Join hosts Hannah Monsour and Zoe Branch as they joke around about poems and poem around about jokes. Both professional poets and amateur comedians, the artists explore the funny and the profound — often in the same breath. Each episode includes two new poems written on the spot and read based on themes explored in the episode.
Poking Around
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Join hosts Hannah Monsour and Zoe Branch as they joke around about poems and poem around about jokes. Both professional poets and amateur comedians, the artists explore the funny and the profound — often in the same breath. Each episode includes two new poems written on the spot and read based on themes explored in the episode.
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Recent Episodes
August 11, 2026
Who Are These People?
<p>Featured poem: I Keep Trying to Leave but the Sex Just Gets Better and Better by Ali Shapiro. Featured topics: breakups, sexy stuff, outgrowing, and the horrifying experience of starting to read a new book.</p><p>Poem read with permission from the author. </p><p>Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.</p><p>Send us your poems inspired by our topics: <a href="mailto:pokingaroundpod@gmail.com">pokingaroundpod@gmail.com</a></p><p>New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/pokingaroundpod/">pokingaroundpod</a> + @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannahmonsour/">hannahmonsour</a> + @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zoe.branch/">zoe.branch</a></p>
August 4, 2026
Geese Truthers ft. Benjamin Hightower
<p>Featured poem: On Seeing the First Line of "Wild Geese" on a Tote Bag in Whole Foods by Matt Donovan. Featured topics: Mary Oliver, religion, God, music, queerness, work ethics, circumcision.</p><p>Poem read with permission from the author. </p><p>Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.</p><p>Follow Benjamin! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/benjaminhightower_/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@benjaminhightower_</a></p><p>Send us your poems inspired by our topics: <a href="mailto:pokingaroundpod@gmail.com">pokingaroundpod@gmail.com</a></p><p>New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/pokingaroundpod/">pokingaroundpod</a> + @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannahmonsour/">hannahmonsour</a> + @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zoe.branch/">zoe.branch</a></p>
July 28, 2026
Groundhog's Day
<p>Featured poem: Oracle by Joshua Turek. Featured topics: Groundhog’s Day, trucks, parking lots, cities, stars, and the natural world. </p><p>Poem read with permission from the author. </p><p>Theme song by Allegra Ritchie.</p><p>Send us your poems inspired by our topics: <a href="mailto:pokingaroundpod@gmail.com">pokingaroundpod@gmail.com</a></p><p>New episode every Tuesday! Follow us @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/pokingaroundpod/">pokingaroundpod</a> + @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/hannahmonsour/">hannahmonsour</a> + @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zoe.branch/">zoe.branch</a></p>
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