{"podcast":{"title":"Poetry Unbound","slug":"poetry-unbound-104007","podcast_index_feed_id":104007,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/p9JRgDEG","website_url":"https://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8b774a2b-4c5b-4893-b25f-d045583d8230/053f0b36-2380-4f6b-b672-9abade809c59/3000x3000/3000x3000-poetryunbound-logo.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"On Being Studios","episode_count":222,"summary":"Short and unhurried, Poetry Unbound is an immersive exploration of a single poem, hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pádraig Ó Tuama greets you at the doorways of brilliant poems and walks you through — each one has wisdom to offer and questions to ask you. Already a listener? There’s also a book (Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World), a Substack newsletter with a vibrant conversation in the comments, and occasional gatherings.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T20:18:32.739578+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetry-unbound-104007"},"episode":{"title":"Oksana Maksymchuk — Arguments for Peace","slug":"oksana-maksymchuk-arguments-for-peace","published_at":"2026-01-30T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetry-unbound-104007/oksana-maksymchuk-arguments-for-peace","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetry-unbound-104007","url":"https://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/afp-901179-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/49fe14cf-8aef-4a4f-83ca-a3ac86a522d8/episodes/b3cb1b68-a61f-4a84-b303-6fe44c919e47/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=49fe14cf-8aef-4a4f-83ca-a3ac86a522d8&awEpisodeId=b3cb1b68-a61f-4a84-b303-6fe44c919e47&feed=p9JRgDEG","summary":"“How could there be a war in this city?” is the plaintive question that starts Oksana Makysymchuk’s “Arguments for Peace”. Like ours, the world of her poem holds both the “goodness of the universe” and “a foreign leader / warning of invasion”. She offers no pat answers for what to do in the face of conflict — just a dizzying sense of disbelief and the deep desire to hold tight to the people and life around us. We invite you to subscribe to Pádraig’s weekly Poetry Unbound Substack, read the Poetry Unbound books and his newest work, Kitchen Hymns, or listen to all our Poetry Unbound episodes.","meta_description":"“How could there be a war in this city?” is the plaintive question that starts Oksana Makysymchuk’s “Arguments for Peace”. Like ours, the world of her poe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1216,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/poetry-unbound-104007/episodes/oksana-maksymchuk-arguments-for-peace/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetry-unbound-104007/oksana-maksymchuk-arguments-for-peace.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}