Millennial Poets Society

In an effort to do a better job of amplifying voices that for so long have been muted or left out of conversations, Marguerite and Emily would like to use the platform they created with Millennial Poets Society to share the work of Black artists starting with segments from some of their previously recorded episodes. This segment is from their very first episode, published on International Women's Day in 2019. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

In an effort to do a better job of amplifying voices that for so long have been muted or left out of conversations, Marguerite and Emily would like to use the platform they created with Millennial Poets Society to share the work of Black artists starting with segments from some of their previously recorded episodes. This segment is from their very first episode, published on International Women's Day in 2019. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

What a gust of a week it’s been! Marguerite and Emily are here to tell you all about how #relatable Sappho was and remind you not to get the flu. This will also be the last episode of Season 1 for MPS so enjoy and catch up on any episodes you may have missed! Thank you for all of your support. XO Send Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Featured poets: Sappho, Jennifer Chang Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

Happy Friday and Happy birthday to Emily! Your favorite ladies are back with an episode packed with New Formalism, radical self love, and Delilah’s collar jingling in the background. Send Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Featured poets: R. S. Gwynn, Daniels, Caroline Bird Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

On this week’s episode, the ladies have a mild existential crisis while discussing poems with weak links to science and discover a poet who might just be their actual neighbor. (In case you were wondering, yes they do *always* take their makeup off be fore going to bed.) Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetsociety@gmail.com Featured poets: Shira Erlichman, Janet McNally, John Hodgen Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

New decade, new episode, new poets (maybe...?). The ladies spent their New Years Eve recording the podcast you know and love and things got *dwhimsical*. Listen along as they to figure out if they got their senior prom dress from the same store and Marguerite jogs your—and Emily’s—memory. Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Featured poets: Matthew Zapruder, Terrance Hayes, Kenneth Patchen Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the Intro and Outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

The ladies mean it! This holiday season they’re so thankful for all you listeners and your support. Tune in to this last episode of 2019 as they wish Grandma Lou a happy 100th birthday (what a badass amiright???) and celebrate her new hearing aids. Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Featured Poets: Mark Halliday, Marjorie Saiser, Gabrielle Bates Special thanks to Zach Akins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

In this episode Marguerite and Emily ask the age old question: how do cats drink water (and more importantly, does Delilah know what she’s doing)? Join them as they discuss chimken nuggets, babyhood, and midwestern names. Don’t grow cold in a corner, warm up for the weekend with your favorite roommates! Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Featured Poets: Connie Wanek, William Carlos Williams Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

Happy feast week! Hopefully you’re finding this episode with a very full stomach after spending some time with friends and loved ones. Get through your food coma by joining the ladies as they talk about a couple of remarkable poets and remind you to be nice to retail workers. By the way, who wants Marg’s bread? Email resume to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Featured Poets: Reginald Dwayne Betts, Diane Glancy Special thanks to Zack Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

This week the ladies bring a little Soul! to the episode and dish on doing each others hair (or more like Marguerite doing Emily’s hair). They give some wine recommendations and discuss three badass women while being constantly in awe of Delilah’s cuteness. Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Featured Poets: Gladys Cardiff, Elisabeth Hewer, Nikki Giovanni Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

It’s officially winter in NYC…get cozy while Marguerite turns on a fake fireplace and Emily introduces you to the Jean-Ralphio of the 1700s. Join the ladies this week as they decide their new code-names and laugh a little too hard at pop culture jokes (not gonna lie, that last part was mostly Marg). Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Featured Poets: William Blake, Sherman Alexie Special thanks to Zack Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

The ladies are back! After a week off, your favorite roommates- and their special feline guest- pick right back up with some hot takes on acronyms and new series. Tune in to hear all about their wild Halloween (…or not?) and some kick ass poets. Featured poets: Janet McAdams, Victoria Chang, Torrin A. Greathouse Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Special thanks to Zack Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

Marguerite backtracks and Emily makes soup. Join your favorite roommates as they recommend cookie recipes, hit the gym...oh and talk about poetry! Sometimes the best ones are the brief ones. Send Who's to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Featured Poets: Tory Dent, William Waring Cuney Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

This week MPS turns the big three oh! Emily fills everyone in on some other things that are turning 30 and makes everyone feel old, while Marguerite tries to figure out who Warren Harding is. Tune in for musings on Robert Redford (Burt Reynolds?), provincial life, and dry eyes…#alwaysrelatable Email Who's to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety.com Featured Poets: James Weldon Johnson, Kiki Petrosino Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

MPS Ep 29: Three Years Inquiring minds would like to know: how do you cut your sandwiches? In this episode, the ladies introduce you to their new manager (please consider contributing to her treat bank...) and ponder life in the Midwest. Oh, and for those waiting with baited breath, Marguerite updates you on her wedding outfit journey. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

This week your favorite guest host, Delilah, joins the ladies in contemplating the affects of Pollyjuice Potion and discussing the Harlem Renaissance...oh and of course the notorious RBG gets an honorable mention! Start your weekend off right and dive on in as the ladies ride this wave...(see what we did there?) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

This week Emily’s got all the fun things going on while Marguerite is just renting cars and doing dishes- how adult of her. Tune in for some more feminism (or climate change...?) fun facts and remember to check out your local book store because you might just find your next favorite poet. Featured Poets: Diane Wakoski, Nick Flynn Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com. Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

Sit back, put your feet up, and get ready for the ladies to…talk about bagels for far too long and share their #relatable obsession with mozz sticks. This week Emily enlightens us on Second Wave feminism and Marguerite seems to be mildly psychic. Featured Poets: Phil Kaye, Denise Levertov Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Special thanks to Zack Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

Happy Friday! Your two favorite roommates are coming back at you with some hot takes on first wave feminism and old people. Listen in as they try out a new Spice Girls remix and get a bit of a vocabulary lesson from Siri. Featured Poets: Amy Lowell, Louise Bogan, Matthea Harvey Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support

This week, Emily introduces a new segment and tells us about that summer she lived in a school (…or not?). Join the ladies as they discuss the fictional year of 1612- like, it couldn’t have been real, right?- and contemplate what a truck full of drums would sound like…the answer is apparently a Phil Collins song. Featured Poets: Yehuda Amichai, Anne Bradstreet, Charlotte Smith Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mps-podcast/support