7 episodes
Poking Around Poking Around
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Join hosts Hannah Monsour and Zoe Branch as they joke around about poems and poem around about jokes. Both professional poets and amateur comedians, the artists explore the funny and the profound — often in the same breath. Each episode includes two new poems written on the spot and read based on themes explored in the episode.
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I've Just Been to a Marvelous Party
Featured poem: Short Distance Friendship Lyndsay Rush
Featured topics: Dance Dance Revolution, a speakeasy dollar store, stuffed animal tea parties, and our friend Emma.
Poem read with permission from the author.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: Pokingaroundpod@gmail.com
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The Zippo Begets
Featured poem: The Day Mary Oliver Died by James A. Pearson. Featured topics: the vibe of wishes, how to be immortal, dude friendship, em dashes.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics! Pokingaroundpod@gmail.com
Poem read with permission from the author.
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Human vs Creature
Featured poem: Giving Notice by Joy Sullivan. Featured topics: Mice, reformed finance bros, howling at the moon, and public transit.
Poem read with permission from the author.
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Birth Hyphen Day
Featured poem: Birth-day by Lucille Clifton. Featured topics: how to turn 21, getting dizzy, homework souls, and the tragic disappearance of woman pilot Amelia Earhart.
Poem read with permission from the publisher. The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010. Copyright © 2016 published by BOA Editions.
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Vitamin D Deficient
Featured poem: The Raincoat by Ada Limon. Featured topics: Forbes 30 Under 30, fairy smut, a rare and unnamed ailment, and manic pixie dream girls. And our mothers, whom we love hugely and endlessly!
Poem read from The Carrying, published by Milkweed Editions and used with permission from the publisher.
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In Defense of Boyfriend
Featured poem: This Year I Mean to be an Elephant by Wendy Xu. Featured topics: Blockbuster, shrooms, death by phone, & sexy babies.
Poem read with permission from the author.
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @pokingaroundpod + @hannahmonsour + @zoe.branch
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