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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Jul 25, 2018 • 53min
Something in the Way: A discussion of Amiri Baraka’s “Something in the Way of Things (In Town)”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tyrone Williams, and Aldon Nielsen.
Jun 13, 2018 • 41min
Fallout from Cooling: A discussion of three poems from Erica Baum
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Christine Nelson, Davy Knittle, and Erica Baum
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May 16, 2018 • 43min
Our Endless Ear: A discussion of Jack Kerouac’s “Old Angel Midnight”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring J. C. Cloutier, Michelle Taransky, and Clark Coolidge.
Apr 13, 2018 • 57min
Bugging the Circles: A discussion of David Antin’s “War”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Diane Rothenberg, and Ariel Resnikoff.
Mar 9, 2018 • 1h 3min
Insurrection Is Value: A discussion of Sean Bonney’s “Happiness”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephen Willey, Anna Strong Safford, and Luke Roberts.
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Feb 16, 2018 • 1h 1min
This Corner of the Diaspora: A discussion of Jerome Rothenberg’s “Galician Nights” (a section of Poland/1931)
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Frank London, Maria Damon, and Jake Marmer.
Jan 18, 2018 • 40min
World Without Sequence: A discussion of Ann Lauterbach's poem “Under the Sign”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Matvei Yankelevich, Kate Colby, and Christina Davis.
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Dec 14, 2017 • 45min
Nothing To Say: A discussion of three poems by Fatemeh Shams
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, Mahyar Entezari, and Leonard Schwartz.
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Nov 17, 2017 • 49min
Question Therefore the Age: A discussion of M. NourbeSe Philip’s Zong!
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Amber Rose Johnson, Tracie Morris, and Alexandria Johnson.
Oct 13, 2017 • 46min
The Dark Containers: A discussion of Larissa Lai’s “Nascent Fashion”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Colin Browne, Daphne Marlatt, and Fred Wah.
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