Whirled Through a Poem’s Eye

Jackie Craven's "Someone moved the bagel shop": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Lost on a byway in this quirky poem by Jackie Craven.

Transtromer's "Brief Pause in the Organ Recital": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Tomas Transtromer's "Kort Paus I Orgelkonserten," translated by Patty Crane, and memory and experience considered in this podcast.

Patrick Rosal's "Yes It Will Rain": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Patrick Rosal's prayer and meditation on home and hope, grief and ongoing.

Anna de Noailles's "Imprint": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Loving the world and turn of the century French poet Anna de Noailles's poem "L'impreinte" in my translation.

Audre Lorde's "Litany for Survival": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Hope arising from suffering considered in Audre Lorde's "Litany for Survival."

Saara Raappana's "Manifesto of What Breaks": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Memorializing Saara Raappana with this poem of hers, "Manifesto of What Breaks."

Yusef Kumunyakaa"s "Facing It": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Human's inhumanity and the love required as counterbalance in consideration, and Kumunyakaa's stunning poem of the Vietnam War Memorial, "Facing It."

Rita Dove's "Heart to Heart": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Hearts and wants, the shape of desire, and "Heart to Heart" by Rita Dove considered in this podcast.

Bruce Weigl's "The Harp": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Fathers and memory and empathy explored in this consideration of Bruce Weigl's poem "The Harp."

Christian Wiman's "All My Friends Are Finding New Beliefs": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Christian Wiman and his poem about shifting beliefs and speeding time and friends, "All My Friends Are Finding New Beliefs."