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Exactly what every podcast should be. Aspiring 'casters would do well to study the entire series. We have in Curtis Fox a wonderful gift to American letters. He is a top-notch producer and engaging host who adapts the best of his radio expertise to the qualities unique to podcasting. The result: consistently excellent audio productions. Fortunately for us, he seems to know something about poetry also. He is always adroit in drawing out his subjects, and he never ever gets in their way. Try for starters "Looking for God with A. R. Ammons," which includes a poem by Walt Whitman, or "So Much Depends On," about William Carlos Williams. Both are available from the archive at PoetryFoundation.org.Read full review »
phillip harvey via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/24/07
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This podcast is extremely helpful! I've always stumbled through poetry, sometimes understanding poems, and sometimes not. This podcast really begins to decode poetry, and helps me to see the beauty in it. With interviews with authors and in-depth discussion, this is a podcast for poets,...Read full review »
WordWizard via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/04/09
This podcast makes me deeply happy. Wonderful contextualization of the poetry. My first episode was A Change of World, Episode 2 and I am working back now. Love Adrienne Rich. Love this podcast!
AbirdAndOne via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/17/17
This Poetry Foundation podcast is sheer perfection, offering a burst of poetry that's not too short and not too long, and not remotely precious or twee. It has a straightforward tone, sometimes wry humor, and a helpful way of giving you the whole poem while also exploring its inner workings....Read full review »
kylenapoli via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/18/07
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