Poetry Off the Shelf

Rosanna Young Oh on her parents’ grocery store, leaving poetry, and the duties of the firstborn.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Airea D. Matthews on self-interest, starry skies, and her parents’ fateful wedding day. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sophus Helle on empire, Calvin and Hobbes , and the world's first author.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Leslie Sainz on Bill O’Reilly, glassblowing, and the lure of praise. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Diane Seuss on New York in the ’70s, virtue, and her father’s early death. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Katie Farris on cancer, desire, and her early-menopause care package.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Paisley Rekdal on maps, Sisyphus, and the dangers of beauty. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aaron Smith on shame, telling the truth, and his mother's last lipstick. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rebecca Gayle Howell and Ashley M. Jones on working-class poems, good food, and their fathers’ bodies. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jennifer Jean on foster care, finding her voice, and loving her father as he was. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mahogany L. Browne on her first kiss, family secrets, and having your book banned. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Janine Joseph on memory loss, car sounds, and a mirror that loves you. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Peter Cole on his brother's death, finding his vocation, and the erotic pull of letters. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Raymond Antrobus on late-night BBC poetry dubs, real people, and becoming a father. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Gabrielle Bates on betrayal, home church, and living in her mother's slaughterhouse. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Marisa Tirado on Selena, cow skulls, and the memory of adobe brick. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Remembering Richard Howard as a poet, mentor, and friend, plus a few words on money by Bernadette Mayer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Celes Tisdale on similarities, teaching after the uprising, and his mother's favorite poet. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Belarussian poets Valzhyna Mort and Julia Cimafiejeva on magic, transformation, and what's hidden underneath the forest floor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

JoAnna Novak on islands, a plush placenta, and a gift from the suicide hotline. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alexandra Lytton Regalado on fate, snake mirrors, and the daily work of letting go. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ama Codjoe on normal naked bodies, solving problems, and her childfree life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Noʻu Revilla on ancestral history in newspapers, ocean consciousness, and how to be a guest. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chelsea Harlan on knowledge, creaturehood, and the quest for her mother’s secret sadness. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.