Poetry For All

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

99 episodes of Poetry For All since the first episode, which aired on August 31st, 2020.

  • Episode 3: Phillis Wheatley, On Being Brought from Africa to America

    September 15th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 9 secs
    18th century, anger, black history month, christianity, hope, rhymed verse, social justice and advocacy, surprise

    This episode examines a short, incredible, difficult and important poem by one of the founding figures of African American literary traditions, Phillis Wheatley.

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    Episode 2: Emily Dickinson, Tell all the truth

    September 10th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 13 secs
    19th century, ars poetica, rhymed verse, spirituality, surprise, women's history month

    What does it mean to tell the truth "slant"? Is this a ballad, a hymn? What is "ars poetica" and is this an example? Join us for a discussion of this great, short, fun, rich poem by Dickinson.

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    Episode 1: Seamus Heaney, Digging

    August 31st, 2020  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 44 secs
    20th century, ars poetica, free verse, laborers, wonder

    We begin Poetry for All by teaching and talking about a great poem on poetry itself: Seamus Heaney's "Digging."