1558 Episodes

  1. 537: Today I'm Not Thinking About Gender

    Published: 11/3/2021

  2. 536: Hoodie

    Published: 11/2/2021

  3. 535: This Close

    Published: 11/1/2021

  4. 534: The moon rose over the bay. I had a lot of feelings.

    Published: 10/29/2021

  5. 533: Offering

    Published: 10/28/2021

  6. 532: The Vine

    Published: 10/27/2021

  7. 531: anti-immigration

    Published: 10/26/2021

  8. 530: Cattails

    Published: 10/25/2021

  9. 529: [Somewhere In Los Angeles] This Poem Is Needed

    Published: 10/22/2021

  10. 528: First

    Published: 10/21/2021

  11. 527: Rabbits and Fire

    Published: 10/20/2021

  12. 526: Saudade

    Published: 10/19/2021

  13. 525: Bonsai Primer

    Published: 10/18/2021

  14. 524: Today, When I Could Do Nothing

    Published: 10/15/2021

  15. 523: Our Valley

    Published: 10/14/2021

  16. 522: Across the Border

    Published: 10/13/2021

  17. 521: Invocation

    Published: 10/12/2021

  18. 520: I Worry My Mother Will Die and I Will Know Nothing

    Published: 10/11/2021

  19. 519: Missing Cat

    Published: 10/8/2021

  20. 518: Metamorphosis: The Female Into

    Published: 10/7/2021

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