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October 17, 2022
Carolina Ebeid
Reading Celan in a Subway Station
The sounds of a city can be overwhelming — but in the imagination of this poem, they are made into something new.
We’re pleased to offer Carolina Ebeid’s poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.
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October 14, 2022
Molly Twomey
The Drop Off
Asking for help is a thing of bravery. A poet describes her journey towards that help.
We’re pleased to offer Molly Twomey’s poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.
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October 10, 2022
Hinemoana Baker
if i had to sing
In the aftermath of disaster, how do you sing a song to mark what’s gone, and praise what’s growing?
We’re pleased to offer Hinemoana Baker’s poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.
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October 7, 2022
Jennifer Huang
Departure
What’s a moment when you grew up? When you realized the help you get might not be the help you want?
We’re pleased to offer Jennifer Huang’s poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.
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October 3, 2022
Gabeba Baderoon
The pen
After her father’s death, a poet considers her relationship with loss.
We’re pleased to offer Gabeba Baderoon’s poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.
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September 30, 2022
Michael Kleber-Diggs
Gloria Mundi
Is there life after death? This poem says yes: where one life is part of a cycle of life that continues.
We’re pleased to offer Michael Kleber-Diggs’s poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.
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September 26, 2022
David Wagoner
Lost
A person is lost, and in panic. A calm voice says strangely comforting things.
We’re pleased to offer David Wagoner’s poem, and invite you to connect with Poetry Unbound throughout this season.
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September 19, 2022
Poetry Unbound — Season 6 Trailer
Poetry Unbound with host Pádraig Ó Tuama is back on Monday, September 26. Featured poets in this season include Rumi, Fiona Benson, Michael Kleber-Diggs, Victoria Adukwei Bulley, and many more. New episodes released every Monday and Friday through December 16.
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June 3, 2022
Yu Xiuhua
Crossing Half of China to Sleep with You
How far would you go for great love? And what distances would you cross?
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May 30, 2022
Andy Jackson
The change room
When all eyes seem to lock on you, how do you cope with self-consciousness? How do you look back?
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Life can feel exhausting sometimes: how do you find rest?
We’re pleased to offer Tiana Clark’s poem, and invite you to sign up here for the latest from Poetry Unbound.
May 23, 2022
Joshua Bennett
Owed to Your Father’s Gold Chain
Sometimes when your world changes, it seems like everything turns towards you, fresh, new, and curious.
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May 20, 2022
Abigail Chabitnoy
If You’re Going to Look Like a Wolf They Have to Love You More Than They Fear You.
How would you tell your own creation myth? Who — or what — would be in it?
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In the face of wonder, we can sometimes lose ourselves.
We’re pleased to offer M. Soledad Caballero’s poem, and invite you to sign up here for the latest from Poetry Unbound.
May 13, 2022
Rafiq Kathwari
Mother Writes to President Eisenhower
Would you write a letter to a world leader? Do you think they’d listen? What would you say?
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May 9, 2022
Caroline Bird
Little Children
Children’s demands can be high, and their standards can be exacting. It’s a good thing they’re loveable.
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May 6, 2022
Marilyn Nelson
The Truceless Wars
What do we achieve in our fighting? How can we turn to hope and our deepest nature?
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May 2, 2022
Richard Blanco
Looking for The Gulf Motel
Is something lost once it’s gone? How do we blend sadness with sweet memory?
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