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Brooklyn Poets


    • Oct 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 162 EPISODES

    5 from 45 ratings Listeners of Yawpcast that love the show mention: brooklyn, voices, great poets, yawp.


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    The Yawpcast podcast is truly a gem in the realm of literary podcasts. With its eye-opening look into some of the most talented poetic voices from Brooklyn and beyond, it delivers a unique and enriching experience that is sure to captivate any poetry enthusiast. Time Out New York has rightfully recognized The Yawpcast as "one of the most innovative literary events in the city," and it's easy to understand why.

    One of the best aspects of The Yawpcast is its ability to transport listeners into the world of lively and inspiring poetry readings. By closing your eyes and hitting play on any one of their programs, you are instantly immersed in an atmosphere filled with raw emotion, powerful words, and thought-provoking imagery. The talent showcased on this podcast is truly remarkable, highlighting some of the most outstanding poetic voices not only from Brooklyn but also from beyond. Each episode presents a diverse range of poets with different styles, perspectives, and backgrounds, providing listeners with a rich tapestry of poetic expressions.

    The open mic section featured in The Yawpcast is another standout aspect that shouldn't be overlooked. It offers an opportunity for both established poets and aspiring ones to share their work with a broader audience. The sense of community fostered through this platform is incredible, as poets can showcase their talents while receiving feedback and support from fellow artists. This interactive element sets The Yawpcast apart from other literary podcasts, creating an engaging experience that keeps listeners coming back for more.

    While The Yawpcast excels in many areas, there are a few minor drawbacks worth mentioning. One aspect that could be improved upon is the frequency of episodes released. As avid fans eagerly await new content each month, it would be even more exciting if episodes were released more frequently to keep up with demand.

    In conclusion, The Yawpcast podcast is undoubtedly a must-listen for anyone passionate about poetry or looking to explore the world of spoken word. Its ability to transport listeners into the vibrant realm of poetry readings, coupled with the incredible diverse talent showcased, is what makes this podcast a standout in the literary community. So sit back, make a strong drink, hit play on an episode, and allow yourself to be transported to the most lively and inspiring poetry readings in all of New York City.



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    Sullivan Summer, "I Can't Remember When Last I Saw Snow"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 2:24


    Poet of the Week, October 27–November 2, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/sullivan-summer

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    Keetje Kuipers, "Meat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 2:05


    Poet of the Week, October 20–26, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/keetje-kuipers

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    Heidi Seaborn, "Missive to My Father from the Now"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 1:51


    Poet of the Week, October 13–19, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/heidi-seaborn

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    Taylor Byas, "Formal"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 1:30


    Poet of the Week, October 6–12, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/taylor-byas

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    Rob Macaisa Colgate, "Self-Portrait and Tactile Replica as Living Ghost"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 2:15


    Poet of the Week, September 29–October 5, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/rob-macaisa-colgate

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    Holli Carrell, "Garments"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 1:39


    Poet of the Week, September 22–28, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/holli-carrell

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    Mya Matteo Alexice, "Poly Abecedarian"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 2:27


    Poet of the Week, September 15–21, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/mya-matteo-alexice

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    Trudy Sugawa Hodnefield, "Missed Call Tue 11:08 PM"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 1:38


    Poet of the Week, September 8–14, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/trudy-sugawa-hodnefield

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    Loisa Fenichell, "At the bar, C calls me lonely, like actually"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 2:26


    Poet of the Week, September 1–7, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/loisa-fenichell

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    RK Fauth, "Bees Dance"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 0:36


    Poet of the Week, August 25–31, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/rk-fauth

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    Tiezst “Tie” Taylor, "On Hunger"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 0:56


    Poet of the Week, August 18–24, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/tiezst-tie-taylor

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    Fargo Nissim Tbakhi, "An American Writes a Poem," (performed with Francesco Leandri)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 3:39


    Poet of the Week, August 11–17, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/fargo-nissim-tbakhi

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    Morgan Võ, "the monger and his wife were walking"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 1:50


    Poet of the Week, August 4–10, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/morgan-vo

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    Maria Gray, "Sea Level"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 1:52


    Poet of the Week, July 28–August 3, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/maria-gray

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    Rebecca Yeong Ae Mzengi Corey, "Near Zero. or, a multiple choice quiz"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 2:12


    Poet of the Week, July 21–27, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/rebecca-yeong-ae-mzengi-corey

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    Emma Sheinbaum, "I grow attached to double meanings"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 1:47


    Poet of the Week, July 14–20, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/emma-sheinbaum

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    Ashley-Devon Williamston, "After We've Both Had Heart-to-Heart Talks with God Last Night"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 3:31


    Poet of the Week, July 7–13, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/ashley-devon-williamston

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    Elizabeth Spenst, "Poem for Myself"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 0:52


