Poetry Off the Shelf
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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.
Poetry Off the Shelf
1w ago
Peter Cole on his brother's death, finding his vocation, and the erotic pull of letters ..read more
Poetry Off the Shelf
2w ago
Elisa Díaz Castelo on vertigo, breaking a chicken, and her grandmother's advice for a good life ..read more
Poetry Off the Shelf
3w ago
Violeta Orozco on the US presidential election, leaving Mexico, and her connection to deep time ..read more
Poetry Off the Shelf
1M ago
Cass Donish on grief rituals, putting on makeup, and letting in joy ..read more
Poetry Off the Shelf
1M ago
Tyler Mills on the truth, how to love a cockroach, and her grandfather's silence about the bomb ..read more
Poetry Off the Shelf
2M ago
A.B. Spellman on Jim Crow, alligator suede shoes, and shaking up the art of the castle ..read more
Poetry Off the Shelf
2M ago
Garth Greenwell on shame, small acts of love, and the patch of snow inside us ..read more
Poetry Off the Shelf
3M ago
Idra Novey on exile, stereotypes, and making art the center of your life ..read more
Poetry Off the Shelf
3M ago
Helena and Nicholson Baker on drawing your loved ones, the horrors of the world, and finding your way back to beauty ..read more
Poetry Off the Shelf
4M ago
Perry Janes on Hollywood, ego, and trying not to break his NDA ..read more