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We explore the ecstatic tradition & how we might bring its transcendent notions into contemporary poetics. This episode includes poems, prompts, & more!

For further reading:

Suggested Reading

“Ode to Shea Butter” by Angel Nafis

“Owed to the Durag” by Joshua Bennett

“Wild Geese,” by Mary Oliver

“Antilamitation” by Dorianne Laux

“Ode to the Hymen,” Sharon Olds

“How Can Black People White About Flowers at a Time Like This,” Hanif Abdurraqib

“Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude,” Ross Gay

“Hammond B3 Organ Cistern,” Gabrielle Calvocoressi

“The Raincoat,” Ada Limon

“My Father at 49, Working the Night Shift at B&R Diesel,” Edgar Kunz

“Psalm 150,” Jericho Brown

“The Author’s Prayer,” Ilya Kaminsky

“The Moment I Saw a Pelican Devour,” Paige Lewis