1636 Episodes

  1. 1226: The Devouring Economy of Nature by Daniel Borzutzky

    Published: 10/28/2024

  2. 1225: After Vallejo by A.B. Spellman

    Published: 10/25/2024

  3. 1224: Here We Are by Lauren K. Watel

    Published: 10/24/2024

  4. 1223: Between You and You by Sham-e-Ali Nayeem

    Published: 10/23/2024

  5. 1222: Post- by Corey Van Landingham

    Published: 10/22/2024

  6. 1221: Home Movies: A Sort of Ode by Mary Jo Salter

    Published: 10/21/2024

  7. 1220: Taking Stock by Elaine Equi

    Published: 10/18/2024

  8. 1219: from "Elegy for the Times" by Adonis, translated by Robyn Creswell

    Published: 10/17/2024

  9. 1218: Vulture by Ted Kooser

    Published: 10/16/2024

  10. 1217: Abide by Jake Adam York

    Published: 10/15/2024

  11. 1216: oracle by Duriel E. Harris

    Published: 10/14/2024

  12. 1215: The Clearing by Jane Kenyon

    Published: 10/11/2024

  13. 1214: Grading Rubric by Antonio de Jesús López

    Published: 10/10/2024

  14. 1213: Pacific Power & Light by Michael Dickman

    Published: 10/9/2024

  15. 1212: Eureka! by Jessica Abughattas

    Published: 10/8/2024

  16. 1211: The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart by Jack Gilbert

    Published: 10/7/2024

  17. 1210: Negro Hero (to Suggest Dorie Miller) by Gwendolyn Brooks

    Published: 10/4/2024

  18. 1209: Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare

    Published: 10/3/2024

  19. 1208: Gravelly Run by A. R. Ammons

    Published: 10/2/2024

  20. 1207: from "Spring and All" by William Carlos Williams

    Published: 10/1/2024

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