The Personhood Project Episode 21: Diane Seuss

In the season three debut episode of The Personhood Project, guest host Brooke Pillifant takes a closer look at ekphrastic poetry through the work of Diane Seuss and her collection Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl. Brooke explores how ekphrastic poems respond to visual art, how attention and observation shape the poem on the page, and the ways Seuss uses stillness, description, and voice to move beyond the image itself. The episode invites listeners to think about how looking closely can open new emotional and imaginative spaces in poetry—and in our own writing.