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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Feb 17, 2021 • 58min
A Way to Haunt Me: A discussion of “It All over My Face?” by Kevin Killian
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, Trisha Low, and Eric Sneathen.
Jan 25, 2021 • 56min
Damned Fruitflies: A discussion of “With Shelter Gone” by Steve Dalachinsky
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jake Marmer, Bonny Finberg, Julien Poirier.
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Nov 25, 2020 • 42min
Promise To Go On: A discussion of “The Similitude of This Great Flower” by Elizabeth Willis
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Angela Carr, and Kate Colby.
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Oct 23, 2020 • 56min
Rousing Earth to Excel: A discussion of “Arriving” by Daphne Marlatt
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Fred Wah, Meredith Quartermain, and Daphne Marlatt.
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Sep 25, 2020 • 51min
Word for Word: A discussion of “The Poem That Took the Place of a Mountain” by Wallace Stevens.
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tyrone Williams, Mónica de la Torre, Kate Colby, and Aldon Nielsen.
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Aug 26, 2020 • 53min
That’s Right: A discussion of Eileen Myles’s “Writing” and “Mount St. Helens”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephen Metcalf, June Thomas, and Jess Shollenberger.
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Jul 24, 2020 • 53min
Ominous Pre-tingling: A discussion of “MJ Fan Letter” and “RSVP” by Terrance Hayes
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Dixon Li, and Jo Park.
Jun 24, 2020 • 48min
Find Me the Rage: A discussion of “Negus” by Kamau Brathwaite
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jacob Edmond, Amber Rose Johnson, and Huda Fakhreddine.
May 27, 2020 • 50min
A Word For Me: A discussion of “Should You Find Me” by Erica Hunt
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tyrone Williams, William J. Harris, Aldon Nielsen, and Erica Hunt.
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Apr 24, 2020 • 49min
Begin to Awaken: A discussion of “By the road to the contagious hospital” by William Carlos Williams
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Imaad Majeed, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, and Irene Torra Mohedano.
