Poetry Off the Shelf

Poetry Off the Shelf

Poetry Foundation

Episodes 99
Avg. Duration 52m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (441)
Since Aug 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
86%
Hosting
feeds.simplecast.com

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About This Podcast

Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.

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Recent Episodes

Don’t Make Any Noise

Jun 02, 2026 46m

J Brooke on testosterone, incinerators, and the mobster at home. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for…

The Act of Touching

May 19, 2026 40m

Chris Crowder on muscles, privacy, and being Captain Safety. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for…

Hereafter Parties

Apr 28, 2026 55m

Arielle Hebert on Florida, driving with the windows down, and tallying up the dead. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of…

A Handful of Dust

Apr 14, 2026 49m

Iain McGilchrist on Rip Van Winkle, the poet's brain, and the real word for sunshine. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of…

The Wrong Details

Mar 31, 2026 57m

D.S. Waldman on the left hand, losing his brother, and introducing the most wounded part. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of…

The Character in the Corner

Mar 17, 2026 53m

Sony Ton-Aimé on radical joy, pig blood, and the ancestors we forgot. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for…

Those Bodies We Borrowed

Mar 03, 2026 58m

Monica Ferrell on robot apples, Playboy bunnies, and botox vs. crow's feet. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data…

What It Takes to Be a Man

Feb 17, 2026 56m

James Ciano on sports, masculinity, and the desperation to belong. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for…

How to Survive on an Island

Feb 03, 2026 48m

Stephanie Niu on being lost at sea, crab bridges, and finding the heart of the world. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of…

The Multiverse of Me

Jan 20, 2026 43m

Diamond Forde on poison, fan fiction, and writing the Great American Vampire Novel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of…

Poets We Lost in 2025

Dec 30, 2025 36m

Remembering Ellen Bryant Voigt, plus a few words on mortality by Andrea Gibson. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal…

An Old Face

Dec 16, 2025 56m

Amanda Quaid on cancer, being bad in New York, and erotic hands.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for…

An Impossible Wish

Dec 02, 2025 45m

Tracy K. Smith on her Hello Kitty notebook, automatic writing, and the afterlife.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of…

Body of Water

Nov 18, 2025 56m

Chet'la Sebree on fertility, the ocean, and sonnets about menstruation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for…

What Heaven Looks Like

Nov 04, 2025 46m

brittny ray crowell on grief, the scent of burning leaves, and finding her way back. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of…

We Dream of Each Other

Oct 21, 2025 48m

Kay Gabriel on embarrassment, labor organizing, and the discipline of hope. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data…

Glow in the Dark

Sep 30, 2025 50m

Martha Silano in memoriam: on blushing knees, fairy houses, and preparing your kids for loss. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and…

Mentor for Life

Sep 16, 2025 1h 4m

Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize winner Rigoberto González on immigration raids, rhythm, and his father’s last words. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our…

Let the World Whisper

Sep 02, 2025 53m

Ahmad Almallah on Gaza, the moon, and the companionship of Paul Celan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for…

A New Leaf

Aug 19, 2025 48m

KB Brookins on change, gym bros, and the stories that haven't been told. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data…

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Poetry Off the Shelf has published 99 episodes since August 2022, covering topics in Arts, Books.

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