Poetry Unbound

A podcast by On Being Studios

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199 Episodes

  1. Caroline Bird — Little Children

    Published: 5/9/2022
  2. Marilyn Nelson — The Truceless Wars

    Published: 5/6/2022
  3. Richard Blanco — Looking for The Gulf Motel

    Published: 5/2/2022
  4. Yusef Komunyakaa — Praising Dark Places

    Published: 4/29/2022
  5. Hannah Emerson — Keep Yourself at the Beginning of the Beginning

    Published: 4/25/2022
  6. Kyle Carrero Lopez — Ode to the Crop Top

    Published: 4/22/2022
  7. Divya Victor — First Petition

    Published: 4/18/2022
  8. Denise Low — Walking with My Delaware Grandfather

    Published: 4/15/2022
  9. Rita Dove — Eurydice, Turning

    Published: 4/11/2022
  10. Poetry Unbound — Season 5 Trailer

    Published: 4/4/2022
  11. BONUS: An Invitation from Pádraig and Krista

    Published: 3/28/2022
  12. Danez Smith — i’m going back to Minnesota where sadness makes sense

    Published: 12/17/2021
  13. Craig Santos Perez — Rings of Fire

    Published: 12/13/2021
  14. Alberto Ríos — December Morning in the Desert

    Published: 12/10/2021
  15. Yehoshua November — 2AM, and the Rabbinical Students Stand in their Bathrobes

    Published: 12/6/2021
  16. Aria Aber — The Only Cab Service of Farmington, Maine

    Published: 12/3/2021
  17. Donika Kelly — In the Chapel of St. Mary’s

    Published: 11/29/2021
  18. Linda Hogan — Song for the Turtles of the Gulf

    Published: 11/26/2021
  19. Lory Bedikian — On the Way to Oshagan

    Published: 11/22/2021
  20. Nico Amador — Flower Wars

    Published: 11/19/2021

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Short and unhurried, Poetry Unbound is an immersive exploration of a single poem, hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pádraig Ó Tuama greets you at the doorways of brilliant poems and walks you through — each one has wisdom to offer and questions to ask you. Already a listener? There’s also a book (Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World), a Substack newsletter with a vibrant conversation in the comments, and occasional gatherings.