Poetry: The Creative Process: Poets discuss Poems & Creativity

About Poetry: The Creative Process: Poets discuss Poems & Creativity

Poetry episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. Listen to poets reading their poetry & discuss their lives, work & creative process. Includes environmental poetry, humanities & activism. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM. We discuss their life, work & artistic practice. Winners of Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Pulitzer, leaders & public figures share real experiences & offer valuable insights. Notable guests and participating museums and organizations include: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Neil Patrick Harris, Smithsonian, Roxane Gay, Musée Picasso, EARTHDAY.ORG, Neil Gaiman, UNESCO, Joyce Carol Oates, Mark Seliger, Acropolis Museum, Hilary Mantel, Songwriters Hall of Fame, George Saunders, The New Museum, Lemony Snicket, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine Galleries, Joe Mantegna, PETA, Greenpeace, EPA, Morgan Library & Museum, and many others. The interviews are hosted by founder and creative educator Mia Funk with the participation of students, universities, and collaborators from around the world. These conversations are also part of our traveling exhibition.
 www.creativeprocess.info For The Creative Process podcasts from Seasons 1 & 2, visit: tinyurl.com/creativepod or creativeprocess.info/interviews-page-1, which has our complete directory of interviews, transcripts, artworks, and details about ways to get involved.

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Publisher

Writing: Creative Process Original Series

Category

arts · fiction · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Nov 2020

Latest episode

27 May 2026

Latest episodes

88 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 May 2026

   Humans as Storytelling Animals: Poets, Novelists & Musicians on the Power of Writing

   Why do we write? In this episode, we explore writing as an awakening and a bridge between memory and discovery. We hear from poets, novelists, musicians and thinkers who reflect on how narrative helps us make sense of displacement, failure and our connection to the natural world. Join us for a deep dive into the stories that make us human.

2. 

   9 Jan 2026

   The Wisdom of Nature: Artists & Scientists on The Beauty & Fragility of Our Planet

   In this special edition, we hear from our guests from across the arts and sciences. From composers and poets to forest ecologists and climate envoys, they tell the story of our planet. Moving beyond the data of destruction, we explore the "intelligence of nature," the ethics of what we eat, and the "elastic empathy" required to save our future.

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   13 Dec 2025

   The Writer's Voice: Novelists, Poets, Memoirists & Editors Share Their Stories

   How do writers develop their voice, showing us what is important in life? ADA LIMÓN (https://www.creativeprocess.info/interviews22/ada-limon-mia-funk-7mggn-ln6ef) (24th U.S. Poet Laureate, Startlement, The Carrying) explains that her poetry begins with a bodily sensation or curiosity, not an idea. She values the space and breath poetry offers for unknowing and mystery, finding solace in the making and the mess, not in answers. She discusses being free on the page to be her whole, authentic, complicated self. JAY PARINI (https://jayparini.com/) (Author, Filmmaker, Borges and Me) calls poetry the prince of literary arts—language refined to its apex of memorability. He recounts how his road trip with Borges around Scotland restored him from depression and anxiety following the Vietnam War death of his friend. JERICHO BROWN (https://www.creativeprocess.info/interviews17/jericho-brown-mia-funk) (Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet, The Tradition, How We Do It: Black Writers on Craft, Practice, and Skill) discusses the rhythm of black vernacular and capturing "symphonic complexity of black life". He shares how he’s found a way not to think about personal risk as he’s writing. ADAM MOSS (https://www.creativeprocess.info/interviews-featured/adam-moss-mia-funk) (Fmr. Editor, New York Magazine; Author, The Work of Art) relates David Simon’s concept of the bounce, in which creativity gains momentum as it is passed between people. VIET THANH NGUYEN (https://www.creativeprocess.info/interviews-featured/viet-thanh-nguyen-2025) (Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, The Sympathizer; To Save and to Destroy) discusses his path to expansive solidarity and capacious grief and how it works against the state's power to divide and conquer. He emphasizes that literature is crucial because authoritarian regimes abuse language; a commitment to the beauty of language is a commitment to truth, and fear is often an indicator of a truth that needs to be spoken. To hear more from each guest, listen to their full interviews (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-creative-process-arts-culture-society-books-film/id1488924067). Episode Website (https://www.creativeprocess.info/interviews25/writing-anthology-dec12) www.creativepr (https://www.creativeprocess.info/interviews25/writing-anthology-dec12)ocess.info/pod (http://www.creativeprocess.info/pod) Instagram:@creativeprocesspodcast (http://www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast/)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

47 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

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