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PoetryNow

PoetryNow is a weekly four-minute radio series featuring some of today’s most accomplished and innovative poets who offer an acoustically rich and reflective look into a single poem.

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The Other Side

The Other Side

Jennifer Foerster imagines encountering her younger self on a walk through the streets of Vienna. Produced by Katie Kloc... Read more

21 Oct 2019

4mins

Ranked #2

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Hour in which I consider hydrangea

Hour in which I consider hydrangea

Simone White documents a mother’s life with her infant son. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

8 Apr 2019

4mins

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A poem from From A Winter Notebook

A poem from From A Winter Notebook

Matei Yankelevich meditates on the nature of poetic language and lingers over events from his past. Produced by Katie Kl... Read more

25 Nov 2019

4mins

Ranked #4

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Late Melt

Late Melt

Melissa Broder writes about self-realization and survival. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a transcript of this episode... Read more

27 Aug 2018

4mins

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Beds

Beds

Divya Victor considers the effects of transnational migration on family life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

28 Oct 2019

4mins

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Goodwill, Buffalo, NY

Goodwill, Buffalo, NY

Kimberly Lyons interrogates the purchase of second-hand clothes and the writing of poetry. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

1 Jul 2019

4mins

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No People in It

No People in It

Emily Skillings writes a tribute to poet John Ashbery who died in September of 2017. Produced by Sarah Geis.

2 Sep 2019

4mins

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Nothing Happened in 1999

Nothing Happened in 1999

Hayan Charara considers how the world would be different today if certain historically significant events had not taken ... Read more

31 Dec 2018

4mins

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poem for bruce

poem for bruce

Rodney Koeneke considers the mystery and language of riddles. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

26 Aug 2019

4mins

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pronoun circle-jerk and the dog charlie

pronoun circle-jerk and the dog charlie

Julian Talamantez Brolaski considers the way we use pronouns to signal gender. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

18 Feb 2019

4mins

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Things to Do in Hell

Things to Do in Hell

Chris Martin composes a list of things one might do in hell. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

1 Apr 2019

4mins

Ranked #12

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Bitch Is a Word I Hear A Lot

Bitch Is a Word I Hear A Lot

Kim Parko considers the politics of the word “bitch.” Produced by Katie Klocksin.

14 Jan 2019

4mins

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Taste

Taste

Jessica Laser considers wisdom, poetry, and procrastination. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

15 Apr 2019

4mins

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15 Years of Paris

15 Years of Paris

Katy Bohinc leaves Paris and writes a poem of apology after a misunderstanding with someone close to her. Produced by Ka... Read more

10 Jun 2019

4mins

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As If to Misread Song

As If to Misread Song

Lotte L.S. considers the legacy of British poet and political activist Anna Mendelssohn. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

30 Sep 2019

4mins

Ranked #16

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Wide Awake in a Field of Deadbolts

Wide Awake in a Field of Deadbolts

Nick Twemlow navigates the often bizarre and alienating world of the modern office. Produced by Katie Klocksin. Need a t... Read more

7 May 2018

4mins

Ranked #17

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At the Vietnam Center and Archive

At the Vietnam Center and Archive

Hai-Dang Phan examines archival documents concerning the abduction of a young Vietnamese woman by Thai pirates in the 19... Read more

29 Jul 2019

4mins

Ranked #18

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gravity furnace

gravity furnace

francine j. harris revisits her childhood home in Detroit and imagines the ways destruction can be an empowering act. Pr... Read more

24 Dec 2018

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Ranked #19

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Pearl

Pearl

Wendy Lotterman wonders what home invasion and poetry have in common. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

14 Oct 2019

4mins

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Poem

Poem

Claudia La Rocco writes a poem as a gift to a friend experiencing a difficult set of life circumstances. Produced by Kat... Read more

10 Sep 2018

4mins

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