What Are Poems

W.S. Merwin he's marrying women, he's writing poetry, he may have written a dark version of the Lorax. --- Support this ... Read more

What's this? No scandal? A good man, writing good things who ends up in Greece (not exiled, just alone, but not alone at... Read more

He is on the pulse of Late-60's New York City.  A friend of all artist -- Frank O'Hara.  I discuss a harrowing tale of h... Read more

Two men choke on grapes in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jacob-davies2... Read more

Marianne Moore was out there.  Another poet who's father has a psychotic break.  Another poet who was writing, and breat... Read more

NPR contributor, poet, and philosopher Baxter Black's poems are read.  I regret making fun of Ronald Reagan in a twist o... Read more

It's everyone in England's biggest crush: Rupert Brooke.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s... Read more

It's a vivid, quick, important life on What Are Poems today. It's reaching back for inspiration and that inspiration rev... Read more

Abraham Lincoln may or may not have written a poem about suicide in 1838.  A reading, an investigation, thoughts of Lizz... Read more

The sister of William Wordsworth gets some thoughts.  My buddy Phil reads a poem at around 4 AM in my home.  My buddy No... Read more