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I Wrote a Poem: Now What?

Post Published September 22, 2024 by Emma Hoff

As a young writer, I have found it difficult to find places to submit my writing. For writers my age (I am twelve and my first poems were published when I was eight), there is a limited number of opti...
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 21: Extended Metaphor

Post Published September 20, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’d like to talk about another literary technique that is often used in poetry – extended metaphor.
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 20: Ekphrasis

Post Published August 15, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. In this episode, I’m going to do something different from what I normally do – instead of talking about a pa...
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 19: “Falling Upwards” by David Shapiro

Post Published June 28, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be talking about a poem by David Shapiro, titled, “Falling Upwards.
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 18: “A Music Sentence” by Mahmoud Darwish

Post Published May 9, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’m excited to talk about “A Music Sentence,” a poem with an intriguing form by a poet I discovered...
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 17: “Desire for Spring” by Kenneth Koch

Post Published May 1, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be talking about “Desire for Spring,” by Kenneth Koch.
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 16: “Kids Who Die” by Langston Hughes

Post Published February 25, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be talking about the poem, “Kids Who Die,” by Langston Hughes.
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 15: “Witchgrass” by Louise Gluck

Post Published February 4, 2024 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup. I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. There’s been a short break, but Poetry Soup is back, with “Witchgrass,” by the late Louise Gluck.
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 14: “Dreamocracy” by Matthew Rohrer

Post Published September 18, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Poetry Soup - Ep. 14 Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Have you ever been halfway between being awake and dreaming?
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Poetry Soup – Ep. 13: “There Was Earth Inside Them” by Paul Celan

Post Published August 22, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading the poem, “There was Earth Inside Them,” by Paul Celan.
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Poetry Soup Ep. 12 – “An Ox Looks at Man” by Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Post Published July 10, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be talking about the poem, “An Ox Looks at Man,” by Carlos Drummond de Andrade, which inspired ...
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Poetry Soup Ep. 11 – “A Painter’s Thoughts (1)” by John Yau

Post Published June 16, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be talking about the poem, “A Painter’s Thoughts (1),” one of many poems of the same title by...
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Poetry Soup Ep. 10 — “Pheasant” by Sylvia Plath

Post Published April 21, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be reading the poem, “Pheasant,” by Sylvia Plath, which is about the subtle beauty of nature.
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Poetry Soup Ep. 9 — “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith

Post Published April 19, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading and talking about the poem, “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith. Tracy K.
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Art Age 10 Published March 31, 2023 by Emma Hoff

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Poetry Soup Ep. 8 – “On Not Mowing the Lawn” by Mary Oliver

Post Published March 3, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading and talking about a poem by the great poet Mary Oliver, titled, “On Not Mowing the La...
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Poetry Soup Ep. 7 – “Folk Song” by Tomaž Šalamun

Post Published February 9, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading “Folk Song,” a short poem by the great Slovenian poet Tomaž Šalamun.
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Poetry Soup Ep. 6 – “The Motive for Metaphor” by Wallace Stevens

Post Published January 11, 2023 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading “The Motive for Metaphor,” by Wallace Stevens, which is a poem about poetry itself.
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Poetry Soup Ep. 5 – “Banjo Dog Variations” by Donald Justice

Post Published December 15, 2022 by Emma Hoff

Transcript Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Each episode, I’ll discuss a different poem and poet. Today I’ll be talking about one of my favorite poets, D...
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Poetry Soup Ep. 4 – “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop

Post Published December 2, 2022 by Emma Hoff

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Each episode, I’ll discuss a different poem and poet. Today, I’ll be talking about Elizabeth Bishop’s vill...
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