Millennial Poets Society

Millennial Poets Society

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Millennial Poets Society episodes

  • Tracy K. Smith

    In an effort to do a better job of amplifying voices that for so long have been muted or left out of conversations, Marguerite and Emily would like to use the platform they created with Millennial Poets Society to share the work of Black artists starting with segments from some of their previously recorded episodes.


    This segment is from their very first episode, published on International Women's Day in 2019.

    22 min
  • Maya Angelou

    In an effort to do a better job of amplifying voices that for so long have been muted or left out of conversations, Marguerite and Emily would like to use the platform they created with Millennial Poets Society to share the work of Black artists starting with segments from some of their previously recorded episodes.


    This segment is from their very first episode, published on International Women's Day in 2019.

    11 min
  • MPS Ep 41: It’s All Greek to Me

    What a gust of a week it’s been! Marguerite and Emily are here to tell you all about how #relatable Sappho was and remind you not to get the flu. This will also be the last episode of Season 1 for MPS so enjoy and catch up on any episodes you may have missed! Thank you for all of your support. XO


    Send Who’s to Say submissions to [email protected]

    Featured poets: Sappho, Jennifer Chang

    Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music.

    46 min
  • MPS Ep 40: Ice Cream Social

    Happy Friday and Happy birthday to Emily! Your favorite ladies are back with an episode packed with New Formalism, radical self love, and Delilah’s collar jingling in the background.


    Send Who’s to Say submissions to [email protected]

    Featured poets: R. S. Gwynn, Daniels, Caroline Bird

    Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music.

    33 min
  • MPS Ep 39: Who’s your dentist?

    On this week’s episode, the ladies have a mild existential crisis while discussing poems with weak links to science and discover a poet who might just be their actual neighbor. (In case you were wondering, yes they do *always* take their makeup off be fore going to bed.)

    Email Who’s to Say submissions to [email protected]

    Featured poets: Shira Erlichman, Janet McNally, John Hodgen

    Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music.

    47 min
  • MPS Ep 38: Godspeed

    New decade, new episode, new poets (maybe...?). The ladies spent their New Years Eve recording the podcast you know and love and things got *dwhimsical*. Listen along as they to figure out if they got their senior prom dress from the same store and Marguerite jogs your—and Emily’s—memory.


    Email Who’s to Say submissions to [email protected]

    Featured poets: Matthew Zapruder, Terrance Hayes, Kenneth Patchen

    Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the Intro and Outro music.

    59 min
  • MPS Ep 37: Thank you for being here.
    The ladies mean it! This holiday season they’re so thankful for all you listeners and your support. Tune in to this last episode of 2019 as they wish Grandma Lou a happy 100th birthday (what a badass amiright???) and celebrate her new hearing aids.
    Email Who’s to Say submissions to [email protected]
    Featured Poets: Mark Halliday, Marjorie Saiser, Gabrielle Bates
    Special thanks to Zach Akins for the intro and outro music.
    30 min
  • MPS Ep 36: Chicken Salad

    In this episode Marguerite and Emily ask the age old question: how do cats drink water (and more importantly, does Delilah know what she’s doing)? Join them as they discuss chimken nuggets, babyhood, and midwestern names. Don’t grow cold in a corner, warm up for the weekend with your favorite roommates!

    Email Who’s to Say submissions to [email protected]

    Featured Poets: Connie Wanek, William Carlos Williams

    Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music.

    49 min
  • MPS Ep 35: Put it in a Blender
    Happy feast week! Hopefully you’re finding this episode with a very full stomach after spending some time with friends and loved ones. Get through your food coma by joining the ladies as they talk about a couple of remarkable poets and remind you to be nice to retail workers. By the way, who wants Marg’s bread?
    Email resume to [email protected]
    Featured Poets: Reginald Dwayne Betts, Diane Glancy
    Special thanks to Zack Adkins for the intro and outro music.
    42 min
  • MPS Ep 34: Strictly Roommates

    This week the ladies bring a little Soul! to the episode and dish on doing each others hair (or more like Marguerite doing Emily’s hair). They give some wine recommendations and discuss three badass women while being constantly in awe of Delilah’s cuteness.

    Email Who’s to Say submissions to [email protected]

    Featured Poets: Gladys Cardiff, Elisabeth Hewer, Nikki Giovanni

    Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music.

    43 min

About Millennial Poets Society

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Two roommates pause their Netflix binge to talk poetry and have a laugh.