Poetry Unbound
Short and unhurried, Poetry Unbound is an immersive exploration of a single poem, hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pádraig Ó Tuama greets you at the doorways of brilliant poems and walks you through — each one has wisdom to offer and questions to ask you. Already a listener? There’s also a book (Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World), a Substack newsletter with a vibrant conversation in the comments, and occasional gatherings.

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Linda Hogan — Song for the Turtles of the Gulf

Linda Hogan — Song for the Turtles of the Gulf

In a poem called a “Song,” Linda Hogan crafts a song for turtles and other creatures killed through oil spills in the gulf. At once a praise song for the beauty of the sea, the earth, and its animals,...

26 Marras 202115min

Lory Bedikian — On the Way to Oshagan

Lory Bedikian — On the Way to Oshagan

The exile’s return to the motherland is the theme around which Lory Bedikian’s poem “On the Way to Oshagan” circles. She, a proud Armenian, stops by a roadside stall on a trip to her home country; and...

22 Marras 202117min

Nico Amador — Flower Wars

Nico Amador — Flower Wars

Telling some of the story of the Flower Wars of the Aztec era, Nico Amador’s poem pits wars against creation. In a poem that begins by recalling creation myths from multiple cultures, he then poses qu...

19 Marras 202112min

Darrel Alejandro Holnes — Amending Wall

Darrel Alejandro Holnes — Amending Wall

In a poem that directly addresses Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall,” Darrel Alejandro Holnes asks questions: who gets to build walls, or guard borders?. Do good fences really make good neighbors? Taking a...

15 Marras 202117min

Elizabeth Bishop — Sestina

Elizabeth Bishop — Sestina

This sestina poem considers a scene from Elizabeth Bishop’s own childhood through the sounds of six repeating words: house, grandmother, child, stove, almanac, tears. These six words repeat — in diffe...

12 Marras 202115min

Major Jackson — Blunts

Major Jackson — Blunts

Some friends gather and smoke at a doorway in a city. There’s Malik, and Johnny Cash, and Lefty, and Jësus. And the poet, Major Jackson. They’ve known each other their whole lives, and they wonder who...

8 Marras 202116min

Andrés Cerpa — Seasonal without Spring: Autumn

Andrés Cerpa — Seasonal without Spring: Autumn

Andrés Cerpa recollects how his father’s early dementia was an increasing influence on his early years. As he grew, his father diminished. The burden of this was heavy on him — he stayed awake listeni...

5 Marras 202116min

Kaveh Akbar — How Prayer Works

Kaveh Akbar — How Prayer Works

A narrative prose poem about two brothers — one on a visit home from college — who are turning to face east in their small shared room. With seven years between them, one is a young man and the other,...

1 Marras 202115min

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