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Recorded by Dean Rader and Carmen Giménez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 3, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

A poem about stepping outside of our comfort zones... and meeting the old woman of the forest. Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe

Recorded by Tariq Al-Arabi and Sherah Bloor for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 2, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Earlier this week, Steve Braunais, Newsroom's literary editor, got in touch to tell me that a poem by Whanganui author Airini Beautrais' is going off on the Newsroom website. So of course, we wanted to know more. The five thousand word poem is called Cancer Moon:Poet Life and is from Airini's latest poetry collection Salt Quilt. Airini joins Jesse now to share some of the poem and talk about why it's resonating.

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Recorded by Lyudmyla Khersonska and Ilya Kaminsky for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 1, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Mary Keating joins Timothy Green on The Rattlecast for a conversation about poetry, disability, humor, resilience, and her memoir in verse, Recalibrating Gravity. A poet, lawyer, and disability-rights advocate, Keating became paraplegic following a car accident at age fifteen and went on to graduate from Yale Law School, build a legal career, and advocate for accessibility and disability rights. A longtime member of the Rattle community and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, her poetry has appeared in Rattle, The Fiddlehead, ONE ART, Wordgathering, and elsewhere. In this episode, we discuss Recalibrating Gravity, writing honestly about disability without being defined by it, using humor in poems about difficult experiences, and turning a lifetime of memories into a memoir in verse. We'll also talk about poetry as a way of finding balance after life changes, Mary's journey into the Rattle community, and her Rattle poem “Full of It,” a ghazal featured as Poem of the Day. As always, we'll open the lines for this week's prompt-based poetry reading. Find more about Mary Keating here: https://www.marykeatingpoet.com/ This Week's Prompt: Write a poem that's a page or longer, and then edit it down to a maximum of 14 lines. Include both versions of your poem in the submission, with the shorter poem first. Next Week's Prompt: Write an ode to an antiquated piece of technology. Submit your poem through Submittable by midnight Sunday for a chance to be invited on the show: https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/269309/rattlecast-prompt-poems-online The Rattlecast livestreams every Monday on YouTube, Facebook, and X, then becomes available as an audio podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen.

Send us Fan MailDescription: An immersive reading of A Cup of Chai by Grace Ro with reflection on food, artificial nutrition, voice, and proxy decision makers. Website:https://anauscultation.wordpress.comWork:Poem: https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2705/546 References:Ro, G. (2026). A Cup of Chai. Ars Medica, 20(1), 2 pp. Retrieved from https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/2705Doximity profile: https://www.doximity.com/profiles/41f2b871-6817-4978-be66-72fe5825ccb4/viewLinkedin profile: www.linkedin.com/in/gracer128  

Kennedy's Poem About Her Trip To Belize full 284 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:27:32 +0000 9WB2VR0OfEnkCO1I6G0dql4rH6eV3P3v society & culture Karson & Kennedy society & culture Kennedy's Poem About Her Trip To Belize Karson & Kennedy are honest and open about the most intimate details of their personal lives. The show is fast paced and will have you laughing until it hurts one minute and then wiping tears away from your eyes the next. Some of K&K’s most popular features are Can’t Beat Kennedy, What Did Barrett Say, and The Dirty on the 30! 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Society & Culture https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%

Recorded by Mary Sutton and Maya C. Popa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2026 www.poets.org

Recorded by Morgan Parker for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Recorded by Maya C. Popa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 31, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Lamentations 4 - The fourth and final acrostic poem describes many of the same events, but with diminishing energy and intensity. The poet's focus is on the degradation of the people of Jerusalem, the corruption of their religious leaders, and their final moments of defeat. Thematically, the poem mourns what was lost and holds up some candidates for the major idols they had embraced over against God himself. In this sermon, we consider the difference between goods and (lower case) gods—or between gifts from God and the idols we make of them... and when a situation calls primarily for righteous grief or broken repentance. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 4 of our series "A Memorial to Our Grief: A Month with Lamentations"]

Ladi Di and Brenda Bunting present new books with the power and glory of black poetry.

Ellen Bass and Chirstina Daub premiere new poems and discuss a life in poetry.

