PoetryNow

Poetry Foundation

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.

  • 4 minutes
    The Editor's Ex

    Caitlin Doyle thinks about romance novels at the end of a relationship. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

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    18 April 2023, 7:25 pm
  • 4 minutes
    I Thought a Tree Dying

    Sandra Doller meditates on aging and motherhood. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    30 December 2019, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes
    I Saw This Day Coming

    Stacy Szymaszek writes a poem in gratitude to her students. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    23 December 2019, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes
    Hypersensitive Emanation

    Will Alexander finds ways of writing poems to revitalize language as a whole. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    16 December 2019, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes
    There Is No Meaning Here

    Christine Kanownik examines the place of religion and spirituality in secular life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    9 December 2019, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes
    anti-immigration

    Evie Shockley expresses frustration over ongoing immigration policies and thinks about ways Americans might better live together. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    2 December 2019, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes
    A poem from From A Winter Notebook

    Matei Yankelevich meditates on the nature of poetic language and lingers over events from his past. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    25 November 2019, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes
    Quiescence

    Alyse Knorr writes about motherhood and loss. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    18 November 2019, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes
    Ekphrasis with Toothing Chainsaw in Unnamed Halhul Vineyard

    George Abraham invents a new sonnet form to investigate an act of vandalism that occurred in a Palestinian vineyard. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    11 November 2019, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes
    I’m an Avid Skier

    Jill Magi explores the intersections between sports culture and corporate job-speak. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    4 November 2019, 6:00 am
  • 4 minutes
    Beds

    Divya Victor considers the effects of transnational migration on family life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

    28 October 2019, 5:00 am
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