Podcasts by The Poetry Gods
The Poetry Gods are here to show you how to not be wack in 2016 & beyond. Interviews and stories about the people behind the poems. You don't have to love poetry to love the show. Hosted by Aziza Barnes, Jon Sands, and José Olivarez. Artwork by Jess X. Chen. If you dig the show, share the link.
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Season 2, Episode 12 Featuring Willie Perdomo from 2017-09-05T16:45:43
On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to Willie Perdomo about how he got started writing poetry, The Crazy Bunch, friendships in poetry, and so much more.
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Season 2, Episode 11 Featuring Eboni Hogan from 2017-08-22T16:29:32
On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to Eboni Hogan about courtship: the do's and don'ts, fragile masculinity, poetry, New York City, making the transition from poetry to screenwriting, and ...
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Season 2, Episode 10 Featuring Lauren Whitehead from 2017-08-08T13:22:37
On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to Lauren Whitehead about courting rejection, writing in multiple disciplines, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, masculinity, & much more. As alway...
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Season 2, Episode 9 Featuring Adam Falkner from 2017-07-25T18:53:09
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of The Poetry Gods!
“If we commit to telling particular stories, we need to tell the circumference of them, and not just just the wound.” - Adam Falkner
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Season 2, Episode 8 Featuring John Manuel Arias from 2017-07-11T18:49:59
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8 of The Poetry Gods! We realized many of the poetry podcasts we listened to were wildly dull. Hyper self-serious, self-agrandizing, and totally exclusive to high acade...
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Season 2, Episode 7 Featuring Nicole Shanté from 2017-06-27T18:37:40
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7 of The Poetry Gods! We realized many of the poetry podcasts we listened to were wildly dull. Hyper self-serious, self-agrandizing, and totally exclusive to high acade...
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Season 2, Episode 6 Featuring Desiree C. Bailey from 2017-06-13T17:47:26
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 6 of The Poetry Gods! We realized many of the poetry podcasts we listened to were wildly dull. Hyper self-serious, self-agrandizing, and totally exclusive to high acade...
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Season 2, Episode 5 Featuring Aracelis Girmay from 2017-05-30T15:55:42
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to Aracelis Girmay about poetry, wolves, and more. Check out the episode and let us know what you thin...
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Season 2, Episode 4 Featuring Noel Quiñones from 2017-05-16T13:35:37
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to 2016 Poets House Emerging Fellow and one of the co-founders of Project X, Noel Quiñones! We talk ab...
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Season 2, Episode 3 Featuring Patricia Smith (Part 2) from 2017-05-02T12:59:47
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to one of our favorite poets and people, Patricia Smith live from Vassar College about experiencing se...
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Season 2, Episode 2 Featuring Patricia Smith (Part 1) from 2017-04-18T13:15:12
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to one of our favorite poets and people, Patricia Smith live from Vassar College about all the books w...
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Season 2, Episode 1 Featuring Tim Seibles from 2017-04-04T13:46:07
Welcome to Season 2 of The Poetry Gods! We're back! Thank you to everyone who has been politely and not so politely asking us about when Season 2 would drop. It's here. On this episode of The Poetr...
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Episode 16 Featuring Where It All Started-- Season One Finale from 2016-10-07T19:33:25
Welcome to Episode 16 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we take you back to where it all started: the unreleased pilot episode of The Poetry Gods. We recorded this at the Soli...
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Episode 15 Featuring Your Questions-- Part 1 from 2016-09-13T00:00
Welcome to Episode 15 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we answer your questions! We had a raucous time answering your questions about what to do when event organizers misiden...
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Episode 14 Featuring The BreakBeat Poets LIVE From Berl's Poetry Shop from 2016-09-02T12:08
Welcome to Episode 14 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we have a brand new "What's On Your Mind?" along with an archival recording of a poetry reading The Poetry Gods hosted ...
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Episode 13 Featuring Camonghne Felix from 2016-08-16T13:31:38
Welcome to Episode 13 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to Camonghne Felix about growing up in The Bronx & how she got started writing poetry.
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Episode 12 Featuring Safia Elhillo from 2016-08-02T21:28:31
Welcome to Episode 12 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to Safia Elhillo about her writing journey & much more. As always, you can reach us at emailthepoetrygods@gmail...
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Episode 11 Featuring Morgan Parker from 2016-07-19T05:22:20
Welcome to Episode 11 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we skip our usual segment of "What's on Your Mind?" to talk about names, phases, brands, publishing, & so much more wit...
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Episode 10 Featuring Mahogany L. Browne PART 2 from 2016-07-05T14:03:22
Welcome to Episode 10 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk about language, whiteness, community, and much much more. This is part two of our conversation with genius poet...
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Episode 9 Featuring Mahogany L. Browne from 2016-06-21T11:54:14
Welcome to Episode 9 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, José apologizes to Nas, & we talk extensively about community and creating space with genius poet & organizer Mahogany L...
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Episode 8 Featuring Jive Poetic from 2016-06-07T12:21:06
Welcome to Episode 8 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk about love poems (including of one of our favorite love poems: Matthew Olzmann's "Mountain Dew Commercial Disgui...
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Episode 7 Featuring Nabila Lovelace from 2016-05-24T03:35:23
Welcome to Episode 7 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, Aziza talks about her trip to Dubai, José is raspy (ask Aziza about what raspy means) & recovering from the flu, Jon tal...
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Episode 6 Featuring Paul Tran from 2016-05-10T00:00
Welcome to Episode 6 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we introduce a new segment: Unpopular Opinions! What don't we like? Find out & get your Twitter fingers ready!
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Episode 5 Featuring Joshua Bennett from 2016-04-26T04:26:44
Welcome to Episode 5 of The Poetry Gods! This episode is brought to you by Robitussin & Vaporub. On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to poet, educator, and doctoral candidate, Joshua Bennet...
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Episode 4 Featuring Jeanann Verlee from 2016-04-12T12:00:36
Welcome to Episode 4 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to the extraordinary Jeanann Verlee about social media, the struggle of leisure, & we have the return of Aziza's...
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Episode 3 Featuring Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib from 2016-03-29T04:36:30
Welcome to Episode 3 of The Poetry Gods! On this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to poet, essayist, and relentless Ohioan Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib about The Revenant and why one would go on a da...
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Episode 2 Featuring Jeremy Michael Clark from 2016-03-15T05:06:20
Welcome to Episode 2 of The Poetry Gods! In this episode we talk to Jeremy Michael Clark about the worst performances we've ever done, tattoo ideas, vulnerability and more. If you like what you hea...
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Episode 1 featuring Jayson P Smith from 2016-02-29T00:00
Welcome to episode 1 of The Poetry Gods. In this episode of The Poetry Gods, we talk to poet Jayson P Smith about love, how to spit game, growing up the oldest child and more. If you like what you ...
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