This IPRP Poetry Playlist features a selection of archival recordings from PennSound, a project of the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing at the University of Pennsylvania. The PennSound webs

In this episode, Amy Dickinson reads Say It by Roland Flint. Dickinson wrote the beloved daily advice column "Ask Amy," which appeared in newspapers across the country from 2003 until her retirement

In this IPRP Poetry Playlist, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limn reads three selections from the anthology You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World, out now from Milkweed Editions. The collection, edited a

In this episode, Roy Foster reads "Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats. Foster is Emeritus Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford and the author of many books, including his

In this IPRP Poetry Playlist, our host Brendan Stermer reads three poems from his debut chapbook, Forgotten Frequencies, out now from North Dakota State University Press. The books were printed in a l

In this episode, musician and writer Dessa reads an excerpt from Natural Enemies of the Conch by Alan Dugan. Dessa first gained prominence as a rapper with the Twin Cities hip hop collective Doomtre

For each IPRP Poetry Playlist, we curate a selection of three poems, loosely thematically related, presented with musical score, but without any commentary or historical context. We encourage you to a

In this episode, Tish Harrison Warren reads Possible Answers to Prayer by Scott Cairns. Warren is an Anglican priest and the author of two award-winning books, Liturgy of the Ordinary and Prayer in

Vocalism, measure, concentration, determination, and the divine power to speak words; Are you full-lung'd and limber-lipp'd from long trial? from vigorous practice? from physique? WALT WHITMAN

In this episode, Alissa Rubin reads an excerpt from the ancient Greek epic The Iliad. Rubin is a Senior International Correspondent for The New York Times. She worked previously as the Bureau Chief in