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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Songwriter Grian Chatten Reads Gerard Manley Hopkins

Posted January 12, 202100:14:59

In this episode, Grian Chatten reads “The Windhover” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Chatten is the frontman of the Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C.,...

Photographer Alec Soth Reads Wallace Stevens

Posted October 12, 202000:15:16

In this episode, Alec Soth reads "Of Modern Poetry" by Wallace Stevens. Soth is a photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has published over...

Counselor Sheryl Paul Reads Walt Whitman

Posted January 21, 202000:17:33

In this episode, Sheryl Paul reads from "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman. Paul is a counselor working in the tradition of Jungian depth psychology....

Filmmaker Jennifer Crandall Reads Mark Strand

Posted October 14, 201900:11:22

In this episode, Jennifer Crandall reads “Keeping Things Whole” by Mark Strand. Crandall is a documentary filmmaker and journalist. She is the creator,...

Biblical Translator Robert Alter Reads the Song of Songs

Posted August 13, 201900:17:00

In this episode, Robert Alter reads from his translation of the Song of Songs. Alter is a literary critic and translator based at the University of...