Chris Watzkow
Longtime Ideas producer and maker of lectures, interviews and documentaries, who discusses his relationship to poetry and reads Mary Oliver's 'The Summer Day' in the episode.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 54min
When a poem changes your life
Greg Kelly, executive producer who reads Seamus Heaney and loves late-night poetry. Donna Dingwall, documentary maker who turned to Dorothy Parker after childbirth and loss. Tom Howell, longtime documentary maker with deep ties to poetry. Annie Bender, producer who finds mindfulness in Ada Limón. Chris Watzkow, veteran producer moved by Mary Oliver. They each read a favorite poem and describe why it keeps calling them back.