    Poet of the Week, June 30–July 6, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/elizabeth-spenst

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    Emerald Carter, "Shams and Rumi"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 1:00


    Poet of the Week, June 23–29, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/emerald-carter

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    Jen DeGregorio, "I'm a Millennial, Technically"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 2:27


    Poet of the Week, June 16–22, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/jen-degregorio

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    Aiden Farrell, from "hearsay"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 0:30


    Poet of the Week, June 9–15, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/aiden-farrell

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    Jordan Hamel, "How to Cheat Death in a Nightclub Bathroom"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 2:20


    Poet of the Week, June 2–8, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/jordan-hamel

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    Eduardo Martínez-Leyva, "After the Shooting, You Have a Panic Attack in the Supermarket"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 2:18


    Poet of the Week, May 26–June 1, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/eduardo-martinez-leyva

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    Anastacia-Reneé, "Get Home Before the PBS Street Lights Go Out"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 3:20


    Poet of the Week, May 19–25, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/anastacia-renee

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    Brittany Rogers, "Ice Cam, Little Caesars Arena, February 2023"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 0:52


    Poet of the Week, May 12–18, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/brittany-rogers

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    Shana Blatt, "tenor"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 1:07


    Poet of the Week, May 5–11, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/shana-blatt

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    Abi Pollokoff, "lilies & these eroded"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 2:47


    Poet of the Week, April 28–May 4, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/abi-pollokoff

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    Esther Lin, "Disappearing Act"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 2:02


    Poet of the Week, April 21–27, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/esther-lin

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    Kaitlin Hsu, "As a Child, I Pretended to Be a Tree"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 1:44


    Poet of the Week, April 14–20, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/kaitlin-hsu

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    Jay Délise, "Psst..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 2:13


    Poet of the Week, April 7–13, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/jay-delise

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    Monica Sok, "Bong Sota's Inheritance"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 2:11


    Poet of the Week, March 31–April 6, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/monica-sok

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    Delilah Silberman, "THE WHOLE HOUSE IS EMPTY"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 1:12


    Poet of the Week, March 17–23, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/delilah-silberman

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    Jerome Ellison Murphy, "Hanging"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 1:27


    Poet of the Week, March 24–30, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/jerome-ellison-murphy

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    alma valdez-garcia, “ACT”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 1:09


    Poet of the Week, March 10–16, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/alma-valdez-garcia

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    Quinta Myricks, "Before I Block You"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 3:00


    Poet of the Week, March 3–9, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/quinta-myricks

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    Lydia T. Liu, "First tongue"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 2:22


    Poet of the Week, February 24–March 2, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/lydia-t-liu

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    Brad Walrond, "RARE EARTH NEW EARTH"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 2:47


    Poet of the Week, February 17–23, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/brad-walrond

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    Lisa Hiton, "Mise en Abyme"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 2:35


    Poet of the Week, February 3–9, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/lisa-hiton

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    Alisha Mascarenhas, "HOPE NO MORE"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 2:05


    Poet of the Week, January 27–February 2, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/alisha-mascarenhas

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    Latif Askia Ba, "22 septembre"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 1:08


    Poet of the Week, January 20–26, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/latif-askia-ba

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    Emily Harman, "Wrack"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 1:11


    Poet of the Week, February 10–16, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/emily-harman

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    Nina C. Peláez, "Diptych"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 1:27


    Poet of the Week, January 13–19, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/nina-c-pelaez

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    Insiya Taj, "Ripening"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 2:11


    Poet of the Week, January 6–12, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/insiya-taj

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    Claire Denson, "The Kiss"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 1:45


    Poet of the Week, December 30, 2024–January 5, 2025. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/claire-denson

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    Alisha Acquaye, excerpt from “Saturn Returning to Mami Wata”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 1:45


    Poet of the Week, December 16–22, 2024. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/alisha-acquaye

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    Elly Belle, "of flower crowns and math"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 3:13


    Poet of the Week, December 9–15, 2024. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/elly-belle

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    Yomalis Rosario, "every day, i win"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 2:16


    Poet of the Week, December 23–29, 2024. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/yomalis-rosario

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    xochi quetzali cartland, "Bear Hugs & Axolotl Dreams"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 2:48


    Poet of the Week, December 2–8, 2024. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/xochi-quetzali-cartland

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    Arden Stockdell-Giesler, "Haircut"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 0:59


    Poet of the Week, November 25–December 1, 2024. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/arden-stockdell-giesler

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    Christian J. Collier, "In the Spectral Hour"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 1:34


    Poet of the Week, November 18–24, 2024. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/christian-j-collier

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    Marlee Alcina Miller, "Even on 150mg of Lamictal"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 0:55


    Poet of the Week, November 11–17, 2024. Full text of the poem & interview: brooklynpoets.org/community/poet/marlee-alcina-miller

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