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

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Melissa Broder writes about self-realization and survival. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Bought by Raven Radio, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Sep 05, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Lillian Yvonne Bertram meditates on conflicted romantic feelings during a summer spent in Maine. Produced by Ayana Contreras.

Bought by Raven Radio, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Sep 05, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Emily Hunt documents her time working at a greenhouse for an online flower seller. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Bought by Raven Radio, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Aug 10, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Laura Marie Marciano describes the feeling of freedom after closing a chapter in one’s life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Aug 06, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Kazim Ali focuses on the way attention to sound can open a spiritual dimension in poetry. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Jul 20, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Ryo Yamaguchi considers how future generations may characterize our present moment in time. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Jul 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Daniel Poppick thinks about fear and recalls a woman from Queens who was disfigured in an acid attack in 2015.

Bought by Raven Radio, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Jul 06, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Alan Felsenthal lists and blesses aspects of his life, large and small, for which he is grateful. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Bought by Raven Radio, KENW, KALW, and KHSU


  • Added: Jun 27, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Gillian Conoley discusses the devastation wrought by the October 2017 Northern California wildfires, the most destructive in the state’s history.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Jun 22, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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After an artist residency at Chicago’s International Museum of Surgical Science, Carrie Olivia Adams celebrates the lives of pioneering women in me...

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KHSU, KENW, and WFMT Station Account


  • Added: Jun 20, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5