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 30, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 29, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Song 1: “Surprise,” composed & performed by John V Modaff, member of the group “Good Enough” and part-time bicycle mechanic. POEM 1: “Magnitude 7.6, San Francisco 1906” by Mikki Aronoff. Her new book of fairy tales in 2026 is called Neverafters: A collection of fairy and folk tales, of hauntings and whispers, of nibbles and notions, with co-authors Christine H. Chen, and Amy Marques. Fiction: “Desolation,” a short story by Lynn C. Miller. Her most recent publication is the novel The Surrogate, 2026. www.lynncmiller.com Feed the Cat Break: “New Boots” by John V Modaff, with guitar by Kelly Modaff. Poem 2: “nobody saw her” by Mary Oishi, Albuquerque Poet Laureate (2020-2022), and the author of three poetry collections, most recently Sidewalk Cruiseship (University of New Mexico Press, 2024). Song 2: “Walk Away” (composed & performed by John V Modaff) Episode artwork by Lynda Miller Theme & original incidental music, John V. Modaff, BMI Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY. Produced at The Creek Studio NEXT UP on Episode 63: She said, He said Thank You to our listeners around the world. Please tell your friends about the podcast. Lynn & John

Recorded by Ocean Vuong and Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 28, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Dr. Gloria Thomas Anderson joins us to discuss advance care planning, addressing healthcare bias, and empowering diverse communities: https://bit.ly/4cfiCqN"What Y'all Gon' Do With Me?" It's a bold question, but one that opens the door to essential conversations about our final wishes. In this episode of Everyone Dies, Marianne and Charlie welcome interdisciplinary scholar and licensed master social worker Dr. Gloria Thomas Anderson. Dr. Gloria shares insights from her pioneering work and book, The African-American Spiritual and Ethical Guide to End-of-Life Care, addressing the systemic biases, historical distrust, and cultural dynamics that impact how African American families approach advance care planning. Whether you are navigating these decisions for yourself or supporting a loved one, this episode offers compassionate, practical guidance on honoring personal choices across all backgrounds. In this episode, we cover:01:24 – Poem: "Gloria Mundi" by Michael Kleber-Diggs 03:48 – Interview with Dr. Gloria Thomas Anderson, PhD, LMSW 05:48 – Biases preventing African Americans from making advance care plans 10:34 – Addressing historical and systemic distrust in healthcare 14:56 – Inspiration behind the "Let's Talk About Advance Care Planning" programs 21:38 – Heart Tones & Heart Talks: Life, love, loss and fighting misinformation 24:44 – Meeting people where they are in advance planning conversations 30:45 – Outro with words from "Doc Martin" Learn more about Dr. Gloria's work at gloriathomasanderson.com, and find show notes and recipes at every1dies.org.Support the show

Recorded by Kristin Lueke for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 27, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

In this episode, Luis and Trini share thoughts and experiences about three energies we all carry -- familial, ancestral, and personal. The struggle to live out our particular energy can be blocked by society and ourselves, requiring conscious efforts to free our individual and collective destinies. Have feedback or questions? Email us at hummingbirdcrickethour@gmail.com Music is from "Civilization." Poem written and read by Luis J. Rodriguez. Music by Italian Hip Hop artist Flycat.

On this episode, I am joined once again by Robert Thies. On this episode we talk about his work on the new Heartland Poem by James Viggo Poulson. We talk about his prep work, his approach to getting into performance shape, and work it takes to communicate with a living composer concerning questions that he had for James.  https://www.jamesviggopoulsen.com https://www.instagram.com/thies_pianist/ For more Beyond the Playlist https://www.facebook.com/groups/Beyondtheplaylist/ https://www.instagram.com/jhammondc/

Recorded by Jenny Browne for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 26, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Today it is a true honor to welcome Feisal G. Mohamed to Speaking Out of Place to discuss his new poem, Nowhere is safe in Gaza.  This book is “an erasure poem using as source text South Africa's Application Instituting Proceedings against Israel for Violations of the Genocide Convention,” presented to the International Court of Justice in December 2023.  We talk about both the distance and also the bridge between the legal filing and this poetic creation, which re-distributes the language of the filing in different spatial manners, both allowing, and forcing the reader to confront the genocide from multiple viewpoints and with different emphases.We speak of the programmatic and historically deep instantiations of Israel's genocide, and bring forth the voices Israel has attempted to silence forever. In particular, we recall the words left behind by martyred physician Mahmoud Abu Nujaila, “We did what we could. When the guns fall silent and the true scale of devastation is revealed will the [UN] Council and its members be able to say the same?”  We take that as a call to all of us, and talk about how “Nowhere is safe in Gaza” compels us to expand our imaginative and political capacities.Feisal G. Mohamed is professor of English at Yale University. His most recent books are Nowhere is safe in Gaza (Brick, 2026) and Resistance: Claiming the Arts of Freedom (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming).See the blog attached to this episode for example pages from poem.

