Listen to Calling the World poems here.

Calling The World was created in response to the isolation brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Initiated prior to the world wide Black Lives Matter protests, Calling The World proudly showcases an international array of voices – African, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, European, and Caribbean – and encourages us to look outside our national boundaries as we reconnect with the world. This touch-tone anthology drawn from the Poetry Society of America’s rich audio archives reminds us that poetry’s truths have no borders. 

Featured poets, readers, and collaborators included

POETS: Anne Carson (Canada), Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine), Kwame Dawes (Jamaica and Ghana), Mónica de la Torre (Mexico), Ono no Komachi (Japan), Ye Lijun (China), Pablo Neruda (Chile), Romeo Oriogun (Nigeria), and Wisława Szymborska (Poland). READERS: Billy Collins, Elzbieta Czyzewska, Jane Hirschfield, Fady Joudah, Alastair Reid, and Purvi Shah.

COLLABORATORS: Pamela Booker (Editorial Advisor and Voice of Calling the World’s Global Operator), Craig Howarth (Audio and Software Engineer), and Monica Ramos (Illustrator).