app02 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:59:52 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Poetry For All - Episodes Tagged with “City” https://poetryforall.fireside.fm/tags/city Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 This podcast is for those who already love poetry and for those who know very little about it. In this podcast, we read a poem, discuss it, see what makes it tick, learn how it works, grow from it, and then read it one more time. Introducing our brand new Poetry For All website: https://poetryforallpod.com! Please visit the new website to learn more about our guests, search for thematic episodes (ranging from Black History Month to the season of autumn), and subscribe to our newsletter. en-us episodic Finding Our Way Into Great Poems Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen This podcast is for those who already love poetry and for those who know very little about it. In this podcast, we read a poem, discuss it, see what makes it tick, learn how it works, grow from it, and then read it one more time. Introducing our brand new Poetry For All website: https://poetryforallpod.com! Please visit the new website to learn more about our guests, search for thematic episodes (ranging from Black History Month to the season of autumn), and subscribe to our newsletter. no poetry, poems, literature, teaching, education Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen vanengen@wustl.edu Episode 113: Langston Hughes, Theme for English B https://poetryforall.fireside.fm/113 eb110f60-3770-49a8-800d-3a2eae6f5122 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen full Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen In this episode, we read one of Langston Hughes's most famous poems. We discuss Hughes's conversational style, how he evokes the topography of Harlem, and the way the poetic speaker addresses the power dynamics of the classroom. 24:36 no <p>In this episode, we read one of Langston Hughes's most famous poems. We discuss Hughes's conversational style, how he evokes the topography of Harlem, and the way the poetic speaker addresses the complexity of the power dynamics in the classroom. </p> <p>You can read the text of this poem <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47880/theme-for-english-b" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>.</p> <p>To learn more about Langston Hughes, visit the <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/langston-hughes" rel="nofollow noopener">Poetry Foundation website</a>.</p> <p>Thanks to Harold Ober Associates for granting us permission to read and discuss this poem. </p> African American, twentieth century, free verse, Black History Month, Harlem Renaissance, city, dialogue In this episode, we read one of Langston Hughes's most famous poems. We discuss Hughes's conversational style, how he evokes the topography of Harlem, and the way the poetic speaker addresses the complexity of the power dynamics in the classroom.

You can read the text of this poem here.

To learn more about Langston Hughes, visit the Poetry Foundation website.

Thanks to Harold Ober Associates for granting us permission to read and discuss this poem.

]]> In this episode, we read one of Langston Hughes's most famous poems. We discuss Hughes's conversational style, how he evokes the topography of Harlem, and the way the poetic speaker addresses the complexity of the power dynamics in the classroom.

You can read the text of this poem here.

To learn more about Langston Hughes, visit the Poetry Foundation website.

Thanks to Harold Ober Associates for granting us permission to read and discuss this poem.

]]> Episode 67: Alex Dimitrov, Winter Solstice https://poetryforall.fireside.fm/67 84ed1ee2-8043-4af9-a127-aff9958a92af Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:00:00 -0500 Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen full 6 Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen In this episode, we read and discuss a poem that provides a powerful meditation on the longest night of the year. 24:27 no <p>In this episode, we read and discuss a poem that provides a powerful meditation on the longest night of the year. </p> <p>To learn more about Alex Dimitrov, please visit his <a href="https://www.alexdimitrov.com/poems" rel="nofollow noopener">website</a>.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/authors/alex-dimitrov/" rel="nofollow noopener">Copper Canyon Press</a> for granting us permission to read this poem from <em>Love and Other Poems.</em></p> <p>During our conversation, we briefly allude to "Love," Dimitrov's wonderful poem that he continues to write each day. To read the original poem, you can check the <a href="https://aprweb.org/poems/love0" rel="nofollow noopener">American Poetry Review</a>; and to read Dimitrov's additional lines on Twitter, you can follow him at @apoemcalledlove on <a href="https://x.com/apoemcalledlove?s=20" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter</a>.</p> 21st century, city, free verse, hope, intimacy, lgbtqia month, loneliness, night, winter In this episode, we read and discuss a poem that provides a powerful meditation on the longest night of the year.

To learn more about Alex Dimitrov, please visit his website.

Thanks to Copper Canyon Press for granting us permission to read this poem from Love and Other Poems.

During our conversation, we briefly allude to "Love," Dimitrov's wonderful poem that he continues to write each day. To read the original poem, you can check the American Poetry Review; and to read Dimitrov's additional lines on Twitter, you can follow him at @apoemcalledlove on Twitter.

]]> In this episode, we read and discuss a poem that provides a powerful meditation on the longest night of the year.

To learn more about Alex Dimitrov, please visit his website.

Thanks to Copper Canyon Press for granting us permission to read this poem from Love and Other Poems.

