logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2020
1m 31s

She Flirted With Life

Atticus & Podcast Nation
About this episode

She flirted with life
and life flirted right back with her, 
as if all the universe
came more alive
just for her
and everything felt her glow.
It was
in the dew
in the stars
and the colors of the sky—
they all shone
bright as they could
in the hopes
to catch her eye.

xx Atticus
@atticuspoetry
www.atticuspoetry.com

Up next
Mar 2020
She Had an Uncanny Energy
She had an uncanny energy for lifethankful for every little miracle it bestowed—and it made herentirely impossibleto live without. xx Atticus@atticuspoetrywww.atticuspoetry.com 
3m 6s
Mar 2020
“Leisure” by W. H. Davies
“Leisure” by W. H. Davies What is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughsAnd stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass,Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight,S ... Show More
4m 22s
Mar 2020
She Wasn't Happy or Sad
She wasn’t happy or sad,in love or out of love,she was just thereexistingin the ebb and flow of life—and that was a dangerous place to bebut her worst mistakewas forgetting to rememberthere was more. xx Atticus@atticuspoetrywww.atticuspoetry.com 
3m 26s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2023
Choisir la vie
Vous avez remarqué comme on se transforme quand on tombe amoureux ? Même quand on se sent éteints, quand on voit tout en noir, l’amour transforme tout, met de la lumière partout. Et Lucie va vous prouver que quand il s’agit de la vie en elle-même, l’amour peut vous sauver de tout ... Show More
46m 35s
Aug 2023
BONUS: Making Space for the Erotic with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s poems are filled with butchery and blood as she carves space for desire, motherhood, and an encyclopedic knowledge of plants to coexist in life and on the page. We are excited to offer this conversation between Pádraig and Aimee, recorded during the 2022 D ... Show More
1 h
Oct 2023
JACQUELINE SUSKIN on The Poetry of Seasons /352
As those of us in the Northern Hemisphere enter into autumn, this week’s guest Jacqueline Suskin reminds us that the earth gives us dedicated time for reflection. In a conversation that roots deeply into seasonality and life’s rhythms, Jacqueline’s meditations and suggestions fee ... Show More
59 m
Mar 2023
Spring Poetry: ambivalence and beauty
As a new season arrives, Ian McMillan and guests consider ambivalence and beauty in writing about spring. This week Ian peers into the yellow heart of the daffodil to find out what makes a great spring poem, and shares poetry by some of the most remarkable poets of our moment, as ... Show More
44m 4s
May 2024
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith grew up in north west London and studied English at Cambridge University. After a publisher’s bidding war when she was just 21, her debut novel White Teeth became a huge critical and commercial hit on publication in 2000 and won several awards including the Orange Pri ... Show More
43m 44s
Feb 2024
In Her Shoes: Natalie Johnson and Black Love Letters
Today's episode illuminates an essential foundation of Black life: namely, Black love. A new book from Zando Press assembles letters and original illustrations on the topic from celebrated Black writers and thinkers. The collection, Black Love Letters, explores the concept of Bla ... Show More
16m 26s
May 17
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners - by Joanna Ho
This lyrical, stunning picture book tells a story about learning to love and celebrate your Asian-shaped eyes, in the spirit of Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, and is a celebration of diversity.A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big ... Show More
5m 28s
Jan 2024
Eugenia Leigh — How the Dung Beetle Finds Its Way Home
In a poem about how a small moment can help you make a wise decision, Eugenia Leigh finds the strength to go back home after storming out. No self-pity in the poem, just humor and brilliance. She had every reason to leave, and finds every reason to return. Eugenia Leigh is a Kore ... Show More
15m 51s
Apr 2024
How to create the Life you Love
Did you know that 80% of our life’s most defining moments happen between our 25th and 35th birthdays?  “The Everything Era” – the weird, wonderful and wildly difficult span of years for women in their 20s and 30s. The era where these women will make the most biologically signific ... Show More
41m 20s