Poetry Off the Shelf

Mar 18 2025 99 ep. 52 mins 3.2k

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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.

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Braver Than I Am

Mar 18 2025 55 mins

Tiana Clark on divorce, joy, and taking up space on the page.

To the Brink

Mar 04 2025 55 mins

Four poets on old stories, cultural memory, and minority languages.

Hope Rustles in My Leaves

Feb 18 2025 60 mins

Rebecca Lindenberg on diabetes, a final phone call, and letting yourself fall in love.

Our Life Force

Feb 04 2025 66 mins

Catherine Barnett on improv, misfit details, and the humor in elegy.

The Age of Fire

Jan 22 2025 33 mins

Mike Sonksen on the Los Angeles fires and what it means to love a city in danger.

Poets We Lost in 2024

Jan 07 2025 68 mins

Helen Vendler and Marjorie Perloff in the words of people who loved them.

Merchant of Joy

Dec 17 2024 54 mins

Caleb Femi on parties, golden pavements, and the downside of self-awareness.

You Are Beautiful

Dec 03 2024 53 mins

Cass Donish on grief rituals, putting on makeup, and letting in joy.

Our Marvelous Existence

Nov 25 2024 33 mins

Elisa Díaz Castelo on vertigo, breaking a chicken, and her grandmother's advice for a good life.

Spirit Times

Nov 19 2024 42 mins

Violeta Orozco on the US presidential election, leaving Mexico, and her connection to deep time.