Katie Ford, The Shroud of Turin

In this episode, Laura Evers (who has done so much work for this podcast), joins us to discuss the poem that drew her into poetry. We explore Katie Ford's haunting poem of longing, absence, and the desire to know, and we examine how her grammatical choices (including the absence of punctuation or breath marks) enhance the experience of reading and rereading the poem.

"The Shroud of Turin" can be found in Katie Ford's first book of poems, Deposition.

For more on Katie Ford, visit her website: https://www.fordkatie.com/

Thanks to Graywolf Press for permission to read the poem on this episode.