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“Though I do enjoy this, I have to wonder where a lot of poets are. There are some pretty glaring omissions. Notably, Langston Hughes.”
mJw511 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/22
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“15 minutes of contemplation and joy with every episode. A pause that refreshes!”
Ejawesome22 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/13/22
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“A poetic travelling pleasure!”
natachaperri via Apple Podcasts ·
Switzerland ·
03/13/19
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“Excellent way to hear poetry the way the poet intended.”
JD Blore via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/04/19
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“I listen to these shows like lullabies, like lilting lectures from a friend. I love the narrator’s voice, and the structure of the episodes: short bio of the poet followed by archival recordings of the poet reading their own work. My favorite podcast ever”
madam ripstitch via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/19/18
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“richard wilbur and robert frost are essential to any list of american poets. i know there are recorded versions of their work. one star for their omission though i don’t hate the list. there are great poets here, and at least one ha-ha (miss stein).”
clare howell via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/08/14
“"Essential American Poets" offers one of the better poetry podcasts available, offering a range of major American poets free of charge. At first the list of poets was too narrow and mostly male, but over the last year the Poetry Foundation has offered a much richer slice of poets former...”Read full review »
Elizabeth_Costello via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/10/12
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“I love poetry so when i saw this podcast i thought,"This i going to be perfect." I purchased the Jean valentine collection and i don't regret it! It was lovely but long. At the beginning the introduce the poet and give a short bio. about his/her life and i found it very interesting....”Read full review »
poetry freak via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/02/09
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