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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Mar 27, 2020 • 55min
The Gaps I Mean: A discussion of “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Anna Strong Safford, Stephen Metcalf, and Ahmad Almallah.
Feb 20, 2020 • 57min
Knots of a Woman: A discussion of A Swarm of Bees in High Court by Tonya Foster
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephanie Burt, Bonnie Costello, and Anna Strong Safford.
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Jan 22, 2020 • 49min
Mammal Patriot: A discussion of Ghost Tantras by Michael McClure
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Selena Dyer, and Jonathan Dick.
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Dec 20, 2019 • 49min
Beside the Mind: A discussion of Clairvoyant Journal by Hannah Weiner
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Davy Knittle, Charles Bernstein, and Kate Colby.
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Nov 22, 2019 • 45min
These Squiggles: A discussion of “As if the Trees by Their Very Roots Had Hold of Us” by Charles Bernstein
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tracie Morris, Marjorie Perloff, and Danny Snelson. (With a cameo appearance by Charles Bernstein himself at the end.)
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Oct 28, 2019 • 48min
September 1941: A discussion of “Memory Tree” by Rosmarie Waldrop
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Laynie Browne, Mónica de la Torre, Kate Colby, and Rosmarie Waldrop.
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Sep 27, 2019 • 47min
The Republic of Space: A discussion of “The Blue Stairs” by Barbara Guest
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, and Kristin Prevallet.
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Aug 27, 2019 • 48min
Worker’s Tanka: A discussion of six tankas (2 each) by three worker poets, Christine Yvette Lewis, Lorraine Garnett and Davidson Garrett
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Husnaa Hashim, Meg Pendoley, and Mark Nowak.
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Jul 19, 2019 • 48min
Written in Water: A discussion of Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Join the hosts and guests in discussing Maggie Nelson's 'Bluets,' exploring the color blue in the universe, numbered propositions in poetry, the symbolism of cornflowers, and artistic works resonating with crisis and resistance themes.
Jun 21, 2019 • 47min
Laying Poems Away: A discussion of “The Ambition Bird” by Anne Sexton
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ellen Berman, Anthony Rostain, and Ahmad Almallah.
