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
In the voice of her mother, Eileen Tabios reflects on the accomplishments and tragedies of her mother’s children.
- Added: Aug 17, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Kimberly Lyons interrogates the purchase of second-hand clothes and the writing of poetry.
- Added: Aug 14, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
Sara Deniz Akant considers the virtues and meaning of one’s name.
- Added: Aug 03, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Nikki Wallschlaeger meditates on issues of accountability.
- Added: Jul 28, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Francisco Aragón describes a threatening incident against a college student after the 2016 election.
- Added: Jul 25, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux mediates on the anxieties and ambitions of adult life.
- Added: Jul 17, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
Amanda Nadelberg reflects on life accomplishments and what has been left unachieved.
- Added: Jul 10, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Douglas Kearney pays tribute to the late music icon Prince.
- Added: Jun 29, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Juan Delgado describes a dangerous journey by a series of freight trains that migrants from Central America use to reach the U.S. border.
- Added: Jun 26, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
John Tipton looks at the Rosetta Spacecraft’s September 2016 landing on a comet orbiting Jupiter.
- Added: Jun 20, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3