Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Fady Joudah
Poetry Unbound
On Being Studios
4.9 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hi friends, Podrigo Tuma here. Thanks very much for listening to Poetry Unbound. In between Poetry Unbound |
| 0:08.0 | seasons and we have season 11 that will start later in 2026. We have a whole host of interviews that I've |
| 0:14.6 | done with poets over the last two years. Poetry Unbound in Conversation, we call them. I've loved the |
| 0:20.8 | opportunity to talk to poets about their craft, |
| 0:22.6 | how they see the world through the lens of poetry, |
| 0:25.6 | and what this art form does for them. |
| 0:28.6 | These Poetry Unbound in Conversation episodes |
| 0:31.6 | deepened my curiosity about language and art. |
| 0:34.6 | I trust they will for you too. |
| 0:39.3 | Today you'll hear from Fadi Judah, a poet, editor and translator who will take us through |
| 0:45.0 | two decades of his poetry back and forth across the boundaries of memory, medicine, mythology, |
| 0:51.8 | Palestinian identity and nationality. |
| 0:54.8 | He'll also read a long poem, dedication from his most recent collection, |
| 0:59.7 | a collection which is often called ellipsis, |
| 1:02.4 | though its title is unpronounceable because it's rendered as an ellipsis, |
| 1:07.0 | three dots on the cover of the book. |
| 1:09.6 | This conversation comes from the Jackson Prize reading |
| 1:12.3 | recorded in New York City in September of 2024. |
| 1:16.6 | A special thanks to poets and writers |
| 1:18.2 | for hosting and organizing this event |
| 1:20.2 | and a thanks as well to Melissa Gredel from Poets and Writers |
| 1:23.4 | and to the Jackson family for supporting this prize. |
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