Poem Talk
Poetry Foundation
Kelly Writers House impresario Al Filreis leads a lively roundtable discussion of a single poem with a series of rotating guests including Tracie Morris, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, erica kaufman, Charles Bernstein, Sawako Nakayasu, Simone White, and others.
Episodes
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Sep 23, 2024 • 47min
Passion Shields Its Servants: A discussion of “Souvenir of the Manassah Ball” by Lorenzo Thomas
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tonya Foster, Erica Hunt, and Bob Perelman.
Jun 28, 2023 • 52min
Don’t Refuse to Breathe: A discussion of Frank O’Hara: “Song (Is it dirty)” & “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Robert von Hallberg, Charles Altieri, and Marjorie Perloff.
May 22, 2023 • 52min
The Whole World Smiles: A discussion of John Giorno’s “Everyone Is a Complete Disappointment”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Brooke O’Harra, Michelle Taransky, and Chris Funkhouser.
Apr 17, 2023 • 55min
Present Plans Succeed: A discussion of Dodie Bellamy’s “Vomit Journal”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Chantine Akiyama Poh, Henry Steinberg, and Murat Nemet-Nejat.
Mar 17, 2023 • 52min
Woot of the Century: A discussion of “Welter” and “Static” by Douglas Kearney
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Divya Victor, Whitney Trettien, and Dagmawi Woubshet.
Feb 24, 2023 • 46min
Rhetorical Happenings: A discussion of Hoa Nguyen, “Long Light.”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Bethany Swann, Jonathan Dick, and Kate Colby.
Jan 11, 2023 • 55min
Nothing Made of Ink: A discussion of seven poems by Lisa Fishman
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Lisa Fishman, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, and Laynie Browne.
Dec 22, 2022 • 1h 1min
Untranslatable: A discussion of Armand Schwerner’s “Tablet 25” & “‘daddy, can you staple these two stars together to make an airplane?’”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Pierre Joris, and Charles Bernstein.
Nov 25, 2022 • 54min
Downgraded to Scribble: A discussion of four poems from Dead Winter by Matvei Yankelevich
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ahmad Almallah, Huda Fakhreddine, and Kevin Platt.
Oct 31, 2022 • 56min
Paw Mouthings: A discussion of Maggie O’Sullivan’s “Hill Figures” and “To Our Own Day”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Charles Bernstein, and Eric Falci.
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