Podcasts

• Episode 47: If They Should Come for Us - Fatimah Asghar

  9/28/2018

  Connor and Jack delve into Fatimah Asghar's incredible poem, "If They Should Come for Us." They discuss the lack of punctuation, the use of the…

• Episode 46: From Whereas Statements - Layli Long Soldier

  9/14/2018

  In this larger episode, Connor and Jack explore an excerpt of Layli Long Soldier’s sequence “Whereas Statements,” which responds to the Congressional…

• Episode 45: Some of Your Love with Me

  8/24/2018

  Many poems were shared online in the wake of Aretha Franklin's recent passing. Connor and Jack explore the emotional and poetic depths of this poem by…

• Episode 44: Blackberry-Picking

  8/10/2018

  Connor and Jack go on a mid-summer romp in the blackberry patch for a discussion of Seamus Heaney's "Blackberry-Picking." Along the way they discuss…

• Episode 43: Pulled Over in Short Hills, NJ, 8:00AM

  7/27/2018

  Connor and Jack delve into Ross Gay's powerhouse poem "Pulled Over in Short Hills, NJ 8:00am." Jack breaks down how he arrived at his choice of this…