EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 25 MIN
The pull of personal poems: a reading with Claire Millikin
from Poetry Medicine for the Soul · host Claire Millikin, John Gillespie
Poetry Medicine for the Soul is a podcast inviting poets to share, explore, and celebrate poetry, hosted by John Gillespie. This episode features Claire Millikin, a poet, scholar, and educator. She reads five of her poems: “After Ballet,” “Nightwork,” “Carolina Birds,” “Cicada Door,” and “When I Was Blonde.” Claire Millikin is a poet and long-distance runner originally from Georgia (USA), and now lives in coastal Maine. The author of ten poetry collections, including Magicicada, a book of poems about juvenile solitary confinement and winner of the 2024 Foreword Indies Award for Poetry, Millikin’s recognitions also include an Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite and the WB Yeats’ Society Prize. Claire teaches art history and writing for the University of Maine system and for the Maine Media Workshops and College. Learn more at: www.claireraymond.org. This podcast is hosted and produced by John Gillespie. Check out our website or Simplecast podcast feed for more episodes. Listen and subscribe to Poetry Medicine for the Soul in Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more and get in touch: poetrymedicineforthesoul.com
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Poetry Medicine for the Soul is a podcast inviting poets to share, explore, and celebrate poetry, hosted by John Gillespie. This episode features Claire Millikin, a poet, scholar, and educator. She reads five of her poems: “After Ballet,” “Nightwork,” “Carolina Birds,” “Cicada Door,” and “When I Was Blonde.”
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