A Word from Krista

This rich, gorgeous conversation will fill your soul. The singular and beloved Joanna Macy died at home at the age of 96 on July 20, 2025. She has left an immense legacy of beauty and wisdom and courage to sustain us. A Buddhist teacher, ecological philosopher, and Rilke translat ... Show More

Ross Gay is a poet, community gardener, and teacher who brings another way of wisdom to the conviction that we have to know what we love and what delights us. And that we have to tend to that as fiercely as to what is broken and what we’re called to make better, what we’re called ... Show More

Our teacher this time is the extraordinary Joy Harjo. She is a musician, a visual artist, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, and she’s also former Poet Laureate of the United States. From the beginning of her life, from childhood and even before, she has carried and retained ... Show More

While preparing for the next season of Poetry Unbound, host Pádraig Ó Tuama sat down with Krista Tippett for a conversation about the power of poetry to find us at the exact moment we need it. Pádraig and Krista also invite listeners to share their experience of Poetry Unbound th ... Show More

Friends, we are awakening your Poetry Unbound feed for a moment to share this episode from the big, beautiful new season of On Being. And Pádraig’s here with a quick hello and a glimpse of what more On Being conversations await you in coming months. You won’t want to miss — subsc ... Show More

The sounds of a city can be overwhelming — but in the imagination of this poem, they are made into something new. Carolina Ebeid is a multimedia poet. Her first book, You Ask Me to Talk About the Interior, was published by Noemi Press as part of the Akrilica Series, and selected ... Show More

Life can feel exhausting sometimes: how do you find rest? Tiana Clark is the author of the poetry collection, I Can’t Talk About the Trees Without the Blood (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018), winner of the 2017 Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize, and Equilibrium (Bull City Press, 20 ... Show More

Autumn and adrienne reunite for the finale episode of the miniseries. We create a collective altar and read aloud the names of beloveds lost inside the pandemic. We pull lessons from content and process of creating the miniseries. And we discuss the incredible transformation unfo ... Show More

Poetry Unbound features an immersive exploration of a single poem, guided by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Short and unhurried; contemplative and energizing. Proudly produced by On Being Studios. Anchor your week with new episodes on Monday and Friday, beginning January 27. This season featur ... Show More

Dive deep into the essence of 'yesteryear' and uncover tales, memories, and lessons that this beautiful word encapsulates. Join us as we travel through time, unraveling stories and insights from our past. Find the transcript of this episode on https://englishpluspodcast.com/whisp ... Show More

Une vie bien rangée. Un chemin tout tracé. Et puis, un jour, il faut en dévier. Suivre un instant sa propre étoile. Partir, sans se retourner, sans rien regretter. Le temps file, il court alors qu'on marche, qu'on passe d'un sentier à un autre, d'un chemin de vie à un autre. Jusq ... Show More

Your story matters. Your voice matters. The journey that you are on and all the things you are having to continually work through - those things matter! Permission to stay focused and centered on YOUR path, and not get distracted by the journey of others.Ready to have your best d ... Show More

Letting go is never easy.  In this 9 minute episode esteemed poet David Whyte and Sarah Grynberg explore the profound emotions of letting go in his poem "Farewell Letter." With exquisite language and wisdom, Whyte captures the bittersweet essence of endings and the transformative ... Show More