Poetry Off the Page

Jim Simpson

Poetry from the Atlanta metro area and beyond. Each week we’ll read a selection of poems from local, national and international poets along with essays by leading poets and educators, and a few surprises, too. Join us as we take poetry off the page and into your ear.

Episodes

  1. 02/24/2022

    Two poems by Dorianne Laux

    For this episode we read two poems by Dorianne Laux: “Demographic” and “Democracy.” Author of numerous poetry collections, Laux was recently elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. She has taught at the University of Oregon’s Program in Creative Writing. She now lives with her husband, poet Joseph Millar, in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she teaches in the MFA program at North Carolina State University.

    9 min

  2. 02/20/2022

    The F-Word Episode, Part 2

    A very short episode featuring poems by Terrance Hayes and Gerald Stern mentioned in the previous episode.

    7 min

  3. 02/18/2022

    The F-Word Episode

    Poems featuring one of the most satisfying four-letter words ever.

    7 min

  4. 03/29/2021

    A David Kirby poem

    Today we feature (we? It’s just me!) a selection by David Kirby from his 2007 collection The House on Boulevard St. published by Louisiana State University Press. Today’s poem is “My Dead Dad.”

    7 min

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Poetry from the Atlanta metro area and beyond. Each week we’ll read a selection of poems from local, national and international poets along with essays by leading poets and educators, and a few surprises, too. Join us as we take poetry off the page and into your ear.

Information

  • Creator
    Jim Simpson
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jim Simpson
  • Show Website
    Poetry Off the Page