Poetry Unbound
On Being StudiosShort and unhurried, Poetry Unbound is an immersive exploration of a single poem, hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pádraig Ó Tuama greets you at the doorways of brilliant poems and walks you through — each one has wisdom to offer and questions to ask you. Already a listener? There’s also a book (Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World), a Substack newsletter with a vibrant conversation in the commen... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 184 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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In this concluding episode of "Poems as Teachers," our special miniseries on conflict and the human condition, host Pádraig Ó Tuama says the poems discussed in this offering are a different kind of teacher: “not as teachers that give us rules to foll... more
Being right may feel good, but what human price do we pay for this feeling of rightness? Yehuda Amichai’s poem “The Place Where We Are Right,” translated by Stephen Mitchell, asks us to answer this question, consider how doubt and love might expand a... more
In “Hebrews 13” by Jericho Brown, a narrator says: “my lover and my brother both knocked at my door.” The heat is turned on, scalding coffee is offered and hastily swallowed, and silence is the soundtrack. What an exquisitely awkward triangle it is, ... more
In Mosab Abu Toha’s “Ibrahim Abu Lughod and brother in Yaffa,” two barefoot siblings on a beach sketch out a map of their former home in the sand and argue about what went where. Their longing for return to a place of hospitality, family, memory, fri... more
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- I am a big fan of the way he explains the poets work and explains the poetry
I am a big fan of the way he takes an art form that I love and go to when things seem a little pointless when he helps me see the totality and relates the thing being conveyed so I see better things I may never relate to that collection of ideas
Apple Podcasts5SDhltnt
United States3 months ago - My Weekly Meditation
I love these episodes! I use them in my meditation practice. O’Tuama has a unique way of choosing and discussing poetry that is so very human, connecting it to the reader/listener in a visceral way.
Apple Podcasts5Marlisekelsey
Canada3 months ago - Grateful
Growing up reading my parent’s Carl Sandburg poems, my love for poetry was always there, but your insightful explanations have added depth to my understanding and appreciation. Thank you!
Apple Podcasts5space-dawgUnited States4 months ago - The BEST Poetry Podcast
I absolutely love this podcast. The poem selection alone is amazing, then add to it the gentle enthusiasm of host Pásraig Ò Tauma and it’s just perfects it. This is an joyous celebration of poetry, its power, its reach. As a fellow poet, thank you for this!
Apple Podcasts5mJw511United States4 months ago - Inspiring!
Love this podcast. The poems are so well-selected and the commentary is thoughtful. The musical aesthetic of the show fits the theme, almost meditative.
Apple Podcasts5O2121United States4 months ago
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