Poetry · The Creative Process Podcast
1) The Wisdom of Nature: Artists & Scientists on The Beauty & Fragility of Our Planet
In this special edition, we hear from our guests from across the arts and sciences. From composers and poets to forest ecologists and climate envoys, they tell the story of our planet. Moving beyond t...Show More
2) The Writer's Voice: Novelists, Poets, Memoirists & Editors Share Their Stories
How do writers develop their voice, showing us what is important in life?ADA LIMÓN (24th U.S. Poet Laureate, Startlement, The Carrying) explains that her poetry begins with a bodily sensation or curio...Show More
The Writer's Voice: Novelists, Poets, Memoirists & Editors Share Their Stories
14:12 | Dec 13th, 2025
3) How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave with Poet MAYA SALAMEH
“Poetry is like one of the great loves of my life, and I think it's probably the longest relationship I'll ever have. I read a lot of poetry. I also wrote these short stories even when I was pretty yo...Show More
4) Arabic Literature, Palestine & The Art of Translation with HUDA FAKHREDDINE
“I'm Lebanese. I grew up in Lebanon during the Civil War, and I came to the United States as a graduate student with the intention of going back. I never wanted to stay here. I really thought that my ...Show More
5) Art, Empathy & Resilience with CADY McCLAIN, Actor, Director, Writer, Artist, Musician - Highlights
“I had to become the father of my family very young because my parents divorced when I was 12. My situation was a little bit unusual in that my father kind of disappeared, and I had been making a fair...Show More
6) A Life in Acting with Emmy Award-winning Actor, Poet, Director CADY McCLAIN
“I won my first Emmy when I was 21, which was the result of absolutely devoting myself day and night for two years to doing all the scene work. I attended classes simultaneously and did plays until my...Show More
A Life in Acting with Emmy Award-winning Actor, Poet, Director CADY McCLAIN
1:06:02 | Jul 31st, 2025
7) Writing, Imagination & Memory w/ Author & Filmmaker JAY PARINI
“Poetry is the prince of the literary arts to me. It's at the very top because it's language refined to its apex of memorability. I am interested in poetry as memorability and poetry as something you ...Show More
8) Examining Monuments, Memory & The History of White Supremacy IRVIN WEATHERSBY JR. - Highlights
“I'm hopeful for revolution. I'm optimistic. I want radical change. I think there's such a disinterest in education in America that it is sickening. I think we are repeating history. We are going thro...Show More
9) In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art & Public Space with IRVIN WEATHERSBY JR.
One of the biggest symbols of America is Mount Rushmore. This monument, right? But I think most people fail to realize where it's located and why it's located there. Even more importantly, who did it?...Show More
10) On Motherhood & Memory, Trauma & Survival with Author HALA ALYAN - Highlights
“I think that it's almost like in some ways the specificity of Palestine also becomes kind of a universality, where you can stay in this specific example because there is something about this experien...Show More
On Motherhood & Memory, Trauma & Survival with Author HALA ALYAN - Highlights
13:28 | May 25th, 2025