Poetry Off the Page

About Poetry Off the Page

Poetry from the Atlanta metro area and beyond. Each week we’ll read a selection of poems from local, national and international poets along with essays by leading poets and educators, and a few surprises, too. Join us as we take poetry off the page and into your ear.

Publisher

Jim Simpson

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Mar 2021

Latest episode

24 Feb 2022

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Feb 2022

   Two poems by Dorianne Laux

   For this episode we read two poems by Dorianne Laux: “Demographic” and “Democracy.” Author of numerous poetry collections, Laux was recently elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. She has taught at the University of Oregon’s Program in Creative Writing. She now lives with her husband, poet Joseph Millar, in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she teaches in the MFA program at North Carolina State University.

2. 

   20 Feb 2022

   The F-Word Episode, Part 2

   A very short episode featuring poems by Terrance Hayes and Gerald Stern mentioned in the previous episode.

3. 

   18 Feb 2022

   The F-Word Episode

   Poems featuring one of the most satisfying four-letter words ever.

4. 

   29 Mar 2021

   A David Kirby poem

   Today we feature (we? It’s just me!) a selection by David Kirby from his 2007 collection The House on Boulevard St. published by Louisiana State University Press. Today’s poem is “My Dead Dad.”

5. 

   8 Mar 2021

   Poetry Off the Page (Trailer)

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