Wake the Happy Words

About Wake the Happy Words

Award-winning poet Gary Miranda (www.garymiranda.com) reads from his collected poems and shares some of the stories behind them. His son Nicolas provides musical interludes. “Miranda’s best is breathtaking. . . Certainly we can want no better.” —Michael Heffernan, Poetry magazine

Publisher

Gary Miranda

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2025

Latest episode

13 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Mar 2025

   1. The Starting Five

   Gary shares poems that he always includes at a reading.

2. 

   13 Mar 2025

   2. Less Is More

   Gary reads what were originally published as stand-alone poems in magazines such as The Atlantic and The New Yorker but that were later incorporated into longer poems in his first two books.

3. 

   12 Mar 2025

   3.Project Partner

   Gary shares poems from a federal poet-in-the schools project from which he stole the kindergarten teacher.

4. 

   11 Mar 2025

   4. Family

   Gary shares poems that were inspired by or dedicated to members of his family

5. 

   10 Mar 2025

   5. Of Poetry and Poets

   Gary shares poems on the art and craft of poetry and pays homage to three diverse poets.

6. 

   9 Mar 2025

   6.Grab Bag

   Gary shares a miscellany of poems from his first book that don't fit easily into any category.

7. 

   8 Mar 2025

   7. Sonnets, Sestinas, and Such--Oh My!

   Gary talks about the fun and frustration of fixed forms.

8. 

   7 Mar 2025

   8. Other Voices

   Gary reads some of his favorite poems by other poets.

9. 

   6 Mar 2025

   9. "The World That Is Offered"

   Gary reads a single long poem that he wrote on the occasion of becoming a father.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

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Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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