Recorded by Kazim Ali for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 25, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Recorded by Margaret Ross for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 24, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Stephanie Mann of Supremacy and Survival joins the Son Rise Morning Show to explore John Keble’s poem for the Feast of St. Bartholomew. They discuss Keble’s role in the Oxford Movement and his friendship with St. John Henry Newman, before turning to the poem’s rich imagery of sight, Scripture, and faith. Drawing on the Gospel account of Nathaniel encountering Jesus beneath the fig tree, Stephanie explains how Keble invites readers to see Christ through the “mirror” of Scripture and to trust in the greater things God promises to reveal. The conversation also reflects on St. Bartholomew’s brutal martyrdom and the faith that enabled the apostles to embrace suffering because they had seen the glory that awaited them.Support the show: https://www.sacredheartradio.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 23, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

A bilingual Italian-American anthology of poems with some of america's favorite poets. 

Diplomat poet Inran Amirthanayagam writes of love and war in his now adopted country of America. 

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 22, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Recorded by Raymond Antrobus for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 21, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

In the latest edition of the Gramophone Podcast, composer Joby Talbot and the conductor of vocal ensemble Conspirare Craig Hella Johnson join Editor Martin Cullingford to talk about their fascinating collaboration: a setting of Mexican poet Octavio Paz's epic work, Piedra de sol, newly released on the Divine Art label.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the radio show 1 - Friday Kick Start 1:10 - Nicknames 3 - Horoscopes 7 - Penis Poem 9 - Friday Fog Horn 11 - Tradie Lingo 12 - Police vs Motorbike Chase

Recorded by Pimone Triplett for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 20, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Recorded by Rowan Ricardo Phillips for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 19, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Two poets, collaboraters on poetry, novels, and plays, known for satire and wordplay.

Recorded by Spencer Reece for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 18, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org

What does it mean to reclaim who we are while creating space for others to do the same? In this episode of Real Native Roots: Untold Stories, Vickie reconnects with longtime friend and fellow Window Rock High School alum Elton Naswood, a Diné advocate, storyteller, leader, and Executive Director of the Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ Center for Equity. Nearly four decades after their school days on the Navajo Nation, Elton shares the people and experiences that shaped him, from the love and teachings of his grandparents and mother to the loss of his brother and the unexpected path that led him into decades of advocacy. Together, Vickie and Elton explore Two-Spirit identity and responsibility, the sacredness of Indigenous language, resilience, belonging, and the importance of reclaiming our place in the circle. And, of course, we meet Eartha Quake, Elton's fabulous drag persona who brings culture, storytelling, advocacy, and plenty of laughter to another stage.

Recorded by Tina Chang for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Lamentations 3 - The third acrostic poem of Lamentations is from the perspective of a man who witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem and all the related sufferings first-hand. After a first movement of familiar anguish, he introduces a new element to his lament: he forces himself to remember the character of God—to rehearse God's goodness. Holding both raw processing and theological conviction side-by-side without letting one cancel out the other, he shows us the way to a fully honest lament that still clings to hope. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 3 of our series "A Memorial to Our Grief: A Month with Lamentations"]

