
Luisa Beck (she / her)
@luibeck
Sr. Producer @Audible; Creator and Host of Dear Poetry -- an audio advice column that turns to poems for guidance; Formerly @WashingtonPost. Opinions mine.
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"Where should I begin?", a caller asks after seeing two men get shot on his street in Oakland. "How do I become the change that I want to see in my community?" On this week’s episode of Dear Poetry, Daniel B. Summerhill responds. Take a listen! audible.com/pd/Episode-9-W…



Was interviewed for “Dear Poetry” hosted by Luisa Beck (she / her) where I got to chop it up about Araceli’s Girmay’s poem, “The Black Maria” in response to a anonymous persons’ dealings with gun violence. Here it is:



The question I ask every time I read the news (and one for the ages): How do you hold both despair and hope at the same time? In one of my favorite episodes of Dear Poetry, @CherylStrayed answers with the poem “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith. Take a listen on Mark Kelso.


'Dear Poetry' is on Snap Judgment this week! Listen to their remix of Luther Hughes reading Paul Tran. Tune into your local radio station, the CBC, or check out the full episode here: snapjudgment.org/episode/dear-p…

Thanks to Snap Judgment, I found the Dear Poetry Poetry podcast. Dear Poetry. What a joyful gift! Check it out, lovers of poetry and storytelling. Plus the host has an awesome first name. 😉Luisa Beck (she / her).

To have a show I worked on on Snap Judgment 🥲. TY, Snap, for sharing Luisa Beck (she / her)'s chat with Luther Hughes and Paul Tran's incredible poem! If you, like us, turn to poetry when life leaves you at a loss, check this out, and then listen to Dear Poetry on Audible!! ->

Luisa Beck (she / her) Caught this amazing episode with Luther Hughes & Paul Tran’s powerful poem while on a grocery run. Kept me in my car.

POD BIBLE PODCAST #117 OUT NOW! We speak to Luisa Beck (she / her) about #DearPoetry before hearing recommendations from Lexx Education's Laura Lexx - Touring NOW! and Lauren from the Blue Murder Club! podfollow.com/pod-bible-podc… #podcastreview #podcastrecommendation


Some personal news: This month, I started working as Sr. Producer for Audible EU! Stoked to be part of a stellar team making fiction and non-fiction series. Send me your pitches to [email protected] and I hope to make some cool audio with you!

#ICYMI: Sarah Ruhl gives us 12 reasons to keep writing; Luisa Beck (she / her) explores the healing power of poetry; @LauraMaylene shares how literary magazines can serve as the gateway to a literary career; and @aimeenez offers 12 food-related writing prompts. Read on: at.pw.org/JanFeb2023


Get yourself a copy of the Jan/Feb "Inspiration Issue" of Poets & Writers! Really proud to have an essay published among the great Hanif Abdurraqib , Hafizah Augustus Geter, and Xan Phillips, and many other writers I deeply admire. Read on: at.pw.org/JanFeb2023


“What if poetry were a kind of medicine, or a salve for the problems of daily life? The thought occurred to me in 2020, a few months after the outbreak of COVID-19…” begins Luisa Beck (she / her)’s Literary Life essay in our latest print issue. Read on: at.pw.org/JanFeb2023



Pick up a copy of our first issue of the new year and read Luisa Beck (she / her)’s contemplation on the practical power of poetry and the process of choosing poems to heal, comfort, and brighten daily life. at.pw.org/JanFeb2023
