Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.
Poetry Off the Shelf
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Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.
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Recent Episodes
July 14, 2026
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July 1, 2026
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Host Helena de Groot interviews poet Jericho Brown about America's evolving identity and its poetic reflections.
June 16, 2026
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Host Helena de Groot interviews poet Serena Chopra about prairie grass, manic rage, and the power of memory in her work.
161 total episodes available with 37 transcripts
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