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

This is a reading from my book, Tea with the Midnight Muse, Invocations and Inquiries for Awakening. This one's called Medicine Woman, and it goes way, way, way, way back to when I was 30 years old. It was at one time published inside of the Mother Tongue Publishing We Moon Calendar.And today I am painting with Havi Mandel, co-director of Red Madonna. And you are still invited to join us for a 13 moon journey in the sacred feminine where you activate your medicine woman. Okay, ready? Ready? Medicine WomanThe wild one lives within all women.She is known as Medicine Woman. She holds the tools for healing in her magic basket. She sings her prayers, you know. Medicine Woman knows stars and sums. She listens between worlds. Medicine Woman cannot be domesticated at all, ever. Even when we don't recognize her, she is always here.She has blue butterflies and red roses in her hair and golden boots with wings. She's at the movies with teenage girls on Friday night. She gets a tattoo of the Guadalupe on her left bicep in San Francisco's Mission District and the Sacred Heart of Jesus on her right bicep.You may catch a glimpse of her silver striped leggings as she roller skates through New York's Central Park. She teaches workshops on right brain, left brain, the critic and her lover, the muse, or the geometry of numbers or raw food or revolution for breakfast. She pays for everything with cash.She paints glitter on her toenails, fire engine red. Just don't think you have her figured out. She will always surprise you. She shows up in a crimson dress sewn with a white dogwood bodice and a bay leaf hem. She is the sound of bells. She may let her armpit hair grow.She is the place within all of us that wants it all and wants to give it all up. She swims naked in the ocean. She rides motorcycles up the coast. She paints and writes and dances and dreams and she has multiple income streams. She is medicine woman. She heals the unexpressed in us.She asks the question, who are you not being? Her life is her own. She is on her own and she likes it that way. Don't be surprised if she asks you to miracle tea and you find yourself drunk with aliveness and honeycomb cake. Shiloh Sophia Today I wish to dedicate this to three incredible members of our teamwho have shown up in extraordinary ways this week. And many weeks, but in particular, right now. The one and only Curate Kelly House. Co-leader of Sacred Echoes, Isabelle Guzman Stark. And live streamer, Vicchi “V” Oleski Thank you. You are all medicine women to me and to our community. And I love you. Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe

Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 15, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

The Slowdown is taking a break. We'll be back soon with new episodes. Today's encore episode was originally released on February 27, 2026.Today's poem is Poem about everything except— by Amy Lemmon.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I was drawn to today's poem from the get-go because of its title: ”Poem about everything except—.” I went in anticipating maximalism — “everything but the kitchen sink,” as the saying goes, and the poem delivered.” This show is supported by gifts from listeners. Support The Slowdown with a donation today. Slowdownshow.org/donate

Recorded by Ada Limón for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on August 14, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

Aria Shahrokhshahi (b. 1996) is a British-Iranian multi-disciplinary artist, whose practice has been shaped by a deep fascination with the intricate dynamics of diverse communities and the complexities of the human condition. With a focus on social structures and the human experience, Shahrokhshahi's work serves as a critical exploration of the relationships and power dynamics that inform everyday life. Aria's debut photobook, Wet Ground, featuring images from Ukraine shot over a period of several years both before and after the Russian invasion in Feburary 2022, was published in April 2026 by Loose Joints. He is currently putting the finishing touches to a feature documentary film entitled While We Heal, which also focusses on the war in Ukraine and explores the themes of healing, loss, and resilience.   On episode 288, Aria discusses, among other things: Formative experiences (11 different schools!) growing up in Nottingham How walking around the city with a camera was the start of his photography journey Negative feedback Facebook group / YouTube channel Early education at the Photo Parlour lab (later named Sequence) from Dan Wheelan Using large format and why the decision to shoot B&W came out of the cost of film Falling in love with Ukraine It not being enough to just take pictures Why ‘Ukraine, I guess?' was an informal category of picture during editing Having nothing to say about war but being interested in what happens around it The way in which war rearranges the social hierarchy Poem by Charlotte Shevchenko-Knight How the title ‘Wet Ground', and the book itself, came about The importance of collaboration The feature length doc he is making in Ukraine The importance of having a commercial practice Referenced: Lee Friedlander Laytoya Ruby Frazer Don McCullin Tim Hetherington (Which Way Is The Front Line From Here) Shelby Lee Adams Minor White Alec Soth Gregory Halpern Nigel Shafran Alessandra Sanguinetti Myriam Boulos Sohrab Hura Lightwork   Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here. Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here.

