Whirled Through a Poem’s Eye

Brief essays on poetry: considering a poem and how it reveals the world and the human experience. Find the text of the poems featured and the podcast script on MarilynOnaRoll.wordpress.com.

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Episodes

6 hours ago

What a world, what a world, Adrienne Rich muses in her poem.

Tuesday May 06, 2025

Burning it all down with Keetje Kuipers in the poem "Getting over the future."

Tuesday Apr 29, 2025

Counting our lucky stars and throwing high some wishes with Ada Limon in this poem.

Tuesday Apr 22, 2025

Can time save us, an hour here or there? Listen to Grace Q. Song's "Daylight Savings."

Thursday Apr 03, 2025

Vivid dream of loss in this poem by David Graham.

Tuesday Apr 01, 2025

Memory and the body explored in this poem by Victoria Chang.

Tuesday Mar 25, 2025

Sending up some myths of women in this poem by Jeannine Hall Gailey.

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025

Poetry as communication in this Tony Hoadland poem.

Tuesday Mar 11, 2025

Friendship and memory in Matthew Lippman's poem.

Tuesday Mar 04, 2025

Chance, luck, and beauty in this poem by Grant Clauser.

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Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Poetry can be a lens through which our perspective on the world, on life, is sharpened. Poetry can startle, reveal, question, confirm. Each podcast will use one poem through which to view the world anew.

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