Aracelis Girmay

14 Podcast Episodes

S3, Ep. 8: The Greenlight Poetry Salon: Renia White & Aracelis Girmay (January 12, 2022)

S3, Ep. 8: The Greenlight Poetry Salon: Renia White & Aracelis Girmay (January 12, 2022)

Created and hosted by poet and former Greenlight bookseller Angel Nafis, Greenlight’s Poetry Salon welcomes locally and ... Read more

12 Jan 2023

57mins

Episode #164 Elegy - Aracelis Girmay

Episode #164 Elegy - Aracelis Girmay

Connor and Jack explore Aracelis Girmay's poem "Elegy" from her 2011 collection Kingdom Animalia. They talk through the ... Read more

20 May 2022

1hr 2mins

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If God Is A Virus Poems w/ Seema Yasmin, Aracelis Girmay, & more

If God Is A Virus Poems w/ Seema Yasmin, Aracelis Girmay, & more

Seema Yasmin gathers a powerful line-up of poets—George Abraham, Aracelis Girmay, José Olivarez, Janice Lobo Sapigao, an... Read more

28 Jul 2021

1hr 23mins

Being a Pair of Eyes with Aracelis Girmay

Being a Pair of Eyes with Aracelis Girmay

Aracelis Girmay is the author of the poetry collections Teeth, Kingdom Animalia, and the black maria. She is also the au... Read more

12 Jul 2021

25mins

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For Estefani by Aracelis Girmay

For Estefani by Aracelis Girmay

Welcome to Word Affinity, a podcast which has everything to do with words. From interviews to book reviews, stories to s... Read more

17 May 2021

3mins

Aracelis Girmay — Consider the Hands that Write this Letter

Aracelis Girmay — Consider the Hands that Write this Letter

When you’re writing by hand, where is your other hand? What story is the space between your two hands — your dominant ha... Read more

16 Nov 2020

12mins

Aracelis Girmay: “How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton”

Aracelis Girmay: “How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton”

“How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton,” edited by Aracelis Girmay, is a literary special treat.

17 Sep 2020

28mins

From "The Black Maria" by Aracelis Girmay

From "The Black Maria" by Aracelis Girmay

Excerpt from the poem "The Black Maria" by Aracelis Girmay

3 Jun 2020

5mins

On Kindness Aracelis Girmay

On Kindness Aracelis Girmay

For #NationalPoetryMonth, we are posting some poems read by our staff! The first poem is “On Kindness", from KINGDOM ANI... Read more

3 Apr 2020

5mins

Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush to me, the flies]"

Aracelis Girmay: "[When I come home they rush to me, the flies]"

Recorded by Aracelis Girmay for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 2, 20... Read more

2 Apr 2020

2mins

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