Stephen Burt, a poet and critic, discusses Liz Waldner's poem 'Velt' exploring themes of time, memory, and impermanence while touching on personal nostalgia and reflections on Velveeta cheese. An in-depth analysis of Liz Waldner's poem 'Sad Verso of the Sunny' focusing on line endings, emotional resonance, and wordplay, inviting readers to uncover the puzzle within the title and connect it to childhood memories. Stephen Burt reads his poem 'Hermit Crab' from The New Yorker, using the metaphor of a hermit crab in a shell to convey the experience of confinement and the yearning for liberation.
