Enter Poem

Born on 4th October 1856, Dhani Ram Chatrik is often called the father of modern Panjabi poetry.

In this episode, we step into Chatrik’s Dohra — a deceptively simple folk-style poem that opens into a tender meditation on life, death, and what we tru... more

In this episode we dive into a poem that turns a poolside scene into a profound meditation on love.

Hero by Saraswati Nagpal

Pina coladas are served but you continue

to perambulate in the pool, past goggle-eyed kids

diving for pennies, young love... more

In this episode, we turn to Lucille Clifton, the beloved American poet known for her compact, searing truths. We read her poem “rosh hashanah” from The September Suite, written in the week following 9/11, and reflect on what remains after the disaste... more

In this episode, we turn to Shah Hussain — the 16th-century sufi poet remembered for his fearless, timeless voice. We focus on one of his most searing kafis, “Buriyān, buriyān, buriyān ve lokā” talking about wounds sharper than swords, and the spirit... more

What does a world without birds sound like? In this episode of Enter Poem, I sit down with poet Kunjana Prashar to wander through her surreal and devastating poem: Poem With No Birds in It

In this imagined landscape, cuckoo clocks hang upside down, ... more

What if pain wasn't something to flee, but something to feel all the way through? In this episode, we enter Kahlil Gibran’s meditation on pain—from The Prophet—and explore the textures, sounds, and elemental metaphors that make this poem less about s... more

Enter Poem is a slow, soft space to feel poetry. To fall in love with poems.

Hosted by poet and writer Amy Singh, this podcast opens the door to poems that arrive just when we need them. In each episode, we enter the heart of a poem, and let it ent... more