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Poetry Soup

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

 Ep. 9: “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith 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 was born on April 16, 1972 in Falmouth, Massachusetts. She was largely inspired to begin writing poetry by […]

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

Ep. 8: “On Not Mowing the Lawn” by Mary Oliver 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 Not Mowing the Lawn.” Mary Oliver was born on September 10, 1935, in Maple Heights, […]

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

Ep. 7: “Folk Song” by Tomaž Šalamun 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 Šalamun was born on July 4, 1941, in Zagreb, Croatia. He was married to the writer and journalist […]