The Poetry Foundation
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
Audio poems, poetry docs and poetry podcasts from The Poetry Foundation in Chicago.
Series
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.
- From: The Poetry Foundation
- Updated: Jun 20, 2018
Pieces
Tyehimba Jess pays tribute to Sissieretta Jones, the first African-American to perform at Carnegie Hall in 1892.
- Added: Nov 06, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 4
Hoa Nguyen considers the objects of jokes and humor.
- Added: Oct 30, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Vincent Katz observes a March evening as the city of New York goes about its daily life.
- Added: Oct 25, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Barbara Jane Reyes remembers and praises the life of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker who was swindled into becoming a drug mule.
- Added: Oct 10, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
Noelle Kocot investigates the politics and power of the pronoun “they.”
- Added: Sep 28, 2017
- Length: 04:01
- Purchases: 2
Reginald Dwayne Betts recalls a fellow inmate with respect and admiration for the man’s integrity.
- Added: Sep 25, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
Ana Božičević explores the feelings and emotions of spring.
- Added: Sep 18, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Ocean Vuong remembers Tamir Rice, the 12-year old boy killed by police in Cleveland, OH in 2014.
- Added: Sep 12, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 7
Gerard Malanga responds to the poaching and endangerment of elephants.
- Added: Sep 05, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 5
Kiki Petrosino imagines an escape from a fairy house.
- Added: Aug 30, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 5
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Poetry Admin (Admin)
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