Poetry Soup – Ep. 15: “Witchgrass” by Louise Gluck

by Emma Hoff

Published February 4, 2024

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup. I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. There’s been a short break, but Poetry Soup is back, with “Witchgrass,” by the late Louise Gluck. Louise Gluck was born on...

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Poetry Soup – Ep. 13: “There Was Earth Inside Them” by Paul Celan

by Emma Hoff

Published August 22, 2023

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading the poem, “There was Earth Inside Them,” by Paul Celan. Paul Celan was born on November 23, 1920,...

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Poetry Soup Ep. 12 – “An Ox Looks at Man” by Carlos Drummond de Andrade

by Emma Hoff

Published July 10, 2023

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be talking about the poem, “An Ox Looks at Man,” by Carlos Drummond de Andrade, which inspired my own poem....

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Poetry Soup Ep. 11 – “A Painter’s Thoughts (1)” by John Yau

by Emma Hoff

Published June 16, 2023

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be talking about the poem, “A Painter’s Thoughts (1),” one of many poems of the same title by the American...

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Weekly Creativity #257: Write a Poem Using Only Onomatopoeia

by Sage Millen

Published June 12, 2023

Write a poem using only onomatopoeia.

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Poetry Soup Ep. 10 — “Pheasant” by Sylvia Plath

by Emma Hoff

Published April 21, 2023

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be reading the poem, “Pheasant,” by Sylvia Plath, which is about the subtle beauty of nature. Sylvia Plath was born...

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Poetry Soup Ep. 9 — “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith

by Emma Hoff

Published April 19, 2023

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading and talking about the poem, “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith. Tracy K. Smith was born on April 16,...

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Poetry Soup Ep. 8 – “On Not Mowing the Lawn” by Mary Oliver

by Emma Hoff

Published March 3, 2023

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading and talking about a poem by the great poet Mary Oliver, titled, “On Not Mowing the Lawn.” Mary...

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Home Sick, a poem by Carolina Ulloa-Compton, 12

by Stone Soup Editors

Published March 2, 2023

staying at homeand being alonemy mom says it will endbut my dad says this is not the enddiscussing what will happenof something that we don’t know nobody knows longing for normalcylike a curious mousewondering when...

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Out of It, a poem by Madeline Male, 14

by Stone Soup Editors

Published February 23, 2023

Out of school!Out of paper towels --Out of sanitizer . . .Out of masks.Out of sports.Out of work.Out of business.Out of energy.Out of things to do.Out of friends.Out of touch.Out of sorts.Just out of it.

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