Poetry Off the Shelf

By Poetry FoundationEducation Arts Books

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Poetry Off the Shelf episodes

December 02, 2025 An Impossible Wish
Tracy K. Smith on her Hello Kitty notebook, automatic writing, and the afterlife.

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46 min
November 18, 2025 Body of Water
Chet'la Sebree on fertility, the ocean, and sonnets about menstruation.

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57 min
November 04, 2025 What Heaven Looks Like
brittny ray crowell on grief, the scent of burning leaves, and finding her way back.

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47 min
October 21, 2025 We Dream of Each Other
Kay Gabriel on embarrassment, labor organizing, and the discipline of hope.

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49 min
September 30, 2025 Glow in the Dark
Martha Silano in memoriam: on blushing knees, fairy houses, and preparing your kids for loss.

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51 min
September 16, 2025 Mentor for Life
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize winner Rigoberto González on immigration raids, rhythm, and his father’s last words.

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1 hr 5 min
September 02, 2025 Let the World Whisper
Ahmad Almallah on Gaza, the moon, and the companionship of Paul Celan.

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54 min
August 19, 2025 A New Leaf
KB Brookins on change, gym bros, and the stories that haven't been told.

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49 min
August 05, 2025 Sleep and Surrender
Drew Ackerman on insomnia, late-night radio, and soothing his inner cynic.

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48 min
July 22, 2025 Museum of Stories
Shin Yu Pai on professional breakup, desert art, and love in the archive.

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46 min

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Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard…