Poems for Company

"Civilians in the First World War": All four poems on today's episode focus on civilians in the First World War, particularly women: how were...

"Advice": Have you ever urged anyone to procreate?  If so, what motivated you to do that?  Today's episode presents poems that offer direct advice,...

Ancient Chinese Poetry: This show features the work of two poets.  Do they express concerns many of us think about in the 21st century? ...

"Inanimate Objects": Have you inherited an inanimate object that carries emotional weight?  Have you bestowed a name on your bicycle or your car?  The...

"Lust or Love": In your own life, have you always been able to distinguish which powerful emotional response to another person grips you?  In...

"Posing Questions": "Who hangs a birdhouse from a sapling?"  How would you answer that question?  One poem featured on today's episode places that question...