July 4
This holiday's other implications, with pieces by D.R. James and Roy Cheng Tsung, plus a peek inside the new issue with a poem by Keli Osborn. Support the show
Jul 03, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 40
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Episodes
Allusions to Shakespeare
Inspired reading, with pieces by Leon Arden and Shirley J. Brewer, plus a peek inside the new issue with a poem by Charles Kesler. Support the show
Jun 27, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Kindergarten at 60
Back to school, with an excerpt by Dian Seidel. Support the show
Jun 20, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Bloomsday
Crossovers, with poems by Monica De Bhailís, Judy Ireland and Nora Percival. Support the show
Jun 13, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Cars
Stirrings and strandings, with excerpts by Joyce Abell and Timothy Reilly. Support the show
Jun 06, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Updating Religion
Reformations, with poems by Curt Sloan, Jesse Arthur Stone and Joyce La Mers. Support the show
May 30, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Memorial Day
Honoring our late loved ones, with poems by Mark Elber and Fran Markover. Support the show
May 23, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Mothernest
Four poems in the spirit of mother-ness, introducing a new collection by Sandy Longley. Support the show
May 16, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Mothers
Mother memories, with poems by Gilbert Arzola, Wilderness Sarchild, Wendy Elizabeth Ingersoll and Daniel Carpenter. Support the show
May 09, 2023•8 min•Season 3Ep. 32
May Days
What happens when we're at war with ourselves and others, with works by former Diana Anhalt and Arthur Rivkin. Support the show
May 02, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 31
May Day
Contemplating what helps us bloom, with poems by Kathy Mangan, Sarah Yerkes and Catherine DeNunzio. Support the show
Apr 25, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Music
It’s the soundtrack to our lives and the rhythmic telling of our destinies with poems by Diana la Com, Ruth Moon Kempher and Harry Bauld. Support the show
Apr 18, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Words
The things we use to say what we need and how we feel, with poems by Tony Howarth, Sophia Rivkin and Tim Gillespie. Support the show
Apr 11, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Birth & Rebirth
Enjoying all that came before, what is here now, and what will be with poems by John Glowney, Sharron Singleton, Maryhelen Snyder and Henry Morgenthau III. Support the show
Apr 04, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Marching into April
Witness the blooming of April’s expectations and memories with poems by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro, Jim Zafris, Mike Jurkovic and April Lindner. Support the show
Mar 28, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 26
The Trauma Issue
Taking a deeper look into our invisible, innermost scars, with poems by Tonia Dixon, Kelly Madigan and Diana Fusting. Support the show
Mar 21, 2023•8 min•Season 3Ep. 25
BB-126 The Ides of March
Diving into the month that has transfixed history, with works by Julie Cadwallader Staub, Julia Carter Aldrich and Julie LeMay. Support the show
Mar 14, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Writing
Exploring the art and effects of writing, with works by Joyce Greenberg Lott, Martha Strom and Vince Granata. Support the show
Mar 07, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Bridges
Whether we're burning them or building them, Margaret Lunden-Molinari, Gail Newman, Betty Howard and Roy Cheng Tsung understand the power and importance of bridges. Support the show
Feb 28, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Poetic Forms
Appreciating the form and flow of words, with poems by Wells Burgess, John Ridland, Nancy Carlson and Nan Fry. Support the show
Feb 21, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Valentine's Day
Embracing the sweet, and sometimes bitter, temptation of love this season, with poems by Michael Schneider, John Davis and Rachel Michaud. Support the show
Feb 14, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Poems in Protest
Remembering those lost to racial injustice while hoping for a brighter tomorrow, with poems by Art Cohen, Robert Nelson and Ted Lockhart. Support the show
Feb 07, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Petes!
Oh, for Pete's sake! With works by Peter Lucas, Kimberly Peterson and Peter Hornbostel. Support the show
Jan 31, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 18
The Morgenthau Prize
Recalling memories and faces, with works from Henry Morgenthau, Dennis H. Lee and Mark Elber. Support the show
Jan 24, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Two Reptiles and a Mammal
Memories of childhood and the curious experience of our changing bodies, with works by Nancy Davidoff Kelton, Susan Okie and Wendy Taylor Carlisle. Support the show
Jan 17, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Another Year Older
Another year, another lesson with poems by Maxine Gibson, Doris Watts and Melanie Dubose. Support the show
Jan 10, 2023•6 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Holiday Light
Late December, lights shining in the darkness, with inspiring words from Andrew Brown and Gilbert Arzola. Support the show
Dec 20, 2022•6 min•Season 3Ep. 14
The Night Sky
On flight and nightly trips, with poems by Scott Ward, Arne Weingart and Paula Colangelo. Support the show
Dec 13, 2022•6 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Sagittarius
The season of the centaur, with pieces by Joyce Abell, Alan C. West, Nancy Davidoff Kelton and Dennis H. Lee. Support the show
Dec 06, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Eating!
Thoughts on food and food for thought, with poems by Bonnie Jacobson, Charles Springer, Fran Markover, Sharron Singleton and Ellen Hartley. Support the show
Nov 29, 2022•6 min•Season 3Ep. 11
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