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 13, 2017 • 40min
Images, Mon Ami: A discussion of Anne Tardos’s “Uxudo”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Ariel Resnikoff, and Stephen Ross.
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Aug 16, 2017 • 44min
The Hand's Reach: A discussion of Lorenzo Thomas’s “An Arc Still Open”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Aldon Nielsen, and Tyrone Williams.
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Jul 12, 2017 • 45min
Dead To Me: A discussion of Claudia Rankine's “Don't Let Me Be Lonely”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kyoo Lee, Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, and Simone White.
Jun 6, 2017 • 40min
Truth Flies: A discussion of Robin Blaser’s “A Bird in the House.”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Brian Teare, Jed Rasula, and Kristen Prevallet.
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May 16, 2017 • 38min
Listen to Everything You Love Disappear: A discussion of Patrick Rosal’s “Instance of an Island."
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ross Gay, Josephine Park, and Herman Beavers.
Apr 12, 2017 • 47min
Rise and Live: A discussion of Naomi Replansky's “In Syrup, in Syrup” and “Ring Song."
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ron Silliman, Charles Bernstein, and Rachel Zolf.
Mar 7, 2017 • 45min
To Rearrange the World: A discussion of Philip Whalen’s “Life at Bolinas. The Last of California.”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring poets Stephen Ratcliffe, Joanne Kyger, and Julia Bloch.
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Feb 9, 2017 • 37min
I Mean Only Means: A discussion of Kate Colby's I Mean.
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring poets Siobhan Phillips, Emily Harnett, and Joseph Massey.
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Jan 11, 2017 • 41min
But Too Beautiful: A discussion of Tracie Morris' “Slave Sho to Video aka Black but Beautiful”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Edwin Torres, Camara Brown, and Brooke O’Harra.
Dec 6, 2016 • 45min
It Is Time: A discussion of Paul Celan's "Corona"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ariel Resnikoff, Anna Strong, and Pierre Joris.
