Interesting People Reading Poetry

Interesting People Reading Poetry is a short, sound-rich podcast where artists and luminaries read a favorite poem and share what it means to them. Created by Andy & Brendan Stermer.

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Journalist Alissa Rubin Reads Homer

Posted January 16, 202300:19:32

In this episode, Alissa Rubin reads an excerpt from the ancient Greek epic The Iliad. Rubin is a Senior International Correspondent for The...

Painter Makoto Fujimura Reads T. S. Eliot

Posted July 20, 202200:18:26

In this episode, Makoto Fujimura reads an excerpt from “Burnt Norton” by T. S. Eliot. Fujimura is a leading contemporary painter whose work fuses...

Journalist Theo Padnos Reads Arthur Rimbaud

Posted April 4, 202200:15:52

In this episode, Theo Padnos reads “The Drunken Boat” by Arthur Rimbaud. Padnos is an American writer and journalist. In 2012, he was kidnapped...

Musician Hrishikesh Hirway Reads William Butler Yeats

Posted December 21, 202100:15:00

In this episode, Hrishikesh Hirway reads “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats. Hirway is the creator and host of several acclaimed...

Editor Dawn Davis Reads Edna St. Vincent Millay

Posted May 7, 202100:10:46

In this episode, Bon Appétit Editor-in-Chief Dawn Davis reads “Sonnet 171” by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Davis joined Bon Appétit in November 2020...