Poetry Off the Shelf
Poetry Foundation
Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Mar 31, 2026 • 57min
The Wrong Details
D.S. Waldman on the left hand, losing his brother, and introducing the most wounded part. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Mar 17, 2026 • 54min
The Character in the Corner
Sony Ton-Aimé on radical joy, pig blood, and the ancestors we forgot. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Mar 3, 2026 • 59min
Those Bodies We Borrowed
Monica Ferrell on robot apples, Playboy bunnies, and botox vs. crow's feet. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 17, 2026 • 56min
What It Takes to Be a Man
James Ciano on sports, masculinity, and the desperation to belong. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Feb 3, 2026 • 48min
How to Survive on an Island
Stephanie Niu on being lost at sea, crab bridges, and finding the heart of the world. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jan 20, 2026 • 44min
The Multiverse of Me
Diamond Forde on poison, fan fiction, and writing the Great American Vampire Novel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Dec 30, 2025 • 37min
Poets We Lost in 2025
Remembering Ellen Bryant Voigt, plus a few words on mortality by Andrea Gibson. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Dec 16, 2025 • 56min
An Old Face
Amanda Quaid on cancer, being bad in New York, and erotic hands. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Dec 2, 2025 • 46min
An Impossible Wish
Tracy K. Smith on her Hello Kitty notebook, automatic writing, and the afterlife. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Nov 18, 2025 • 57min
Body of Water
Chet'la Sebree on fertility, the ocean, and sonnets about menstruation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
