Following our 3-part ”parenthetical” on idolatry, we return to our primary series on the Hebrew word, malaki (in distinction from the book that bears this name).
In episode 1 we encountered the very first instance of Malaki, My Angel, in the Bible. It was on Mount Sinai after God had delivered the law, proclaimed and ratified the covenant with Israel. He th ... Show More
Jan 2025
Don McKay — Neanderthal Dig
Don McKay’s poem “Neanderthal Dig” begins with the discovery of an ancient, child-sized skeleton placed on the wing of a swan and then takes flight, showing us how love and death are riddled with paradoxes — mixing the earthbound and the sacred, the personal and the universal, th ... Show More
14m 52s
Jan 2025
Diannely Antigua — Another Poem about God, but Really It’s about Me
“You would’ve made a lousy nun.” The narrator of Diannely Antigua’s “Another Poem about God, but Really It’s about Me” overhears these words, and they jolt her into contrasting her life experience with the limited archetypes offered by her church — good daughter, good sister, hol ... Show More
16m 21s
Apr 2025
Let Yourself Rage With Poet Laureate Ada Limón
<p>As U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón has had a far-reaching impact. She has visited readers and writers across the country, installed poems at majestic sites in national parks, and she even wrote a poem that’s engraved inside a NASA spacecraft on its way to Jupiter.</p><p>Today on ... Show More
34m 35s
Apr 2024
1138. Experience the Poetic Beauty of भ्रूण हत्या, नन्ही कली की व्यथा
<p>Dive into the world of heart-touching poetry and shayari with host <strong>Jyoti Khanna</strong> on The Best Hindi Urdu Poetry Shayari Podcast. </p>
<p>In this soulful episode, Jyoti Khanna brings to life the poignant poem <strong>भ्रूण हत्या, नन्ही कली की व्यथा</strong> that ... Show More
4m 17s