The Poetics of Mass Murder
Poems responding to past gun violence, mass murders, and school shootings.
The Poet and the Riot
Shortly after Martin Luther King's assassination in 1968, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote a poem about the power of riots.
What Jimmy Taught Me – PoetryNow
Harmony Holiday meditates on her biracial heritage and the legacy of her parents.
The Demon – PoetryNow
Jennifer Firestone recounts the state of dementia in a loved one.
The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps.
Biomimicry design, explained with 99% Invisible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMtXqTmfta0
The One about the Dead Dog
This is a story inspired by urban legends -- unusual stories or anecdotes based on hearsay that are widely circulated as true. Like alligators in sewers. Or dead dogs in…
Sidedoor: Murder Is Her Hobby
Heiress, divorcée … mother of forensic science? Frances Glessner Lee was not your average 19th-century woman. Using the skills that high-society ladies were expected to have—like sewing, crafting, and knitting—Frances…
Futility Closet: Two Vanished Young Writers
Everett Ruess and Barbara Newhall Follett were born in March 1914 at opposite ends of the U.S. Both followed distinctly unusual lives as they pursued a love of writing. And…
The Lamp of Mutual Aid
Joshua Edwards meditates on the nature of work and communal living. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Allusionist: Curse Soup
Somebody has really ticked you off. You're all steamed up inside and you want to vent that rage using words, but you don't want to confront them directly because you're…