RVA Loves Poetry

By RVA Teacher/ Student

Welcome to RVA Loves Poetry, a podcast from students and teachers at Rift Valley Academy (RVA) in Kijabe, Kenya. In each episode of this series, a new host or pair of hosts will select a beloved poem,... more

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How many episodes does RVA Loves Poetry have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.

RVA Loves Poetry episodes:

June 16, 2025 "When Giving is All We Have" by Alberto Rios (Hosts: Emilynn and Noemi)
Find the full text of Alberto Rios's poem here.
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7min
June 16, 2025 "This Is an Incomprehensive List of All the Reasons I Know I Married the Right Person" by Clint Smith (Host: Emani)
Find the full text of Clint Smith's poem here.
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9min
June 16, 2025 "No Small Thing" by Ellen Rowland (Host: Lily)
Find the full text of Ellen Rowland's poem here.
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10min
June 16, 2025 "Small Moments" by James Crews (Hosts: Joy and Shay)
Find the full text of James Crews' poem here.
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10min
June 16, 2025 "Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt" by David Bottoms (Host: Mr. De Kleine)
Find the full text of David Bottoms' poem here.

Want to know more about sacrifice bunts? Check out this video of baseball players laying down bunts like seeds.

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13min
November 25, 2023 Episode 38: "Prints" by Joseph Bruchac (Host: Hayoung)
Find the full text of "Prints" by Joseph Bruchac here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57810/prints
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6min
November 24, 2023 Episode 37: Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare (Hosts: Caleb and Aiden)
Find the full text of Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45106/sonnet-116-let-me-not-to-the-marriage-of-true-minds
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7min
November 23, 2023 Episode 36: "The Death of Santa Claus" by Charles Harper Webb (Hosts: Elizabeth and Yeonjin)
Find the full text of "The Death of Santa Claus" by Charles Harper Webb here:
https://www.loc.gov/programs/poetry-and-literature/poet-laureate/poet-laureate-projects/poetry-180/all-poems/item/poetry-180-115/the-death-of-santa-claus/
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8min
November 22, 2023 Episode 35: "Our Grandma Kissed a Pumpkin" by Darren Sardelli (Hosts: Daniel and Nathan)
Find the full text of "Our Grandma Kissed a Pumpkin" by Darren Sardelli here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/145939/our-grandma-kissed-a-pumpkin
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7min
November 21, 2023 Episode 34: "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost (Hosts: Ethan and Silas)
Find the full text of "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost here:
https://poets.org/poem/nothing-gold-can-stay
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5min

FAQs about RVA Loves Poetry:

How many episodes does RVA Loves Poetry have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.