During our conversation, we briefly allude to "Love," Dimitrov's wonderful poem that he continues to write each day. To read the original poem, you can check the American Poetry Review; and to read Dimitrov's additional lines on Twitter, you can follow him at @apoemcalledlove on Twitter.

]]> Episode 54: Carl Phillips, To Autumn https://poetryforall.fireside.fm/54 fa72b9f5-3c9f-4db2-83f9-1e0618d86161 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:00:00 -0500 Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen full 5 Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen In this episode, we talk with David Baker about "To Autumn" by Carl Phillips, exploring the way Phillips masterfully achieves a sense of intimacy and restlessness in a lyric ode that tosses between two parts while incorporating the sonnet tradition. 24:47 no <p>In this episode, we talk with David Baker about "To Autumn" by Carl Phillips, exploring the way Phillips masterfully achieves a sense of intimacy and restlessness in a lyric ode that tosses between two parts while incorporating the sonnet tradition.</p> <p>For more on Carl Phillips, please visit the <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/carl-phillips" rel="nofollow noopener">Poetry Foundation</a>.</p> <p>For more on David Baker, please visit the <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/david-baker" rel="nofollow noopener">Poetry Foundation</a>.</p> <p>"To Autumn" has been read from Carl Phillips' latest book of poetry, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Then-War-Selected-Poems-2007-2020/dp/0374603766" rel="nofollow noopener">Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020</a>.</p> <p>The latest book by Carl Phillips is a collection of essays called <em>My Trade Is Mystery</em>. Purchase at <a href="https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300257878/my-trade-is-mystery/" rel="nofollow noopener">Yale University Press</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Trade-Mystery-Meditations-Writing/dp/0300257872" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazon</a> or wherever you get your books. </p> 21st century, autumn, black history month, city, free verse, guest on the show, intimacy, lgbtqia month, nature poetry, night, ode, restlessness, spirituality In this episode, we talk with David Baker about "To Autumn" by Carl Phillips, exploring the way Phillips masterfully achieves a sense of intimacy and restlessness in a lyric ode that tosses between two parts while incorporating the sonnet tradition.

For more on Carl Phillips, please visit the Poetry Foundation.

For more on David Baker, please visit the Poetry Foundation.

"To Autumn" has been read from Carl Phillips' latest book of poetry, Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020.

The latest book by Carl Phillips is a collection of essays called My Trade Is Mystery. Purchase at Yale University Press or Amazon or wherever you get your books.

]]> In this episode, we talk with David Baker about "To Autumn" by Carl Phillips, exploring the way Phillips masterfully achieves a sense of intimacy and restlessness in a lyric ode that tosses between two parts while incorporating the sonnet tradition.

For more on Carl Phillips, please visit the Poetry Foundation.

For more on David Baker, please visit the Poetry Foundation.

"To Autumn" has been read from Carl Phillips' latest book of poetry, Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020.

The latest book by Carl Phillips is a collection of essays called My Trade Is Mystery. Purchase at Yale University Press or Amazon or wherever you get your books.

]]> Episode 51: Martín Espada, Jumping Off the Mystic Tobin Bridge https://poetryforall.fireside.fm/51 86b3cbca-40ad-4acc-9917-84e9109324a2 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400 Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen full 5 Joanne Diaz and Abram Van Engen In this episode, we talk with the 2021 winner of the National Book Award, Martín Espada, about narrative poetry, poetry of engagement, and the witness of poetry as a work of advocacy. 30:20 no <p>To learn more about Martín Espada, click <a href="http://www.martinespada.net/" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>.</p> <p>To read the poem, click <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/148216/jumping-off-the-mystic-tobin-bridge" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>.</p> <p>This is the first poem that appears in Floaters, the winner of the 2021 National Book Award. To purchase a copy of the book, click <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/floaters-poems/9780393541038?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1vSZBhDuARIsAKZlijT8OEgpGJEIilmuKjBVZAg1Blepy5UUN7ylUOjDN5Ivq8AdnC9iFPsaApX6EALw_wcB" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>.</p> <p>Photo credit: Lauren Marie Schmidt (cropped to fit dimensions) </p> 21st century, anger, city, guest on the show, hispanic heritage month, laborers, narrative, repetition or refrain, social justice and advocacy To learn more about Martín Espada, click here.

To read the poem, click here.

This is the first poem that appears in Floaters, the winner of the 2021 National Book Award. To purchase a copy of the book, click here.

Photo credit: Lauren Marie Schmidt (cropped to fit dimensions)

]]> To learn more about Martín Espada, click here.

To read the poem, click here.

This is the first poem that appears in Floaters, the winner of the 2021 National Book Award. To purchase a copy of the book, click here.

Photo credit: Lauren Marie Schmidt (cropped to fit dimensions)

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