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Poetry Soup – Ep. 19: “Falling Upwards” by David Shapiro

Post Published June 28, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be talking about a poem by David Shapiro, titled, “Falling Upwards.
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 18: “A Music Sentence” by Mahmoud Darwish

Post Published May 9, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’m excited to talk about “A Music Sentence,” a poem with an intriguing form by a poet I discovered...
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 17: “Desire for Spring” by Kenneth Koch

Post Published May 1, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be talking about “Desire for Spring,” by Kenneth Koch.
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 16: “Kids Who Die” by Langston Hughes

Post Published February 25, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be talking about the poem, “Kids Who Die,” by Langston Hughes.
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 15: “Witchgrass” by Louise Gluck

Post Published February 4, 2024 by Emma Hoff

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

Post Published August 22, 2023 by Emma Hoff

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

Post Published July 10, 2023 by Emma Hoff

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

Post Published June 16, 2023 by Emma Hoff

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

Post Published April 21, 2023 by Emma Hoff

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

Post Published April 19, 2023 by Emma Hoff

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.
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