Whirled Through a Poem’s Eye

Bob Hicok's "All life is life in art": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Thinking about Bob Hicok's poem "All life is life in art" and "doing" versus "being" and the meaning of life.

Gail DiMaggio's Metta for Judy: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

A short essay thinking about Gail DiMaggio's poem "Metta for Judy," from her forthcoming collection What She Made of It.

Gerald Stern's Day of Grief: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Thinking about Gerald Stern's poem "Day of Grief" and the sense of time and its passage, and life's unfolding.

Kathleen Graber's "Book Four": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Considering "Book Four" by Kathleen Graber, and time, collecting things, and letting things go.

Remembrance of Poet Naton Leslie

Remembering poet and friend Naton Leslie, and his poem "In the Year of my Birth Elvis Records Heartbreak Hotel."

Jane Hirshfield's Rebus: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

A consideration of creativity and making art, and Jane Hirshfield's poem "Rebus."

Bruce Beasley's Aphasic Echolalia: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

A consideration of faith and Bruce Beasley's poem "Aphasic Echolalia."

Carol Frost's To Kill a Deer: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Considering in this podcast Carol Frost's visceral and startling poem "To Kill a Deer." Not for the faint at heart. Frank images from a deer hunt.

Workers of the Lord, Neil Carpathios on Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Neil Carpathios's poem serves as this podcast's poem lens. Find the text of the poem and the podcast script on MarilynOnaRoll.wordpress.com.

Wild Geese: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Mary Oliver's poem Wild Geese is the lens through which this podcast considers the world.