<![CDATA[The Watering Hole Podcast]]>The Watering Hole Podcast is a poetry review show hosted by poet laureates Jay Ward and Angelo Geter.

Every episode, Jay and Angelo sit with recorded readings from two Fellows of The Watering Hole Poetry Organization, which cultivates writers of color across the South, and then do what poets do behind the scenes. They take the poems apart to understand how each one is built, how it is delivered, and how it leaves us moved and changed.

This is close reading, out loud. Whether they are debating a poem's metaphors, how a poet uses their body during performance, or the traditions a poem is arguing with, our hosts break poetic craft down for the poetry-curious and the poetry-enthusiast alike.

And because every episode holds two readings, the conversation rarely stays inside one poem. Jay and Angelo reach for other poets' work and find the theme running underneath two poems that were never written to sit together.

New episodes release on the last Friday of every month. Listen at twhpoetry.org, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Exclusive video recordings of every reading are on our YouTube channel. Follow the season at @twhpoetry.

Founded in 2014, The Watering Hole Poetry Organization exists to transform the literary landscape of the South by cultivating writers of color, and curating programming that is open to all. Learn more at twhpoetry.org/about.

The Watering Hole Podcast is sponsored by our institutional donors and individual supporters, like you.

]]>https://twhpoetry.org/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:14:38 GMTWed, 23 Sep 2026 18:39:23 GMT60The Watering Hole Poetry Organization<p><i><b><strong>The Watering Hole Podcast</strong></b></i> is a poetry review show hosted by poet laureates <b><strong>Jay Ward</strong></b> and <b><strong>Angelo Geter</strong></b>.</p><p>Every episode, Jay and Angelo sit with recorded readings from two Fellows of <b><strong>The Watering Hole Poetry Organization</strong></b>, which cultivates writers of color across the South, and then do what poets do behind the scenes. They take the poems apart to understand how each one is built, how it is delivered, and how it leaves us moved and changed.</p><p>This is close reading, out loud. Whether they are debating a poem's metaphors, how a poet uses their body during performance, or the traditions a poem is arguing with, our hosts break poetic craft down for the poetry-curious and the poetry-enthusiast alike.</p><p>And because every episode holds two readings, the conversation rarely stays inside one poem. Jay and Angelo reach for other poets' work and find the theme running underneath two poems that were never written to sit together.</p><p><b><strong>New episodes release on the last Friday of every month</strong></b>. Listen at twhpoetry.org, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. <b><strong>Exclusive video recordings of every reading are on our YouTube channel. Follow the season at @twhpoetry.</strong></b></p><p>Founded in 2014, The Watering Hole Poetry Organization exists to transform the literary landscape of the South by cultivating writers of color, and curating programming that is open to all. Learn more at twhpoetry.org/about.</p><p>The Watering Hole Podcast is sponsored by our institutional donors and individual supporters, like you.</p>episodicThe Watering Hole Poetry Organizationtwhtribe@twhpoetry.orgno<![CDATA["The Seed and Holy Ground" featuring Chantel Massey & Christopher J. Greggs]]>Our latest episode features poetry by TWH Fellows Chantel Massey and Christopher J. Greggs! Poet Laureate Jay Ward and Angelo Geter address the themes of religion, survival, and the miraculous present in both poems, connecting the poems to the words of Lucille Clifton and Les Murray.

New episodes of The Watering Hole Podcast are released on the last Friday of every month.

We post exclusive video recordings of every episode on our YouTube channel. Follow the season at @twhpoetry.

Founded in 2014, The Watering Hole Poetry Organization exists to transform the literary landscape of the South by cultivating writers of color and curating programming that is open to all. Learn more at twhpoetry.org/about.

The Watering Hole Podcast is sponsored by our institutional donors, and individual supporters, like you.

]]>37cad557-2958-47e0-9c6c-9b9536574c5cFri, 30 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT<p>Our latest episode features poetry by TWH Fellows Chantel Massey and Christopher J. Greggs! Poet Laureate Jay Ward and Angelo Geter address the themes of religion, survival, and the miraculous present in both poems, connecting the poems to the words of Lucille Clifton and Les Murray.</p><p>New episodes of The Watering Hole Podcast are released on the last Friday of every month.</p><p>We post exclusive video recordings of every episode on our YouTube channel. Follow the season at @twhpoetry.</p><p>Founded in 2014, The Watering Hole Poetry Organization exists to transform the literary landscape of the South by cultivating writers of color and curating programming that is open to all. Learn more at <a href="http://twhpoetry.org/about" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">twhpoetry.org/about</a>.</p><p>The Watering Hole Podcast is sponsored by our institutional donors, and individual supporters, like you.</p>no00:27:24"The Seed and Holy Ground" featuring Chantel Massey & Christopher J. Greggsfull<![CDATA["The Phoenix and the Sun" featuring Asma Olajuwon & Camille Hernandez]]>Our first episode features poetry by TWH Fellows Asma Olajuwon and Camille Hernandez! Poet Laureate Jay Ward and Angelo Geter address the themes of womanhood, motherhood, and family systems present in both poems, connecting the poems to the words of Audre Lorde and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

New episodes of The Watering Hole Podcast are released on the last Friday of every month.

We post exclusive video recordings of every episode on our YouTube channel. Follow the season at @twhpoetry.

Founded in 2014, The Watering Hole Poetry Organization exists to transform the literary landscape of the South by cultivating writers of color and curating programming that is open to all. Learn more at twhpoetry.org/about.

The Watering Hole Podcast is sponsored by our institutional donors, and individual supporters, like you.

]]>19b94647-f442-4c1a-9ccb-5a9af7544342Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT<p>Our first episode features poetry by TWH Fellows <b><strong>Asma Olajuwon</strong></b> and <b><strong>Camille Hernandez</strong></b>! Poet Laureate Jay Ward and Angelo Geter address the themes of womanhood, motherhood, and family systems present in both poems, connecting the poems to the words of Audre Lorde and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.<br /><br /><b><strong>New episodes of The Watering Hole Podcast are released on the last Friday of every month.</strong></b><br /><br /><b><strong>We post exclusive video recordings of every episode on our YouTube channel. Follow the season at @twhpoetry.</strong></b></p><p>Founded in 2014, The Watering Hole Poetry Organization exists to transform the literary landscape of the South by cultivating writers of color and curating programming that is open to all. Learn more at twhpoetry.org/about.</p><p>The Watering Hole Podcast is sponsored by our institutional donors, and individual supporters, like you.</p>no00:17:46"The Phoenix and the Sun" featuring Asma Olajuwon & Camille Hernandezfull