Basement Poetry Podcast
1) "When Someone Dies Young" - Robin Becker
Robin Becker Bio: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robin-becker --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: h...Show More
2) "Hold The Elevator?" by John Kenney
To spice things up with the start of the 4th season of the Basement Poetry Podcast, we will look at John Kenney's poem, "Hold the Elevator?" Link to John Kenney's website: Books — John Kenney (byjohnk...Show More
3) "The Feeling Sonnets: 15." by Eugene Ostashevsky
Today we will take a look at the poem, "15" from The Feeling Sonnets published in Volume 51 of The American Poetry Review. American Poetry Review – Home (aprweb.org) Eugene Ostashevsky Eugene Ostashe...Show More
4) "Crazy Sharon Talks to the BIshop" - Sharon Olds
Link to poem: American Poetry Review – Poems (aprweb.org) If you stayed to listen to the end, or if you did not, please submit your work to American Writers Review (San Fedele Press Submission Manage...Show More
5) "Tonight I Can Write" by Pablo Neruda
https://allpoetry.com/Tonight-I-Can-Write-(The-Saddest-Lines) Happy Valentine's Day. Today we talk about Pablo Neruda's poem, "Tonight I Can Write (The Saddest Lines) Tonight I Can Write...Show More
6) "Words for Worry" by Li-Young_Lee
Today we will be looking at the poem "Words for Worry" by Li-Young Lee. Bio: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/li-young-lee The Poem: Words for Worry by Li-Young Lee Another word for father is ...Show More
7) "Mr. On Time" - Alan King
Today we will be looking at the poem "Mr. On Time" by Alan King Link to Alan King's Website: https://alanwking.com/2018/06/02/mr-on-time-alan-kings-point-blank/ --- Support this podcast: https:/...Show More
8) "The Names" - Billy Collins
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/poet-billy-collins-reflects-on-9-11-victims-in-the-names "The Names" - Billy Collins Yesterday, I lay awake in the palm of the night. A soft rain stole in, unhelped ...Show More
9) "The Rainstick" - Seamus Heaney
Today we will take a look at "The Rainstick" by Seamus Heaney. Bio: Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the 20th century. A native of Northern Ireland, Heaney was ra...Show More
10) “No Pancakes Please” — Nikki Giovanni
Today we will be taking a look at the great Nikki Giovanni's poem, "No Pancakes Please" This poem direness from her 2020 collection of poetry and prose Make Me Rain Bio: Nikki Giovanni is one o...Show More