I interviewed Négar Motevalymeidanshah & Gwenaelle Clauwaert about Less Than 5gr of Saffron on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Venice Immersive in Venice, Italy. Here is the story synopsis for Less Than 5gr of Saffron: "Golnaz is a young Iranian immigrant trying to adjust to her new life in Germany. One evening, returning from her job (as an assistant at a migrant reception centre in the Berlin suburbs), she is starving, and her refrigerator is empty. She decides to go to the nearest supermarket. The supermarket has just received a new product: saffron. Even though it is very expensive for her, she cannot resist: she buys a packet of saffron. Emotions overwhelm her. She feels the need to cook a home-cooked meal to help her overcome her homesickness. She prepares rice and adds saffron, a comfort food from her past. But she never expected that this moment would plunge her back into the most traumatic events of her life. Most notably, three years ago, she survived a tragic drowning that took her family while traveling illegally by boat." Here are the contextual domains that are explored: Exile and being a refugee [12]. Takes place in a new [4] home far from home [9] whose memory of family who died [8] all brought back through the embodied experience of food and saffron [1]. "The project evokes our capacity to identify profoundly with a survivor by placing her in a universally familiar-preparing a meal." Here is the Elemental Center of Gravity: 1st Center of Gravity of Earth Element / Environmental and Embodied Presence: Quinitessential and paradigmatic example of spatial storytelling taking through a variety of immersive and spatial contexts with seamless transitions and edits. Also switches between 3rd person and 1st person POV2nd Center of Gravity of Water Element / Emotional Presence: Like living within a Lucid Dream, very dynamic, poetic. It's cut to music, and so it very much has a music video type pacing and rhythm. Some really elegant spatial transitions, and powerful moments that use metaphors that were just extremely visceral and moving. The piece very much relies upon flashbacks and memories of traumatic moments of escaping authoritarian contexts. So you start off in the mudance context of a kitchen from a first-person POV, but then upon smelling the saffron spice, then it immediately transports you into these violent memories of being an exiled refugee. It's also farily brief, and so short and sweet.3rd Center of Gravity of Air Element / Mental and Social Presence: No words, Poetic Dream Logic. Meaning is discerned through the poetic interpretations of the juxtaposition of a visual and spatial storytelling lanuage. Very powerfully done.4th Center of Gravity of Fire Element / Active Presence: No narrative agency or any embodied Interactions Archetypal Themes and Character Explored: Connections to flavors and smells of food to memory. Sadness, harshness, limitations, constraint. Sudden and unexpected trauma -- "she never expected that this moment would plunge her back into the most traumatic events of her life" Artist Statement: "Less than 5 Gr of Saffron tackles a subject we think we've already seen too much of: the often tragic circumstances under which many migrants flee their home countries in search of a better future. A hundred times, stories of shipwrecks and the numbers of those drowned have filled our screens, anonymous people who disappear from our memories with a snap of the fingers. The project evokes our capacity to identify profoundly with a survivor by placing her in a universally familiar-preparing a meal. In today's extremely violent context, this empathetic experience helps to rekindle within us a common humanity, whether we have experienced such trauma firsthand or not." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7VtxTHx_H0 This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

Our miniseries finale features comedian Mike Birbiglia and poet J. Hope Stein talking about the poetry in comedy and the comedy in poetry. The couple co-authored the book "The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad" and occasionally bring their mix of jokes and poems to the stage. Also, a masterclass in metaphor from teacher and poet Peter Kessler, who argues that human beings need metaphor and imagery to fully understand each other. Show notes (in chronological order): "The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad" by Mike Birbiglia with poems by J. Hope Stein "Good Bones" by Maggie Smith Mike Birbiglia's "The Good Life" Mike Birbiglia's "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" "Don't Think Twice" "Sleepwalk with Me" "Wholly Holy" by J. Hope Stein Voyager 2 and Voyager 1 from "little astronaut" by J. Hope Stein "Keep a Poem in Your Pocket" by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers "The Grammar of Fantasy" by Gianna Rodari "Catrin" by Gillian Clarke "Prayer (I)" by George Herbert If you want a hand-picked, heart-plucked "poetry prescription" to help you with something you're going through, send a brief voice memo to PoetryPrescriptions@gmail.com. All three episodes of You Could Make This Beautiful are out now and can be heard HERE. This show is an experiment, so if you love what you've heard and want more episodes, let us know! Leave us a glowing review in your podcast app, share the series with friends, and write to us: PoetryPrescriptions@gmail.com.