1542 Episodes

  1. 1182: from “Take Me Back, Burden Hill” by L. Lamar Wilson

    Published: 8/13/2024

  2. 1181: Enlightenment by Vijay Seshadri

    Published: 8/12/2024

  3. 1180: The Gardener 85 by Rabindranath Tagore

    Published: 8/9/2024

  4. 1179: Nude by James Kelly Quigley

    Published: 8/8/2024

  5. 1178: America by Claude McKay, with special guest Tonya Mosley

    Published: 8/7/2024

  6. 1177: Machete: Look by Jasminne Mendez

    Published: 8/6/2024

  7. 1176: Fowl at Large by Sarah Giragosian

    Published: 8/5/2024

  8. 1175: Hunger by Kelli Russell Agodon

    Published: 8/2/2024

  9. 1174: Separation Wall by Naomi Shihab Nye

    Published: 8/1/2024

  10. 1173: Sono by Suji Kwock Kim

    Published: 7/31/2024

  11. 1172: From Blossoms by Li-Young Lee

    Published: 7/30/2024

  12. 1171: One Art by Elizabeth Bishop

    Published: 7/29/2024

  13. 1170: The Way by Cynthia Cruz

    Published: 7/26/2024

  14. 1169: from "American Analects" by Gary Young

    Published: 7/25/2024

  15. 1168: Refusing Rilke's “You must change your life” by Remica Bingham-Risher

    Published: 7/24/2024

  16. 1167: Transfusion by Shara Lessley

    Published: 7/23/2024

  17. 1166: Wind Poem by Song Yu, translated by Chloe Garcia Roberts

    Published: 7/22/2024

  18. 1165: Pando Aspen Clone by Jacqueline Balderrama

    Published: 7/19/2024

  19. 1164: Act of Gratitude by Cyrus Cassells

    Published: 7/18/2024

  20. 1163: Voice Clear As by Kemi Alabi

    Published: 7/17/2024

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