Sharpen Your Tongue
Welcome to Sharpen Your Tongue, a podcast aimed at making poetry accessible and fun. Each episode, we’ll do a deep dive into a favorite poem, investigating its rhythm and imagery, and breaking down how and why that particular work enchants us.
Sharpen Your Tongue
Episode Two: Perhaps the World Ends Here by Joy Harjo
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Francesca Capossela and Tory Dickerson
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Season 1
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Episode 2
In our second episode, we talk about "Perhaps the World Ends Here," a beautiful poem written by the current U.S. poet laureate, Joy Harjo. Join us for cocktails and a fun discussion about the understated power and communal nature of this piece's main image — the kitchen table.