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.

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99 episodes
Updated Apr 18, 2023

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Nov 12, 2018 · 4 min
Discipline Park
Toby Altman visits a hospital in Washington State designed by Bertrand Goldberg and considers the costs of making art in contemporary America. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Nov 5, 2018 · 4 min
Creation Myth
Lisa Wells recalls a time in the woods with her father and meditates on the climate crisis threatening life on Earth. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Oct 29, 2018 · 4 min
mom and dad in a photo
Edmund Berrigan finds an old photo of his mother and father and describes a rich web of detail from the image. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Oct 22, 2018 · 4 min
Love Calls Us
Randall Mann remembers a poem by Richard Wilbur and addresses social and spiritual concerns of San Francisco, the city where he has lived for 20 years. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Oct 15, 2018 · 4 min
Phantom
Ali Power considers the relationship between a psychotherapist and her patient. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Oct 8, 2018 · 4 min
I'm Stepping Up in Singing Sandals, No Use For
During a poetry workshop, Bridget Talone composes a poem inspired by the writing of poet David Larsen. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Oct 1, 2018 · 4 min
Terra Pericolosa
Celina Su looks at the environmental consequences involved with offshore drilling and fracking. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Sep 24, 2018 · 4 min
It's Not Like Nikola Tesla Knew All of Those People Were Going to Die
Hanif Abdurriqib investigates a scene from Christopher Nolan’s film The Prestige and considers the costs of one’s life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Sep 17, 2018 · 4 min
Where Do You Come From?
Meena Alexander meditates on her transnational upbringing and interrogates the question of one’s origins. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Sep 10, 2018 · 4 min
Poem
Claudia La Rocco writes a poem as a gift to a friend experiencing a difficult set of life circumstances. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Sep 3, 2018 · 4 min
Andererway
Sophia Dahlin navigates a complicated set of emotions inside an emotionally abusive relationship. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Aug 27, 2018 · 4 min
Late Melt
Melissa Broder writes about self-realization and survival. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Aug 20, 2018 · 4 min
Maine Coast
Lillian Yvonne Bertram meditates on conflicted romantic feelings during a summer spent in Maine. Produced by Ayana Contreras. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Aug 13, 2018 · 4 min
Company
Emily Hunt documents her time working at a greenhouse for an online flower seller. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Aug 7, 2018 · 4 min
Ash Weed
Laura Marie Marciano describes the feeling of freedom after closing a chapter in one’s life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Jul 30, 2018 · 4 min
Know No Name
Kazim Ali focuses on the way attention to sound can open a spiritual dimension in poetry. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Jul 23, 2018 · 4 min
The Present
Ryo Yamaguchi considers how future generations may characterize our present moment in time. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Jul 16, 2018 · 4 min
Red Sea
Daniel Poppick thinks about fear and recalls a woman from Queens who was disfigured in an acid attack in 2015. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Jul 9, 2018 · 4 min
Open Openly
Alan Felsenthal lists and blesses aspects of his life, large and small, for which he is grateful. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Jul 2, 2018 · 4 min
In the Next Next World
Gillian Conoley discusses the devastation wrought by the October 2017 Northern California wildfires, the most destructive in the state’s history. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

PoetryNow

Discipline Park

Creation Myth

mom and dad in a photo

Love Calls Us

Phantom

I'm Stepping Up in Singing Sandals, No Use For

Terra Pericolosa

It's Not Like Nikola Tesla Knew All of Those People Were Going to Die

Where Do You Come From?

Poem

Andererway

Late Melt

Maine Coast

Company

Ash Weed

Know No Name

The Present

Red Sea

Open Openly

In the Next Next World