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129 episodes

On My Way to God
11/08/2026 | 33 mins.
Fanny Howe (rerun) on the sky, visions, and the beam that killed the landlord, plus an excerpt from her posthumous collection.

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Until the Last Second
28/07/2026 | 52 mins.
Maya C. Popa on the monkey at the pet store, beauty, and waking up to the world as it is.

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My Old Self
14/07/2026 | 1h 11 mins.
Laura Kolbe on hormones, sainthood, and the trouble with change.

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We Hold These Truths
01/07/2026 | 45 mins.
America at 250.

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An Act of Mercy
16/06/2026 | 49 mins.
Serena Chopra on prairie grass, manic rage, and the memories in her ears.

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About Poetry Off the Shelf

Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.

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