Poetry Off the Shelf
Poetry Foundation
Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.
- 1 hour 6 minutesOur Life Force
Catherine Barnett on improv, misfit details, and the humor in elegy.
4 February 2025, 3:05 pm - 33 minutes 13 secondsThe Age of Fire
Mike Sonksen on the Los Angeles fires and what it means to love a city in danger.
22 January 2025, 4:12 pm - 1 hour 8 minutesPoets We Lost in 2024
Helen Vendler and Marjorie Perloff in the words of people who loved them.
7 January 2025, 3:29 pm - 54 minutes 53 secondsMerchant of Joy
Caleb Femi on parties, golden pavements, and the downside of self-awareness.
17 December 2024, 3:28 pm - 53 minutes 5 secondsYou Are Beautiful
Cass Donish on grief rituals, putting on makeup, and letting in joy.
3 December 2024, 9:47 pm - 33 minutes 2 secondsOur Marvelous Existence
Elisa Díaz Castelo on vertigo, breaking a chicken, and her grandmother's advice for a good life.
25 November 2024, 9:46 pm - 42 minutes 41 secondsSpirit Times
Violeta Orozco on the US presidential election, leaving Mexico, and her connection to deep time.
19 November 2024, 9:45 pm - 50 minutes 42 secondsMisclassified
Tyler Mills on the truth, how to love a cockroach, and her grandfather's silence about the bomb.
22 October 2024, 8:43 pm - 1 hour 5 minutesWhere I Live
A.B. Spellman on Jim Crow, alligator suede shoes, and shaking up the art of the castle.
8 October 2024, 6:29 pm - 1 hour 1 minutePainting From Life
Garth Greenwell on shame, small acts of love, and the patch of snow inside us.
24 September 2024, 1:31 pm - 46 minutes 48 secondsFool’s Errand
Idra Novey on exile, stereotypes, and making art the center of your life.
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