Poking Around

By Poking Around

Join hosts Hannah Monsour and Zoe Branch as they joke around about poems and poem around about jokes. Both professional poets and amateur comedians, the artists explore the funny and the profound — of... more

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The podcast currently has 95 episodes available.

Poking Around episodes:

December 10, 2024 Mommy Daddy + Me
Featured poem: Everyone calls me their husband by Seamus Isaac Fey. Featured topics: bikes, phenomenons of all stripes, mommy issues, daddy issues, the gynecologist, and being a third.
Poem read with permission from the author.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠⁠
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1h 6min
December 03, 2024 Sadie Hawkins
Featured poem: Laura I want you pulling your hair back by Natalie Dunn
Featured topics: embarrassment, old friends, grinding at Sadie Hawkins, the Chekov’s gun to spoiler alert spectrum, playing pretend, horrible auditions, and being misunderstood.
Poem read with permission from the author
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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1h 2min
November 26, 2024 Second Puberty (ft. Shea Vassar)
Featured guest: Shea Vassar. Featured poem: The Ascetic by Hannah Bonner. Featured topics: IUDs, twisters, religious trauma, mommy issues, puberty, and leg hair.
Poem read with permission from the author
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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1h 25min
November 19, 2024 Sew a Button on Your Underwear
Featured poem: The Thing Is by Ellen Bass
Featured topics: Cryptocurrency, disgusting wine, the plain face of life, going commando, a wide variety of undie styles, the sentimentality of different clothes items, and the intimacy of living in a big city.
Copyright Credit: Ellen Bass, “The Thing Is” from Mules of Love. Copyright © 2002 by Ellen Bass. Reprinted with the permission of The Permissions Company, LLC on behalf of BOA Editions Ltd.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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1h 4min
November 12, 2024 Doll Scrubs
Featured poem: The Things We Leave Behind Elise M. Powers. Featured topics: fire, drought, matrilineal lines, legacy, wombs, diabetes, and American Girl Dolls.
Poem read with permission from the author
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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56min
November 05, 2024 The Perfect Combination of Art and Science
Featured poem: To be a person by Amy Kay. Featured topics: The New York City Marathon, Heinz ketchup, the moon, hot dogs, and the glorious city of Chicago.
Poem read with permission from the author
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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51min
October 29, 2024 Elmo's World
Featured poem: A Poet's Poem by Brenda Shaughnessy
Featured topics: eight definitions of the word fresh, Las Vegas slot machines, shitting your pants, peeing in the snow, being sick with nostalgia, Empanada Mama, cosmic karma, casinos, childhood summertime, and brothers.
Poem read with permission from the author
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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1h
October 22, 2024 God is a Girl
Featured poem: Dust by Dorianna Laux. Featured topics: childhood freedom, social norms, dream states, old friends, charging gems, and an original song by Hannah.
Dorianne Laux, “Dust” from What We Carry. Copyright © 1994 by Dorianne Laux. Reprinted by permission of BOA Editions, Ltd.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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1h
October 15, 2024 Spinsters
Featured poem: I'm "wife" — I've finished that by Emily Dickinson.
Featured topics: shots, wifedom, names, girlhood, heaven, snakes, and turf wars.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @https://www.instagram.com/pokingaroundpod/ + @https://www.instagram.com/hannahmonsour/ + @https://www.instagram.com/zoe.branch/
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59min
October 08, 2024 Pretend You're Them
Featured poem: Reasons to Live by Ruth Awad. Featured topics: the afterlife, retirement, corporate gigs, fleeting crushes, stalking yourself on Instagram, Violent Velveeta, and the earth like a dog at the door.
Poem read with permission of the author.
Send us your poems inspired by our topics: [email protected]
New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pokingaroundpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hannahmonsour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zoe.branch⁠⁠
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1h

FAQs about Poking Around:

How many episodes does Poking Around have?

The podcast currently has 95 episodes available.