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Barbara Ras shares poems from her latest poetry collection The Blues of Heaven. These are poems that are tender and wise, measured and uproarious, somber and celebratory.

'The Blues of Heaven': Barbara Ras Reads From Her Latest Poetry Collection

So you know that I love the poem “You Can’t Have It All” by poet Barbara Ras. In fact I love it so much, I asked her permission to read it on episode 24, and she also gave me permission to release that reading as a standalone recording, which you can also find in this podcast feed. Well. Of course I also had to get her on the show! Barbara has an MFA in Creative Writing from University of Oregon, and multiple fellowships, including the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others.  Her poems have appeared in the New Yorker, Tin House, Granta, and Orion, as well as other magazines and anthologies, and she has released four collections of poetry: Bite Every Sorrow (LSU Press, 1998), One Hidden Stuff (2006), The Last Skin (2010), and The Blues of Heaven (2021) just released on March 9.  As you might imagine, it was a treat for me to chat with Barbara. We talk poetry as dance; rhythms as close as your heart; poetry in translation; Amanda Gorman; busting myths about poetry; and so much more So find out why Barbara loves poetry - and why you might learn to love it, too. You can purchase Barbara's new collection, The Blues of Heaven, anywhere you get books. Barbara's page on the Academy of American Poets site: https://poets.org/poet/barbara-ras   Poetry Resources: Academy of American Poets: https://poets.org Poetry Foundation: https://poetryfoundation.org    Barbara’s favorite nonprofits: https://earthjustice.org/give/donate-today https://merwinconservancy.org/donate https://poets.org/donate  My favorite nonprofits: https://hssv.org https://towncats.org https://wck.org  We’re on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/lovewhatyoulovepod  Hang out with me at https://instagram.com/lovewhatyoulovepod  or https://twitter.com/whatyoulovepod  Need transcripts? Contact Emily White at The Wordary Emily@TheWordary.com  Check out my books at https://juliekrose.com  LWYL Music: Inspiring Hope by Pink-Sounds https://audiojungle.net/user/pink-sounds 

So you know that I love the poem “You Can’t Have It All” by poet Barbara Ras. In fact I love it so much, I asked her permission to read it on episode 24, and she also gave me permission to release that reading as a standalone recording, which you can also find in this podcast feed. Well. Of course I also had to get her on the show! Barbara has an MFA in Creative Writing from University of Oregon, and multiple fellowships, including the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others.  Her poems have appeared in the New Yorker, Tin House, Granta, and Orion, as well as other magazines and anthologies, and she has released four collections of poetry: Bite Every Sorrow (LSU Press, 1998), One Hidden Stuff (2006), The Last Skin (2010), and The Blues of Heaven (2021) just released on March 9.  As you might imagine, it was a treat for me to chat with Barbara. We talk poetry as dance; rhythms as close as your heart; poetry in translation; Amanda Gorman; busting myths about poetry; and so much more So find out why Barbara loves poetry - and why you might learn to love it, too. You can purchase Barbara's new collection, The Blues of Heaven, anywhere you get books. Barbara's page on the Academy of American Poets site: <a href="https://poets.org/poet/barbara-ras" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://poets.org/poet/barbara-ras</a> Poetry Resources: Academy of American Poets: <a href="https://poets.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://poets.org</a> Poetry Foundation: <a href="https://poetryfoundation.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://poetryfoundation.org</a> Barbara’s favorite nonprofits: <a href="https://earthjustice.org/give/donate-today" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://earthjustice.org/give/donate-today</a> <a href="https://merwinconservancy.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://merwinconservancy.org/donate</a> <a href="https://poets.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://poets.org/donate</a> My favorite nonprofits: <a href="https://hssv.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hssv.org</a> <a href="https://towncats.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://towncats.org</a> <a href="https://wck.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wck.org</a> We’re on Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lovewhatyoulovepod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/lovewhatyoulovepod</a> Hang out with me at <a href="https://instagram.com/lovewhatyoulovepod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/lovewhatyoulovepod</a>  or <a href="https://twitter.com/whatyoulovepod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/whatyoulovepod</a> Need transcripts? Contact Emily White at The Wordary <a href="mailto:Emily@TheWordary.com">Emily@TheWordary.com</a> Check out my books at <a href="https://juliekrose.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://juliekrose.com</a> LWYL Music: Inspiring Hope by Pink-Sounds <a href="https://audiojungle.net/user/pink-sounds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://audiojungle.net/user/pink-sounds</a>

Episode 35: Poetry with Barbara Ras

In this edition of This Is Just To Say, The Closet Recordings, poet and novelist Carrie Fountain reads, “You Can’t Have It All,” by Barbara Ras.

In this edition of This Is Just To Say, The Closet Recordings, poet and novelist <a href="https://www.carriefountain.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carrie Fountain</a> reads, “<a href="https://poets.org/poem/you-cant-have-it-all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Can’t Have It All</a>,” by <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/barbara-ras" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbara Ras</a>.

Closet Recordings: Barbara Ras