Poetry Off the Shelf
Poetry
Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.
Location:
United States
Description:
Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.
Language:
English
Website:
http://poetryfoundation.org/
Episodes
Hereafter Parties
4/28/2026
Arielle Hebert on Florida, driving with the windows down, and tallying up the dead.
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Duration:00:55:00
A Handful of Dust
4/14/2026
Iain McGilchrist on Rip Van Winkle, the poet's brain, and the real word for sunshine.
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Duration:00:49:58
The Wrong Details
3/31/2026
D.S. Waldman on the left hand, losing his brother, and introducing the most wounded part.
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Duration:00:57:13
The Character in the Corner
3/17/2026
Sony Ton-Aimé on radical joy, pig blood, and the ancestors we forgot.
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Duration:00:53:40
Those Bodies We Borrowed
3/3/2026
Monica Ferrell on robot apples, Playboy bunnies, and botox vs. crow's feet.
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Duration:00:58:43
What It Takes to Be a Man
2/17/2026
James Ciano on sports, masculinity, and the desperation to belong.
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Duration:00:56:25