RVA Loves Poetry

"Legal Alien" by Pat Mora (Hosts: Jungbin and Levi) 21.06.2025 7:43 ↓

Find the full text of Pat Mora's poem here .

"It's Raining in Love" by Richard Brautigan (Hosts: Yosef and Noah) 20.06.2025 7:18 ↓

Find the full text of Richard Brautigan's poem here .

"See It Through" by Edgar Guest (Hosts: Obed and Josh) 20.06.2025 8:51 ↓

Find the full text of Edgar Guest's poem here .

"Follow Thy Fair Sun" by Thomas Campion (Host: Gavin) 20.06.2025 8:15 ↓

Find the full text of Thomas Campion's poem here .

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost (Host: Luke) 20.06.2025 7:12 ↓

Find the full text of Robert Frost's poem here .

"We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (Hosts: Sichan and Yeseok) 20.06.2025 10:03 ↓

Find the full text of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem here .

"Aubade" by Philip Larkin (Hosts: Esther and Levi) 19.06.2025 16:54 ↓

Find the full text of Philip Larkin's poem here .

"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale (Host: Maggie) 19.06.2025 7:41 ↓

Find the full text of Sara Teasdale's poem here .

"Atlantis" by Elizabeth Acevedo (Hosts: Ellie and Biniyam) 19.06.2025 11:41 ↓

Find the full text of Elizabeth's Acevedo poem in the anthology, Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience , which was published by Seven Stories Press in 2019.

"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg (Hosts: Jaden and Jasper) 19.06.2025 11:36 ↓

Find the full text of Carl Sandburg's poem here .

"Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare (Hosts: Saheun and Isabel) 19.06.2025 8:24 ↓

Find the full text of William Shakespeare's poem here .

"Remember" by Christina Rossetti (Hosts: Karis and Jueun) 18.06.2025 7:11 ↓

Find the full text of Christina Rossetti's poem here .

"Dr. Poem" by Emithal Mahmoud (Host: Nana Ama) 18.06.2025 12:09 ↓

Find the full text of Emithal Mahmoud's poem in her poetry collection, Sister's Entrance , published by Andrews McNeel Publishing in 2018.

"I Look at the World" by Langston Hughes (Hosts: Austin and Rueben) 18.06.2025 10:40 ↓

Find the full text of Langston Hughes' poem here .

"Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou (Hosts: Caliana and Riel) 18.06.2025 7:38 ↓

Find the full text of Maya Angelou's poem here .

"Look at that Pond" by Clint Smith (Hosts: Jade and Gaon) 18.06.2025 10:08 ↓

Find the full text of Clint Smith's poem in his recent poetry collection, Above Ground , published by Little, Brown and Company in 2023.

"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes (Hosts: Caden and Josiah) 17.06.2025 8:24 ↓

Find the full text of Langston Hughes' poem here .

"Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (Hosts: Micah and Micah) 17.06.2025 8:12 ↓

Find the full text of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem here .

"Break My Heart" by Joy Harjo (Hosts: Annabelle and Samia) 17.06.2025 9:51 ↓

Find the full text of Joy Harjo's poem here .

"Ending Song" by Paisley Rekdal (Hosts: Matthew and Shalom) 17.06.2025 8:03 ↓

Find the full text of Paisley Rekdal's poem here . Here is a list of music used in this episode: "Family Ties" by baby keem and Kendrick Lamar "Devil is a Lie" by Tommy Richman "On Sight" by Kanye West "Like That" by Future, Kendrick Lamar, Metro Boomin

"A Poem for My Wife" by David Meltzer (Hosts: Hayden and Esmé) 17.06.2025 9:36 ↓

Find the full text of David Meltzer's poem here .

"Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt" by David Bottoms (Host: Mr. De Kleine) 16.06.2025 12:45 ↓

Find the full text of David Bottoms' poem here . Want to know more about sacrifice bunts? Check out this video of baseball players laying down bunts like seeds.

"Small Moments" by James Crews (Hosts: Joy and Shay) 16.06.2025 9:47 ↓

Find the full text of James Crews' poem here .

"No Small Thing" by Ellen Rowland (Host: Lily) 16.06.2025 9:20 ↓

Find the full text of Ellen Rowland's poem here .

"This Is an Incomprehensive List of All the Reasons I Know I Married the Right Person" by Clint Smith (Host: Emani) 16.06.2025 8:53 ↓

Find the full text of Clint Smith's poem here.