{"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":"W.S. Merwin — For The Anniversary of My Death","slug":"w-s-merwin-for-the-anniversary-of-my-death","published_at":"2026-01-16T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetry-unbound-104007/w-s-merwin-for-the-anniversary-of-my-death","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/53ce05cc-f3f7-459e-9e00-9ea7d30a1876/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=49fe14cf-8aef-4a4f-83ca-a3ac86a522d8&awEpisodeId=53ce05cc-f3f7-459e-9e00-9ea7d30a1876&feed=p9JRgDEG","summary":"W.S. Merwin’s “For The Anniversary of My Death” is a slim, precise poem — just 13 lines made up of 84 words — about the very weightiest of subjects, one’s future death. With it, Merwin has crafted an elegant vessel, a small and sturdy container to hold some of life’s big questions, uncertainties, and feelings. Are you ready to gaze at it, grasp it, sit with it? And as you contemplate death, he gently reminds, remain here — where there’s rain, birdsong, and life right in front of you.","meta_description":"W.S. Merwin’s “For The Anniversary of My Death” is a slim, precise poem — just 13 lines made up of 84 words — about the very weightiest of subjects, one’s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":917,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/poetry-unbound-104007/episodes/w-s-merwin-for-the-anniversary-of-my-death/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/w-s-merwin-for-the-anniversary-of-my-death.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}