Poetry Unbound

A podcast by On Being Studios

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185 Episodes

  1. Nithy Kasa — Blouse

    Published: 6/23/2023
  2. Selina Nwulu — Replay

    Published: 6/19/2023
  3. John Lee Clark — Self Portrait

    Published: 6/16/2023
  4. Kay Ulanday Barrett — Pantoum for recital when my mom said, don’t let them see you cry

    Published: 6/12/2023
  5. dg nanouk okpik — In a Lock of Hair

    Published: 6/9/2023
  6. On Poetry and Patronage: An Invitation to Love Us

    Published: 6/7/2023
  7. Benjamin Gucciardi — The Rungs

    Published: 6/5/2023
  8. Rowan Ricardo Phillips — Never Again Would Birds’ Song Be the Same

    Published: 6/2/2023
  9. Alexander Posey — The Dew and the Bird

    Published: 5/29/2023
  10. José Olivarez — No Time to Wait

    Published: 5/26/2023
  11. Safia Elhillo — Ode to My Homegirls

    Published: 5/22/2023
  12. Poetry Unbound — Season 7 Trailer

    Published: 5/15/2023
  13. Ada Limón with Krista Tippett — “To Be Made Whole”

    Published: 2/20/2023
  14. BONUS: A conversation with Lorna Goodison – and the humans behind Poetry Unbound

    Published: 12/22/2022
  15. Danusha Laméris — Bonfire Opera

    Published: 12/16/2022
  16. Rumi — You wake the dead to life

    Published: 12/12/2022
  17. Naomi Shihab Nye — I Feel Sorry for Jesus

    Published: 12/9/2022
  18. Victoria Adukwei Bulley — not quiet as in quiet but

    Published: 12/5/2022
  19. Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley — small talk or in my hand galaxies

    Published: 12/2/2022
  20. Dan Vera — Norse Saga

    Published: 11/28/2022

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Short and unhurried, Poetry Unbound is an immersive exploration of a single poem, hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pádraig Ó Tuama greets you at the doorways of brilliant poems and walks you through — each one has wisdom to offer and questions to ask you. Already a listener? There’s also a book (Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World), a Substack newsletter with a vibrant conversation in the comments, and occasional gatherings.