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Established in 2018, Quintessential Poetry has grown into a trusted space for poets, storytellers, and spoken word artists seeking meaningful dialogue and authentic expression. Known for its thoughtful interviews, global perspectives, and commitment to elevating diverse voices, the podcast continues to resonate with listeners who value depth, creativity, and the transformative power of language. In 2024, Quintessential Poetry achieved a global ranking of second among the premier poetry podcasts and secured prominent positions on Goodpods, Player.fm, Ivy.fm, and the NYC World Podcast Network, among other platforms. In 2025 and 2026, the podcast garnered nominations from five prominent podcasting organizations—Podcast Tonight, the Golden Lobes Awards (UK), the Black Podcasting Awards, the People’s Choice Podcast Awards, and the NYC Podcast Awards—receiving accolades for Best Arts and Culture Podcast and Best International Show. This acknowledgment signifies the podcast's increasing impact and the potency of the voices it elevates. Quintessential Poetry: A Poetry & Spoken Word Poetry Podcast.
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June 28, 2022

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Caylin Capra-Thomas

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Caylin Capra-Thomas
Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Caylin Capra-Thomas
Quintessential Poetry: A Global Poetry & Spoken Word Poetry Podcast
Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Caylin Capra-Thomas

A Different Kind of Poetry Podcast

Season 5 Poetry Poets
Caylin Capra-Thomas's works include the chapbooks Inside My Electric City (YesYes Books) and The Marilyn Letters (dancing girl press). Her latest work is Iguana, Iguana (2022). Her poems have appeared in journals including New England Review, Pleiades, Copper Nickel, 32 Poems, Hayden's Ferry Review, and many others. The 2018-2020 poet in-residence at Idyllwild Arts Academy, she now lives in Columbia, Missouri, where she is a PhD student in English and creative writing. Alive to the beauty and anxiety of new worlds and people, Iguana Iguana imagines a tough and tender soundtrack for tumbleweeds in search of roots. Recursive, deliberate, and as adaptive as their titular lizard, these poems invite us to listen so as to better hear “...the sweet shriek / of those far-off trains you suspect are coming / to claim you. To lay open the hills you haven’t seen.” Caylin Capra-Thomas writes about understanding the strangers we meet and knowing the stranger within. In doing so, she maps a blueprint for "lay[ing] into the world / like it's good enough".

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