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Poetry Soup – Ep. 15: “Witchgrass” by Louise Gluck

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup. I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. There’s been a short break, but Poetry Soup is back, with “Witchgrass,” by the late Louise Gluck....

Poetry Soup – Ep. 13: “There Was Earth Inside Them” by Paul Celan

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading the poem, “There was Earth Inside Them,” by Paul Celan. Paul Celan was...

Poetry Soup Ep. 12 – “An Ox Looks at Man” by Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be talking about the poem, “An Ox Looks at Man,” by Carlos Drummond de Andrade,...

Poetry Soup Ep. 11 – “A Painter’s Thoughts (1)” by John Yau

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be talking about the poem, “A Painter’s Thoughts (1),” one of many poems of the...

Weekly Creativity #257: Write a Poem Using Only Onomatopoeia

Curriculum· — Write a poem using only onomatopoeia.

Poetry Soup Ep. 10 — “Pheasant” by Sylvia Plath

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be reading the poem, “Pheasant,” by Sylvia Plath, which is about the subtle beauty of...

Poetry Soup Ep. 9 — “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading and talking about the poem, “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith. Tracy K. Smith...

Poetry Soup Ep. 8 – “On Not Mowing the Lawn” by Mary Oliver

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading and talking about a poem by the great poet Mary Oliver, titled, “On...

Home Sick, a poem by Carolina Ulloa-Compton, 12

Editorial· — staying at homeand being alonemy mom says it will endbut my dad says this is not the enddiscussing what will happenof something that we don’t know nobody knows longing for...

Out of It, a poem by Madeline Male, 14

Editorial· — Out of school!Out of paper towels —Out of sanitizer . . .Out of masks.Out of sports.Out of work.Out of business.Out of energy.Out of things to do.Out of friends.Out of touch.Out...

Poetry Soup Ep. 7 – “Folk Song” by Tomaž Šalamun

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading “Folk Song,” a short poem by the great Slovenian poet Tomaž Šalamun. Tomaž...

Poetry Soup Ep. 6 – “The Motive for Metaphor” by Wallace Stevens

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading “The Motive for Metaphor,” by Wallace Stevens, which is a poem about poetry...

Poetry Soup Ep. 5 – “Banjo Dog Variations” by Donald Justice

Poetry· — Transcript Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Each episode, I’ll discuss a different poem and poet. Today I’ll be talking about one of my...

Poetry Soup Ep. 3 – “No End of Fun” by Wisława Szymborska

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Each episode, I’ll discuss a different poem and poet. In this episode, I’ll be talking about the...

Poetry Soup Ep. 2 – “The Keeper of Sheep” by Fernando Pessoa

Poetry· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Each episode, I’ll discuss a different poem and poet. Today, I’ll be talking about two different poets...

Poetry Soup Ep. 1: “The Painter” by John Ashbery

Poetry· — Mission Statement A lot of people don’t realize how great poetry can be, and there are very few places where young people can be introduced to great poets. I created...

Weekly Creativity #220: Write an Erasure Poem

Curriculum· — Write an erasure poem—find a poem or a page from a novel or article, and cross out words to create a new poem.

Covid, a poem by Melanie, 9

Editorial· — Covid Melanie Delfina, 9 It was hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, when it felt like the sky was beginning to rumble. The sky faded...

Out of the Pandemic, poetry in seasons by Paridhi, 13 | Part VI: Spring 2021

Editorial· — Author’s Statement I started writing this piece as an optional assignment in my seventh grade English class. It was an end of the year assignment. In this piece, I have...

Out of the Pandemic, poetry in seasons by Paridhi, 13 | Part V: Winter 2021

Editorial· — Author’s Statement I started writing this piece as an optional assignment in my seventh grade English class. It was an end of the year assignment. In this piece, I have...