Molly McCully Brown — Transubstantiation
Are there places you've lived or visited that others would disregard? What do you see in them that others might miss?" This poem takes place at night, describing a scene from a town on the edge of a c...
16 Loka 202012min
Natalie Diaz — Of Course She Looked Back
Is there a character (from history, politics, or literature) whose story you want to tell from a new perspective? This poem is told from the point of view of “Lot’s wife,” a biblical character who was...
12 Loka 202015min
Natasha Trethewey — Miscegenation
Were you born during a time when laws were different? What impact did those laws have on you? In this poem, Natasha Trethewey recalls the story of how her parents crossed state lines to wed because Mi...
9 Loka 202010min
James Wright — A Blessing
Is there a moment of beauty you can recall that’s like a blessing for you?This poem takes place at twilight in a field just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, where the poet and a friend encount...
5 Loka 202012min
Gregory Pardlo — Wishing Well
What’s a chance encounter in a city that’s never left you? In this poem the speaker is asked a question by a stranger while standing near the water outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York C...
2 Loka 202015min
Ada Limón — Wonder Woman
What stories or myths bring you strength?This poem tells the story of a person living with invisible chronic pain who finds unexpected fortitude from a girl dressed as a superhero. Their encounter, “a...
28 Syys 202016min
Poetry Unbound — Season 2 Trailer
Poetry Unbound with host Pádraig Ó Tuama is back on Monday, Sept. 28. Featured poets in this season include Lucille Clifton, James Wright, Natasha Trethewey, Christian Wiman, Layli Long Soldier and mo...
14 Syys 20201min
Leanne O'Sullivan — Leaving Early
In Leanne O’Sullivan’s poem “Leaving Early,” the poet writes to her ill husband, entrusting him into the care of a nurse named Fionnuala. As the novel coronavirus sweeps the globe, many of us can’t ph...
3 Huhti 202011min
