The Poetry Foundation

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  • Location: Chicago, Illinois

Audio poems, poetry docs and poetry podcasts from The Poetry Foundation in Chicago.

Series

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176 Pieces

If you've ever been curious about why and how a poem gets made, PoetryNow is a weekly 4-minute, modular radio program that offers an audio immersion into the concept of a poem. Listen to and follow the inner workings of a new poem as poets read and talk about their work on PoetryNow, a presentation of The Poetry Foundation.


Pieces

Caption: David Shook, poet
David Shook responds to a poem by Pablo Neruda with his own poem set in present-day Middle East.

Bought by KUER, KENW, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 25, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Joanna Klink, poet
Joanna Klink meditates on personal loss.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Eleni Sikelianos, poet
Eleni Sikelianos explores the evolution of the human body.

Bought by KUER, KALW, KENW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Ben Fama, poet
Ben Fama mediates on the loss of a job and the world view of corporate America.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Jan 08, 2018
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Matthew Zapruder, poet
Matthew Zapruder dedicates a graduation address to poet and fiction writer Denis Johnson who died in May, 2017.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Marie Buck describes relaxing activities many people like to do, and one rather unpleasant one.

Bought by KENW and KALW


  • Added: Dec 27, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Brenda Coultas, poet
Brenda Coultas describes the act of writing as it unfolds during the course of a day.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Dec 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jennifer Foerster, poet, Credit: Richard Bluecloud Castaneda
Jennifer Foerster imagines encountering her younger self on a walk through the streets of Vienna.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 11, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Uche Nduka, poet, Credit: John Casquarelli
Uche Nduka expresses a sense of anguish and offers possible spiritual solutions to current political and existential problems.

Bought by KUER, KALW, KENW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Amy King, poet
Amy King considers how the media represent race and police violence.

Bought by KVNO, KALW, KHSU, KENW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5