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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 13 MIN

Wake, Butterfly: Protest (& Antidote) with Pamela Sneed

from The Poetry Magazine Podcast · host Poetry Foundation

In the fourth episode, Pamela Sneed invites listeners to create a protest poem and an antidote._____Matsuo Bashō wrote:Wake, butterfly—it’s late, we’ve milesto go together.Poetry magazine presents Wake, Butterfly, a series of intimate portraits that invite listeners to keep creating. The series is produced by Rachel James with sound design by Axel Kacoutié._____Here’s an edited version of Sneed’s prompt:Create a protest poem. It can be based on something that you’ve heard in the news or something that’s really been bothering you in the past few weeks, and you can tie it into a current event. For an added twist, add in an action at the end or something that you think people should or can do to remedy the situation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the fourth episode, Pamela Sneed invites listeners to create a protest poem and an antidote._____Matsuo Bashō wrote:Wake, butterfly—it’s late, we’ve milesto go together.Poetry magazine presents Wake, Butterfly, a series of intimate portraits that invite listeners to keep creating. The series is produced by Rachel James with sound design by Axel Kacoutié._____Here’s an edited version of Sneed’s prompt:Create a protest poem. It can be based on something that you’ve heard in the news or something that’s really been bothering you in the past few weeks, and you can tie it into a current event. For an added twist, add in an action at the end or something that you think people should or can do to remedy the situation.

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