669: Blueberries for Cal

Today’s poem is At Last the New Arriving by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I don’t know what might happen tomorrow, or the next day, or the next. I can’t know! That can be a source of stress, but it can also be a ... Show More

Today’s poem is Soot by Kaveh Akbar. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “My friend, the poet Dana Levin, once said that my poems are “God Curious,” and I loved that description. Part of what I do in my poems is pose existential questions to ... Show More

Today’s poem is Six Hours Lost, Land Between the Lakes by Kathleen Driskell. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem tells a story about a tense encounter in the woods. I so admire how this poet unfolds the narrative, then leaves me ... Show More

La Kabylie et les Ardennes ;La Poésie et l’Éducation Spécialisée ;Le Conseil Départemental et la scène ;Karima est de ces ponts capables de tout rassembler… Lis Tes Ratures // Le Podcast Poésie Aujourd’hui encore, qui sont les gens qui font vivre la Poésie ?Lis Tes Ratures, propo ... Show More

Poet Laureate Joy Harjo says she loved poetry as a kid, but didn't feel like it belonged to her. "It wasn't until I heard Native poets," she tells NPR's Michel Martin, "that I realized that, wow, this is a powerful tool of understanding and affirmation. And I don't know, I just s ... Show More

We talk about the life-affirming poems of Adam Zagajewski. 

Paula makes a warming winter pudding to chase away the winter blues 

Georgina Godwin speaks to poet and essayist Amy Key about her new book ‘Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Love and Making a Life’. This beautiful and vulnerable memoir inspired by Joni Mitchell’s 1971 album ‘Blue’ looks at the different ways in which an absence of romantic love shap ... Show More

The Fairy's Kiss by Stravinsky and Blue in Green by Miles Davis 

Du Chaos naissent les plus belles fleurs ;De ses voyages, elle a fait force ;Mesdames et messieurs Yas est d'une fureur ;Dont les mots brûlent d'un feu féroce... Lis Tes Ratures, Le Podcast Poésie. Aujourd’hui encore, qui sont les gens qui font vivre la Poésie ?Lis Tes Ra ... Show More

Today's devotion is written by Bonnie Engstrom.