Editor Dawn Davis (Bon Appétit) Reads Edna St. Vincent Millay
In this episode, Bon Appétit Editor-in-Chief Dawn Davis reads “Sonnet 171” by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Davis joined Bon Appétit in November 2020 follo...
Interesting People Reading Poetry
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Interesting People Reading Poetry is a short, sound-rich podcast where artists and luminaries read a favorite poem and share what it means to them. Created by Andy & Brendan Stermer.
Songwriter Grian Chatten (Fontaines D.C.) Reads Gerard Manley Hopkins
In this episode, Grian Chatten reads “The Windhover” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Chatten is the frontman of the Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C., rec...
Photographer Alec Soth Reads Wallace Stevens
In this episode, Alec Soth reads "Of Modern Poetry" by Wallace Stevens. Soth is a photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has published over ...
Counselor Sheryl Paul Reads Walt Whitman
In this episode, Sheryl Paul reads from "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman. Paul is a counselor working in the tradition of Jungian depth psychology. Sh...
Filmmaker Jennifer Crandall Reads Mark Strand
In this episode, Jennifer Crandall reads "Keeping Things Whole" by Mark Strand. Crandall is a documentary filmmaker and journalist. She is the creator...
Biblical Translator Robert Alter Reads the Song of Songs
In this episode, Robert Alter reads from his translation of the Song of Songs. Alter is a literary critic and translator based at the University of Ca...
Painter Enrique Martínez Celaya Reads Miguel Hernández
In this episode, Enrique Martínez Celaya reads “Elegy for Ramón Sijé” by Miguel Hernández. Martínez Celaya is a world-renowned painter, sculptor, and ...
Composer Libby Larsen Reads Bill Holm
In this episode, composer Libby Larsen reads “Wolf Song in Los Angeles” by Bill Holm. Larsen is one of the most prolific and most performed living Ame...
Journalist Krista Tippett Reads Rainer Maria Rilke
In this episode, On Being Project founder and CEO Krista Tippett reads “God speaks to each of us as he makes us” by Rainer Maria Rilke. She shares how...
Representative Ilhan Omar Reads Warsan Shire
In this episode, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar reads “Conversations about home (at the deportation centre)” by Warsan Shire and reflects on the many ...