Read Me A Poem Podcast

20: Aubade in Autumn

In this episode we welcome the beginning of fall with Peter Everwine’s beautiful and contemplative dawn song.

19: Failure

In this episode we take a look at the titular poem from Schultz's Pulitzer prize-winning collection of poetry Failure.

18: Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie

In this extra-long episode we take on Bob Dylan’s epic spoken word poem. He only ever performed this song once, in 1963, and after that it was circulated on boot leg releases. It was finally officially released in 1991. Sit down, and let’s listen to Bob think about the nature of hope.

17: Ode To My Period Underwear

Welcome to the first episode of season two where we explore one of Olivia Gatwood’s odes. In this poem, Gatwood celebrates one of the mundane and sometimes messy aspects of femininity. She is one of my favorite poets of the past decade. I love how fierce she is. Treat yourself and also listen to her read Ode to the Women on Long Island.

16: One Hundred Love Sonnets XVII

Let’s explore one of Pablo Neruda’s most famous love poems. In this episode, I am joined by guest reader Otto Martinez to take a look at this sonnet in both English and Spanish. This is the 17th poem in One Hundred Love Sonnets, a collection inspired by and dedicated to his wife Matilde.