201 Episodes

  1. dg nanouk okpik — In a Lock of Hair

    Published: 6/9/2023

  2. On Poetry and Patronage: An Invitation to Love Us

    Published: 6/7/2023

  3. Benjamin Gucciardi — The Rungs

    Published: 6/5/2023

  4. Rowan Ricardo Phillips — Never Again Would Birds’ Song Be the Same

    Published: 6/2/2023

  5. Alexander Posey — The Dew and the Bird

    Published: 5/29/2023

  6. José Olivarez — No Time to Wait

    Published: 5/26/2023

  7. Safia Elhillo — Ode to My Homegirls

    Published: 5/22/2023

  8. Poetry Unbound — Season 7 Trailer

    Published: 5/15/2023

  9. Ada Limón with Krista Tippett — “To Be Made Whole”

    Published: 2/20/2023

  10. BONUS: A conversation with Lorna Goodison – and the humans behind Poetry Unbound

    Published: 12/22/2022

  11. Danusha Laméris — Bonfire Opera

    Published: 12/16/2022

  12. Rumi — You wake the dead to life

    Published: 12/12/2022

  13. Naomi Shihab Nye — I Feel Sorry for Jesus

    Published: 12/9/2022

  14. Victoria Adukwei Bulley — not quiet as in quiet but

    Published: 12/5/2022

  15. Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley — small talk or in my hand galaxies

    Published: 12/2/2022

  16. Dan Vera — Norse Saga

    Published: 11/28/2022

  17. Solmaz Sharif — Self-Care

    Published: 11/25/2022

  18. Dunya Mikhail — Eva Whose Shadow Is a Swan

    Published: 11/21/2022

  19. Aaron Caycedo-Kimura — What’s Kept Alive

    Published: 11/18/2022

  20. Kevin Goodan — We give…

    Published: 11/14/2022

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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.