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
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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
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1hr 2mins
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
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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
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25mins
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2mins