Hanif Abdurraqib — Moments of Shared Witnessing
Hanif Abdurraqib’s writing is filled with lyricism, rhythm, people and precision. In his essays and poetry, he introduces readers to a soundscape of Black performance and Black joy: we hear hip-hop and...
View ArticleTracy K. Smith Reads 'The Best American Poetry 2021'
Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, former Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019, author of Such Color: New and Selected Poems(Graywolf, 2021) and editor of The Best American...
View Article[Unedited] Jane Hirshfield with Krista Tippett
The esteemed writer Jane Hirshfield has been a Zen monk and a visiting artist among neuroscientists. She has said this: “It’s my nature to question, to look at the opposite side. I believe that the...
View ArticleJane Hirshfield – The Fullness of Things
The esteemed writer Jane Hirshfield has been a Zen monk and a visiting artist among neuroscientists. She has said this: “It’s my nature to question, to look at the opposite side. I believe that the...
View ArticleBONUS: An Invitation from Pádraig and Krista
What do poetry, songs, and prayer have in common? While preparing for the next season of Poetry Unbound, host Pádraig Ó Tuama sat down with Krista Tippett to wonder at this mystery: that poems land in...
View ArticleYouth Poet Isabella Ramirez
April is National Poetry Month and The Takeaway is talking with young poets across the country. Isabella Ramirez is Urban Word’s 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate South Regional Finalist. She joined...
View ArticleYouth Poet Alyssa Gaines
April is National Poetry Month and The Takeaway is talking with young poets across the country. Alyssa Gaines is Urban Word’s 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate Midwest Regional Finalist. She joined the...
View ArticleA Listening Ritual for this Fall: Poetry Unbound
Three years ago, Krista texted Pádraig Ó Tuama with a simple question: what if he were to start a poetry podcast that listened as much as it shared? Not long after, Poetry Unbound was born, and it...
View ArticleEllen Bass Loves Repetition
For thirty years, the poet Ellen Bass has taken the same walk almost every day, on West Cliff Drive, a road along the ocean in Santa Cruz, California. Friends and family have teased her for being stuck...
View ArticleSandra Cisneros on Sex, Aging, and the Paranormal
Sandra Cisneros is one of America’s most celebrated coming of age writers. Her book The House on Mango Street is a staple in American classrooms and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Her...
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