Whirled Through a Poem’s Eye

Kay Ryan's "The Light of Interiors": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Thoughts on Kay Ryan's poem "The Light of Interiors" and the importance of friendship.

William Snyder's "The Hush": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

William Snyder's poem "The Hush" is featured, and thinking about noise and silence.

Linda Pastan's "Espaliered Pear Trees": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

Linda Pastan's poem "Espaliered Pear Trees" inspires this episode considering humankind's incessant attempts to control nature.

Stu Bartow, his life and work in haiku: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye

In memory of Stu Bartow and his fine poetry and his haikuist'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."