201 Episodes

  1. R.A. Villanueva — Life Drawing

    Published: 12/7/2020

  2. Zaffar Kunial — The Word

    Published: 12/4/2020

  3. Dilruba Ahmed — Phase One

    Published: 11/30/2020

  4. Layli Long Soldier — WHEREAS my eyes land on the shoreline

    Published: 11/27/2020

  5. Chen Chen — I Invite My Parents to a Dinner Party

    Published: 11/23/2020

  6. Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill — Ceist na Teangan (The Language Issue)

    Published: 11/20/2020

  7. Aracelis Girmay — Consider the Hands that Write this Letter

    Published: 11/16/2020

  8. Tayi Tibble — Our Nan Lets Us Smoke Inside

    Published: 11/13/2020

  9. Paul Tran — The Cave

    Published: 11/10/2020

  10. Philip Metres — One Tree

    Published: 11/6/2020

  11. Roger Robinson — A Portable Paradise

    Published: 11/2/2020

  12. Seán Hewitt — Suibhne is wounded, and confesses

    Published: 10/30/2020

  13. Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi — Say My Name

    Published: 10/26/2020

  14. Lucille Clifton — song at midnight

    Published: 10/23/2020

  15. Chris Abani — The New Religion

    Published: 10/19/2020

  16. Molly McCully Brown — Transubstantiation

    Published: 10/16/2020

  17. Natalie Diaz — Of Course She Looked Back

    Published: 10/12/2020

  18. Natasha Trethewey — Miscegenation

    Published: 10/9/2020

  19. James Wright — A Blessing

    Published: 10/5/2020

  20. Gregory Pardlo — Wishing Well

    Published: 10/2/2020

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Short and unhurried, Poetry Unbound is an immersive exploration of a single poem, hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pádraig Ó Tuama greets you at the doorways of brilliant poems and walks you through — each one has wisdom to offer and questions to ask you. Already a listener? There’s also a book (Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World), a Substack newsletter with a vibrant conversation in the comments, and occasional gatherings.