The Light is Going Out

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The Light is Going Out

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Apr 6, 2021

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Famous Polish poet Adam Zagajewski remembered by friend and translator Clare Cavanagh.

Released:

Apr 6, 2021

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Producer Helena de Groot explores the diverse world of contemporary poetry with readings by poets, interviews with critics, and short poetry documentaries. Nothing is off limits, and nobody is taken too seriously.

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I Come From Love: Nikky Finney on her father, her childhood, and the memories that made her. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Better Broken Than Whole: Will Harris on mixedness, intimacy, and the music of difficult poems. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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A Room of Our Own: Cornelius Eady on Sterling Brown’s South: his porch, banter, and barbershop. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Heroes History Forgets: Remembering Irish poet Eavan Boland, with her friends Jody Allen Randolph and Paula Meehan. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Empire State of Mind: Take a walk through post-WWI Paris in this recently reissued Modernist epic. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Words in the Attic: Joy Ladin on the failures of language, courage, and the trans parable of Jonah and the Whale. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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No Place Like Home: Camille Dungy on words, home, and motherhood in times of climate collapse. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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You Get Proud by Practicing: Meg Day on the poetry and activism of the late Laura Hershey, lip reading in a masked world, and the joy of connection. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Not My Face in the Mirror: Vievee Francis (part 2) on beauty in a racist world. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Save Everything: Kimiko Hahn on tie-dying on the stove, puns, and her father's things. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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My Imagined Incoherence: Tracy Fuad on Yelp reviews, mortality, and the weather in her mind. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Patterns of Memory: Natasha Trethewey on writing a memoir about her mother’s life and murder. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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A Practice of Care: EJ Koh on distance, broken English, and writing poems that forgive. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Start with One Thread: Alexandria Hall on farm sounds, solo time, and the way into a difficult poem. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Salvation in the Dark: Vievee Francis on dark corners, an encounter with a bear, and the promise of the north. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Keep Going: A look back at the early days of the pandemic—eight poets about Zoom calls, the egg shortage, and being stranded abroad. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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I Love You, Wanda: Terrance Hayes on Wanda Coleman. Note from Terrance Hayes: “I cancelled this interview about Wanda Coleman’s work after signing the Poetry Foundation Petition. When the Foundation President and Board chair resigned, I decided to resume the interview believing the actions an indication of the PF’s willingness to change. Though I’m not yet quite convinced I should resume submitting my own poems to the magazine, I hope this interview represents a willingness to remain in dialogue as PF rises to meet the other demands and challenges. Do check out the work of Wanda Coleman." To learn more: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/LetterOfCommittment by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Elegies for the Future: Lilly Rosenberg Fellowship winner Khaty Xiong on intergenerational trauma, a chicken's neck, and the long wave of grief. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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The Landscape Within: C. Dale Young on sugar cane fields, his favorite saint, and the machinations of the mind. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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The Fire This Time: Gwendolyn Brooks, Elizabeth Alexander, and Haki Madhubuti on America’s perennial struggle to recognize that Black Lives Matter. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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The Bureau Under Your Bed: Interrogating the government’s half century of surveillance of Black writers. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Mad at the Right People: Hafizah Geter on shelves full of Black writers, forgiveness, and knowing your history. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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The Light is Going Out: Famous Polish poet Adam Zagajewski remembered by friend and translator Clare Cavanagh. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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The Final Girl: torrin a. greathouse on public transport, horror, and the love of a chosen family. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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When Time is Kind: Poet and priest Spencer Reece on his cousin's murder, the AIDS epidemic, and bearing witness to a moment. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Leaving and Loving Afghanistan: Zohra Saed on cooking, culture, and the volunteer-led rescue operation to get Afghans to safety. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Wild at the Root: Molly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison on Gmail poems, pot roast, and the legacy of pain. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Poverty’s History, Episode 2: Let the People Speak: How two early 20th-century poets struggled with poverty and the publishing world—while facing racism and classism—to become widely read and legends to us. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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A Little Wrong: Bianca Stone on family trauma, wrinkled towels, and the case against self-improvement. by Poetry Off the Shelf
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Parents in a Poem: Raymond Antrobus on forgiving his dad, becoming a father, and poetry dubs on late-night BBC by Poetry Off the Shelf
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