Poetry Off the Shelf

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Poetry Off the Shelf

Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Our Marvelous Existence

    Elisa Díaz Castelo on vertigo, breaking a chicken, and her grandmother's advice for a good life.

    33 min

  2. 19 NOV

    Spirit Times

    Violeta Orozco on the US presidential election, leaving Mexico, and her connection to deep time.

    43 min

  3. 11 NOV

    Fool’s Errand

    Idra Novey on exile, stereotypes, and making art the center of your life.

    47 min

  4. 8 NOV

    Painting From Life

    Garth Greenwell on shame, small acts of love, and the patch of snow inside us.

    1h 1m

  5. 24 OCT

    Trial and Error

    Helena and Nicholson Baker on drawing your loved ones, the horrors of the world, and finding your way back to beauty.

    55 min

  6. 22 OCT

    Misclassified

    Tyler Mills on the truth, how to love a cockroach, and her grandfather's silence about the bomb.

    51 min

  7. 18 OCT

    Rise Together

    Perry Janes on Hollywood, ego, and trying not to break his NDA.

    58 min

  8. 8 OCT

    Where I Live

    A.B. Spellman on Jim Crow, alligator suede shoes, and shaking up the art of the castle.

    1h 5m
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Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.

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  • Creator
    Poetry Foundation
  • Years Active
    2006 - 2024
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ℗ & © 2023 Poetry Foundation
  • Show Website
    Poetry Off the Shelf

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