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1. Are the Kids Alright?

   Vanessa Kisuule unearths the poems that speak to the big issues we're all grappling with.
2. Overwintering

   Vanessa Kisuule unearths the poems that offer us insight into the issues that ail us most.
3. Doomscrolling

   Vanessa Kisuule unearths poems that offer us insight into the issues that ail us most.
4. Poet, Philosopher and Failure

   Vanessa Kisuule investigates two headstones with mysterious epitaphs.
5. Wedding Poems

   Vanessa Kisuule investigates the best and worst of wedding poetry.
6. The Angry Penguins Hoax

   Vanessa Kisuule explores the incredible story of one of Australia's most celebrated poets
7. In Memoriam

   Poems to remember the departed and console the living. With Vanessa Kisuule.
8. Poetry and Care

   Can a poem be an act of care, or offer respite from it?
9. Talisman Poems

   Can a poem be carried like a talisman, to ward off anxiety or protect from harm?
10. Not in Love Poems

    Stories of the poems that go with us through life. With Vanessa Kisuule.
11. Poems for Turbulent Times

    Stories of the poems that go with us through life. With Vanessa Kisuule.
12. The Secret of the Rocks

    Stories of the poems that go with us through life. With Vanessa Kisuule.
13. Episode Three

    Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind the poems we carry with us through life.
14. Episode Two

    Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind the poems we carry with us through life.
15. Episode One

    Vanessa Kisuule explores the stories behind people's most treasured poems.