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The Poetry Magazine PodcastAuthor: Poetry Foundation
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Wake, Butterfly: Protest (& Antidote) with Pamela Sneed
Episode 378
Sunday, 6 July, 2025
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.