The Poetry Magazine Podcast

The Poetry Magazine Podcast takes listeners on an audio journey into and beyond the pages of Poetry. Hear poets share the surprises, confusions, and desires that keep them writing. Produced by Rachel James.

The Poetry Magazine Podcast is a arts podcast hosted by Poetry Foundation, with 99 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Poetry Foundation hosts The Poetry Magazine Podcast, a arts show with 99 episodes published.

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  Episode #386

  Wake, Butterfly: What Else Is True? with Marie Howe

  May 26, 202615 minS0

  <p>In the final episode of season 2, Marie Howe invites listeners to find what’s praisable. </p><p>Matsuo Bashō wrote:</p><p>Wake, butterfly— <br />it's late, we've miles <br />to go together.</p><p>Poetry magazine presents Wake, Butterfly, a series of intimate portraits that invite listeners to keep creating. The series is produced by Rachel James with sound design by Axel Kacoutié.</p><p>Here’s an edited version of Marie Howe’s prompt:</p><p>Consider one of the stories of your life that feels fixed, and allow yourself to gaze around that story to find something els...

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  Episode #385

  Wake, Butterfly: Exorcise the Grief with Dawn Lundy Martin

  May 19, 20269 minS0

  <p>Dawn Lundy Martin invites listeners to notice where the grief resides, then let it go.</p><p>Matsuo Bashō wrote:</p><p>Wake, butterfly—<br />it’s late, we’ve miles<br />to go together.</p><p>Poetry magazine presents Wake, Butterfly, a series of intimate portraits that invite listeners to keep creating. The series is produced by Rachel James with sound design by Axel Kacoutié.</p><p>Here’s an edited version of Dawn Lundy Martin’s prompt:</p><p>Exercise grief from your body by first noticing where it resides. Sit outside in the sun for ten minutes in s...

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  Episode #384

  Wake, Butterfly: Find the Water with Manny Loley

  May 12, 202613 minS0

  <p>Manny Loley invites listeners to make an offering.</p><p>Matsuo Bashō wrote:</p><p>Wake, butterfly— <br />it’s late, we’ve miles <br />to go together.</p><p>Poetry magazine presents Wake, Butterfly, a series of intimate portraits that invite listeners to keep creating. The series is produced by Rachel James with sound design by Axel Kacoutié.</p><p>_____</p><p>Here’s an edited version of Manny Loley’s prompt:</p><p>Create a poem in four steps. First: Find a body of water to sit with and listen. Let it connect with the water inside of you. And le...

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  Episode #384

  Wake, Butterfly: Here Is What I Did with My Body with Maggie Nelson

  May 5, 202611 minS0

  <p>Maggie Nelson invites listeners to productively disassociate.</p><p>Matsuo Bashō wrote:</p><p>Wake, butterfly— <br />it's late, we've miles <br />to go together.</p><p>Poetry magazine presents Wake, Butterfly, a series of intimate portraits that invite listeners to keep creating. The series is produced by Rachel James with sound design by Axel Kacoutié.</p><p>_____</p><p>Here’s an edited version of Maggie Nelson’s prompt:</p><p>Write on a piece of paper: “Here is what I did with my body one day:” and tell us an anecdote that the Roland Barthes passage “The Rib Chop” inspir...

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  Episode #384

  Wake, Butterfly: Black Swallowtail with Nick Makoha

  Apr 28, 20269 minS0

  <p>Nick Makoha invites listeners to build a cocoon, then break free.</p><p>Matsuo Bashō wrote:</p><p>Wake, butterfly— <br />it's late, we've miles <br />to go together.</p><p><br />Poetry magazine presents Wake, Butterfly, a series of intimate portraits that invite listeners to keep creating. The series is produced by Rachel James with sound design by Axel Kacoutié.</p><p>_____</p><p>Here’s an edited version of Nick Makoha’s prompt:</p><p>Part one: the cocoon of shelter.</p><p>What is the cocoon you are entering? A place of tension? Of hiding? Of gestation...

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