Poet Geoffrey Nutter - Emissaries - A Long-Form Poem

Planet Poet-Words in Space – NEW PODCAST!  LISTEN to my WIOX show (originally aired April 21st, 2026) featuring returning guest, award-winning poet, teacher, mentor and editor, Geoffrey Nutter, who’ll read from his Long-form Poem Emissaries, and share his thoughts on the importance of sound and dreams in poems and the emergence of AI.  Pamela Manché Pearce, Planet Poet’s erudite Poet-at-Large, also joins us later in the program. Geoffrey Nutter is originally from Sacramento, California, but has lived in New York City for many years. He is the author of Giant Moth Perishes (Wave Books, 2021), A Summer Evening (winner of the 2001 Colorado Prize), Water’s Leaves & Other Poems (Winner of the 2004 Verse Press Prize), Christopher Sunset (winner of the 2011 Sheila Motton Book Award), The Rose of January (Wave Books, 2013), and Cities at Dawn (Wave Books, 2016). He has taught poetry at several schools, including Princeton, Columbia, University of Iowa, NYU, and the New School; and currently teaches Greek and Latin Classics at Queens College. He runs the Wallson Glass Poetry Seminars in New York City, where he conducts day-long writing sessions for people from all over the world, and also does private consultations Visit:  Wallsonglass.com,   pamelampearce.com, sharonisraelpoet.com Praise for Geoffrey Nutter “With exquisite detail and humble sensibilities, Geoffrey Nutter’s sixth collection of poetry, Giant Moth Perishes, offers myriad delights in language and the imagination. In cityscapes, nature, books, and color, we find respite in the complexities of the commonplace—from clocks to teardrops to moths. Here are poems that teach us how to live in the world with curious attention. And at the heart of this daydreaming is a spectacular earnestness, firmly embedded in the idea that the landscape of poetry is limitless and wild.” – Wave Books “Geoffrey Nutter is a celebrated poet, educator and mentor who works inspires audiences across generations.  Known to many as the “Poet Dad of TikTok,” he has become a symbol of the enduring power of poetry and creativity.  His daughter, Elaine, created a platform through her knowledge of social media, captivating audiences by portraying his life through her eyes…” --Tegan Gould, K Magazine article “Poet Dad of TikTok – How Geoffrey Nutter Redefines Modern Creativity”