Rosanna Young Oh on her parents’ grocery store, leaving poetry, and the duties of the firstborn. 

Rosanna Young Oh on her parents’ grocery store, leaving poetry, and the duties of the firstborn.

The Eldest Daughter

Airea D. Matthews on self-interest, starry skies, and her parents’ fateful wedding day.

Airea D. Matthews on self-interest, starry skies, and her parents’ fateful wedding day.

Invisible Hands

Sophus Helle on empire, Calvin and Hobbes, and the world's first author. 

Sophus Helle on empire, Calvin and Hobbes, and the world's first author.

Chaos Reigns

Leslie Sainz on Bill O’Reilly, glassblowing, and the lure of praise.

Leslie Sainz on Bill O’Reilly, glassblowing, and the lure of praise.

The Fact of a Suitcase

Diane Seuss on New York in the ’70s, virtue, and her father’s early death.

Diane Seuss on New York in the ’70s, virtue, and her father’s early death.

Good Old Sonnet

Katie Farris on cancer, desire, and her early-menopause care package. 

Katie Farris on cancer, desire, and her early-menopause care package.

Add Me to the Forest Floor

Paisley Rekdal on maps, Sisyphus, and the dangers of beauty.

Paisley Rekdal on maps, Sisyphus, and the dangers of beauty.

Let the Record Hide

Aaron Smith on shame, telling the truth, and his mother's last lipstick.

Aaron Smith on shame, telling the truth, and his mother's last lipstick.

As Best I Could

Rebecca Gayle Howell and Ashley M. Jones on working-class poems, good food, and their fathers’ bodies.

Rebecca Gayle Howell and Ashley M. Jones on working-class poems, good food, and their fathers’ bodies.

A Human Joy

Jennifer Jean on foster care, finding her voice, and loving her father as he was.

Jennifer Jean on foster care, finding her voice, and loving her father as he was.

Center Stage

Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.

Mahogany L. Browne on her first kiss, family secrets, and having your book banned.

Mahogany L. Browne on her first kiss, family secrets, and having your book banned.

Mom, I Love You

Janine Joseph on memory loss, car sounds, and a mirror that loves you.

Janine Joseph on memory loss, car sounds, and a mirror that loves you.

My Alleged Accident

Peter Cole on his brother's death, finding his vocation, and the erotic pull of letters.

Peter Cole on his brother's death, finding his vocation, and the erotic pull of letters.

The Book of Possibilities

Raymond Antrobus on late-night BBC poetry dubs, real people, and becoming a father.

Raymond Antrobus on late-night BBC poetry dubs, real people, and becoming a father.

New Parents

Gabrielle Bates on betrayal, home church, and living in her mother's slaughterhouse.

Gabrielle Bates on betrayal, home church, and living in her mother's slaughterhouse.

Intimate Distance

Marisa Tirado on Selena, cow skulls, and the memory of adobe brick.

Marisa Tirado on Selena, cow skulls, and the memory of adobe brick.

Sonic Trust Fund

Remembering Richard Howard as a poet, mentor, and friend, plus a few words on money by Bernadette Mayer.

Remembering Richard Howard as a poet, mentor, and friend, plus a few words on money by Bernadette Mayer.

Poets We Lost in 2022

Celes Tisdale on similarities, teaching after the uprising, and his mother's favorite poet.

Celes Tisdale on similarities, teaching after the uprising, and his mother's favorite poet.

Attica, Again

Belarussian poets Valzhyna Mort and Julia Cimafiejeva on magic, transformation, and what's hidden underneath the forest floor.

Belarussian poets Valzhyna Mort and Julia Cimafiejeva on magic, transformation, and what's hidden underneath the forest floor.

Hiding Between the Loaves

JoAnna Novak on islands, a plush placenta, and a gift from the suicide hotline.

JoAnna Novak on islands, a plush placenta, and a gift from the suicide hotline.

Please Poem

Helena de Groot is a masterful interviewer! This podcast is a treasure. Thank you!

Masterful

I enjoy being exposed to new poetry and poets. Hearing the conversations and insights has really helped me in examining the way I look at life and has had a tangible effect on my life.

Exposure and Examination

Poetry Off the Shelf

Matthew Zapruder on dreams, silence, and smoking with Brodsky.

Matthew Zapruder on dreams, silence, and smoking with Brodsky.

The Point of Poetry

Fanny Howe gives away the secret to being cavalier and brave.

Fanny Howe gives away the secret to being cavalier and brave.

A Presence in the Sky

Ross Gay finds joy in life that outlives us.

Ross Gay finds joy in life that outlives us.

The Garden We Share

Ada Limón is done with hiding in poems.

How to Triumph Like a Girl

Toi Derricotte on feeling part of something bigger.

Toi Derricotte on feeling part of something bigger.

After Fear and Raging

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The best podcast episodes on Startups. For anyone working in a startup, or anyone interested in the incredible stories behind how people built companies like Instagram, and Facebook. Offering both practical advice and insights, as well as the stories for how many of the biggest startups got to where they are today. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!