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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Kevin Goodan — We give…

Kevin Goodan — We give…

Firefighting pushes the body to breaking point; Kevin Goodan’s poem locates the “ash-dark art” of firefighting not just in the wilderness where the team worked, but in the muscles of the firefighters....

14 Nov 202214min

David Whyte — Leaving the Island

David Whyte — Leaving the Island

Sometimes leaving feels like you’re splitting yourself in two, but you leave anyway. What compels us? What holds us together even as we look back? David Whyte’s poem combines pain and promise as someo...

11 Nov 202215min

Andrés N. Ordorica — Mis raíces

Andrés N. Ordorica — Mis raíces

What is the landscape that has most influenced you? When do you go there? In person? Andrés N. Ordorica goes in dreams. Andrés N. Ordorica is a queer Latinx writer based in Edinburgh. His writing atte...

7 Nov 202214min

Laura Villareal — My Worries Have Worries

Laura Villareal — My Worries Have Worries

If you were to use a metaphor for your worries, what metaphor would you turn to? Here, the worries have worry babies of their own. And they look back at the poet. What do they see? Laura Villareal is ...

4 Nov 202212min

Stephanie Burt — Prayer for Werewolves

Stephanie Burt — Prayer for Werewolves

The search for authentic love is a powerful hunger in humans and, as Stephanie Burt shares, in werewolves. Stephanie Burt is a poet, literary critic, and professor with nine published books, including...

31 Okt 202213min

Fiona Benson — Mama Cockroach, I Love You

Fiona Benson — Mama Cockroach, I Love You

Do you experience disgust at the sight of certain insects? Which ones? Fiona Benson teaches us how to see. Fiona Benson is the author of several poetry collections including Bright Travellers (Jonatha...

28 Okt 202215min

Saddiq Dzukogi — Learning about Constellations

Saddiq Dzukogi — Learning about Constellations

A man whose baby daughter has died turns to stars, mythology, and imagination for solace. There, he encounters what might help, a little. Saddiq Dzukogi is a poet and professor of English at Mississip...

24 Okt 202214min

Adam Zagajewski — Transformation

Adam Zagajewski — Transformation

What do you do when what sustains you no longer sustains you? A poet tries everything he can to reconnect with his art. Adam Zagajewski was a Polish poet and novelist born at the end of World War II. ...

21 Okt 202212min

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