagogy of constraint, while exploring the achievements, including the hardbitten gratitude, embedded in this poem. Thank you.
Episode 61: Ada Limón, "The Raincoat"
With her quality of attention and focus on vivid, specific images, Ada Limón brings us to a moment of surprising insight in “The Raincoat.” “The Raincoat” appears in Ada Limón’s book The.
Episode 60: Li-Young Lee, From Blossoms
In this episode, we explore the poetry of joy in a world of shade and death, looking to sounds and repetitions while examining how “From Blossoms” speaks back to the poem that.
Episode 50: Rafael Campo, Primary Care
In this episode, we discuss how Rafael Campo, a practicing physician, uses blank verse to explore the experience of illness and suffering. Thanks to the Georges Borchardt, Inc. for granting us permission.