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There's a Poem in That
Poets and non-poets alike will appreciate how award-winning poet Todd Boss helps strangers discover the poetry in their most intimate stories. Each episode of TAPIT opens on a new guest stranger, tracks their conversations with Todd, and concludes with Todd's reveal of an original poem written expressly for them. You'll laugh, you'll cry ... You'll want a poem of your very own! Think there's a poem in your story? Call TAPIT's Haiku, Hawaii, listener line: (808) 300-0449.
Episodes
11 episodes
Lisa dances with aphasia
A stroke victim must override paralysis to meet Todd halfway between hemispheres in this intimate exploration of nonverbal disability. But "any dance worth doing is struggle…"Chapters in this Episode:Our initiatives...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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19:25
Phillip hears his name (feat. Richard Blanco)
Phillip's new US citizenship status is the celebratory focus of this episode of TAPIT. It's a celebration 30 years in the making, and it ends in a custom poem worthy of an inauguration. Join us on the journey of a lifetime, as Phillip overcomes...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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43:43
BONUS MICRO-EPISODE: Dorianne Laux is at your service
Some of America’s most celebrated poets are standing by to write poems for you on commission. Together, they form The International Bureau of Custom Poetry. More about the Bureau here.In th...
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12:34
BONUS MICRO-EPISODE: Sasha LaPointe is at your service
Some of America’s most celebrated poets are standing by to write poems for you on commission. Together, they form The International Bureau of Custom Poetry. More about the Bureau here.In ou...
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11:00
Connie summons a deer
Inspired by a poem of Todd’s in Poetry Magazine, “The Hush of the Very Good” in 2007, Connie became Todd’s very first private commission. The project ended with an unforgettable encounter in the snow-filled forests of northern Wisconsi...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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27:42
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Holly sings a new hymn
Host Todd Boss converses with Holly about the tragic loss of her son Killian. Her changing relationship and communion with God and His will for her life inspire a graceful, grateful hymn.Chapters in this episode:Holly catalog...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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31:11
Bonnie cycles on (feat. Sasha LaPointe)
Host Todd Boss enlists the help of Indigenous poet Sasha LaPointe to motivate Bonnie on her journey of healing and exploration, through the inspiring Skagit Valley landscape. Chapters in this episode:One more gre...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:50
Ken rewinds the clocks
The image of an adult on a tricycle — precarious and uncertain — became the driving force behind the poem Ken needed for his wife Sue's memorial service. Chapters in this episode:Introduction at the cabinA coup...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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22:49
Jon sunsets a cancer scare
Jon's wife Christy got pancreatic cancer ten years ago, but Jon still carries the fear of losing her. It's a long hallway from diagnostics to recovery, but Jon's found the right doctor: Todd helps him stop over-intellectualizing, cutting throug...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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