Wake the Happy Words

Gary Miranda

Award-winning poet Gary Miranda (www.garymiranda.com) reads from his collected poems and shares some of the stories behind them. His son Nicolas provides musical interludes. “Miranda’s best is breathtaking. . . Certainly we can want no better.” —Michael Heffernan, Poetry magazine

Episodes

  1. 1. The Starting Five

    03/13/2025

    1. The Starting Five

    Gary shares poems that he always includes at a reading.

    16 min
  2. 2. Less Is More

    03/13/2025

    2. Less Is More

    Gary reads what were originally published as stand-alone poems in magazines such as The Atlantic and The New Yorker but that were later incorporated into longer poems in his first two books.

    15 min
  3. 3.Project Partner

    03/12/2025

    3.Project Partner

    Gary shares poems from a federal poet-in-the schools project from which he stole the kindergarten teacher.

    19 min
  4. 4. Family

    03/11/2025

    4. Family

    Gary shares poems that were inspired by or dedicated to members of his family

    23 min
  5. 5. Of Poetry and Poets

    03/10/2025

    5. Of Poetry and Poets

    Gary shares poems on the art and craft of poetry and pays homage to three diverse poets.

    18 min
  6. 6.Grab Bag

    03/09/2025

    6.Grab Bag

    Gary shares a miscellany of poems from his first book that don't fit easily into any category.

    20 min
  7. 7. Sonnets, Sestinas, and Such--Oh My!

    03/08/2025

    7. Sonnets, Sestinas, and Such--Oh My!

    Gary talks about the fun and frustration of fixed forms.

    18 min
  8. 8. Other Voices

    03/07/2025

    8. Other Voices

    Gary reads some of his favorite poems by other poets.

    22 min
  9. 9. "The World That Is Offered"

    03/06/2025

    9. "The World That Is Offered"

    Gary reads a single long poem that he wrote on the occasion of becoming a father.

    32 min
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Award-winning poet Gary Miranda (www.garymiranda.com) reads from his collected poems and shares some of the stories behind them. His son Nicolas provides musical interludes. “Miranda’s best is breathtaking. . . Certainly we can want no better.” —Michael Heffernan, Poetry magazine

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