Adam Zagajewski

Check out Claire's music, art, and writing here: www.claireakebrandart.com   Claire and I have one of my favorite discussions about a very under-read book. We talk about the relationship between America and money, love and money, obsession, greed, expectations vs. reality, imagin ... Show More

Check out Claire's music, art, and writing here: www.claireakebrandart.com   In this episode, I present a recording from a class in which students and I discuss Frost's masterpiece, "Home Burial."  

Claire and I talk about the strange wonderful pleasure of this book, focusing on the first 250 pages. More Cervantes discussions to come! 

Listen to A Man Just Died, a poem by Danny Ballan from English Plus Podcast. I will start with some thoughts on the theme of the poem and then the poem.Read the poem on https://englishpluspodcast.com/poetry-a-man-just-died/Subscribe to English Plus Podcast Premium on Apple Podcas ... Show More

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. English translations of his books of poetry include Mysticism for Beginners (Far ... Show More

The poetry of Adi Assis injects us with the distress that consumes his days and nights. His laments madden us as we find ourselves rare witness to circumstances usually hidden from view, and even more profoundly, to the hidden reaches of the poet's heart. Podcast on Anat Levin’s ... Show More

Today’s poem is called A Blind Believer. I will start with some thoughts first and then you will enjoy the poem.Read the poem on https://englishpluspodcast.com/poetry-a-blind-believer/Subscribe to English Plus Podcast Premium on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channe ... Show More

"Dear heart, how like you this?" There's really nothing better than that, is there? I talked to Jeff Dolven about Sir Thomas Wyatt's gorgeous poem "They Flee from Me." It's one of the hottest poems I know, and after talking to Jeff I know it much better.  Jeff Dolven is Professor ... Show More

Elisa New believes anyone can have fun reading a poem. And that if you really want to have a blast, you shouldn't limit poetry to silent, solitary reading  - why not sing, recite, or perform it as has been the case for most of its history? The Harvard English professor and host o ... Show More

A taste of a special mini-season of Poetry Unbound — bringing contemplative curiosity and the life-nurturing tether of poetry to the very present matter of conflict in our world. In this first offering, Pádraig introduces the intriguing idea of poems as teachers and ponders Wisła ... Show More

For National Poetry Month, which takes place in April, poets share advice on how to make a meaningful connection with poetry. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

As appealing as it may sound, is it really possible to live in a world completely free of conflict? No. And since differences and disagreements are inevitable and natural, Joy Harjo gives ground rules in “Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings.” Her call to us echoes across time and ... Show More

Today’s poem is A Study of Beauty by Patrick Rosal.