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RVA Loves Poetry episodes
- "The Sign in My Father's Hands" by Martín Espada (Host: Mr. De Kleine)
Have you ever witnessed a parent achieve a feat that left you in disbelief?
Join host Mr. De Kleine for an insightful analysis of Martín Espada's poem "The Sign in My Father's Hands," a poem that depicts how a young boy begins to view his father with admiration and with awe.
Find the full text of "The Sign in My Father's Hands" here.
Find additional information and more great poems from Martín Espada on his website.
13 min - 9 min
- "The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be" by Nikki Giovanni (Hosts: Vwana and Quinn)
Find the full text of Nikki Giovanni's poem here.
8 min - "In The Matter Of Two Men" by James D. Corrothers (Hosts: Sammy and Barney)
Find the full text of James D. Corrothers' poem here.
9 min - "Kindness" by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer (Hosts: Yeji and Karo)
Find the full text of Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's poem here.
8 min - "American Hero" by Essex Hemphill (Hosts: Nate and Leo)
Find the full text of Essex Hemphill's poem here.
5 min - "The Snow-Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Host: Davi)
Find the full text of Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem here.
7 min - 9 min
- "What I've Learned" by Clint Smith (Hosts: Adam and Ezra)
Find the full text of Clint Smith's poem in his recent poetry collection, Above Ground, published by Little, Brown and Company in 2023.
7 min - "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley (Hosts: Caleb and Elijah)
Find the full text of William Ernest Henley's poem here.
8 min
About RVA Loves Poetry
From the publisher's feed
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,…
read it aloud, offer a short commentary, and then read it again.