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Episode 001 — Wings of Desire (feat. Dr. Daniel Medina)

Reel Poets — Where the Reel Meets the Rhyme.

Chapters: Opening Poem, Intro, About the Guest, About The Movie, Reel Poems.

For our very first episode, we’re diving into Wim Wenders’s Wings of Desire — a luminous meditation on longing, mortality, language, and the fragile beauty of being human. Joining us for this debut conversation is poet, scholar, and multidisciplinary creative Dr. Daniel Medina (@baxtermnkink), whose new book Moire was released on 10/25/25.

Together, we explore how Wings of Desire turns observation into poetry, how angels become metaphors for distance and desire, and how the film’s whispered monologues blur into something lyrical and otherworldly. From its black-and-white tenderness to its aching questions about love and embodiment, this episode asks: What does it mean to witness a life… and what does it mean to finally live one?

As always, we close by reading original poems inspired by the film, including a new piece by Dr. Medina that reflects the shifting textures and emotional frequencies of Moire.

If you love cinema, poetry, and the places where the two dissolve into each other, start here.

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Read his new book: MOIRE (10/25/25)

Hosted and Curated by Poets Scottt Raven STAY AT POEM DAD and Renzo Del Castillo, Award Winning Author of STILL

And always: Keep it Reel.

Reel Poets is an audio- only podcast that can also be visually read...like Roses or when a director juxtaposes his or her most imposing reposes with characters settings and themes composed of thrilling soundscapes; high stakes and dreams.

Join our illustrious two, three-named hosts Renzo Del Castillo and Scottt Raven Tarazevits every two weeks as they break down the poetics and ethics of real poetry films, occasionally joined by a special guest artist or another real poet with their own Reel Take.

First Episode drops Thursday, November 20th with Dr. Daniel Medina.