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
Mentioned books
Nov 15, 2016 • 48min
Dear Conflicted Reader: A discussion of C.D. Wright's One Big Self
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Mel Nichols, Rob Casper, and Mark McMorris.
Oct 19, 2016 • 50min
No Truths Self-Evident: A Discussion of Michael Magee’s “Morning Constitutional”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kristen Gallagher, Joshua Schuster, and Kerry Sherin Wright.
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Sep 14, 2016 • 37min
Explode for Small Change: A Discussion of Akilah Oliver's “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Patricia Spears Jones, Charles Bernstein, and Yolanda Wisher.
Aug 9, 2016 • 38min
Swear It Closed: A Discussion of Simone White’s book Of Being Dispersed
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Eileen Myles, Rachel Zolf, and erica kaufman.
Jul 12, 2016 • 45min
Mind’s Not Right: A Discussion of Robert Lowell's "Skunk Hour"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Rafael Campo, Elisa New, and Christina Davis.
Jun 14, 2016 • 46min
With What Geometry: A Discussion of Edward Dorn’s “The Sundering U.P. Tracks”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Sophia Le Fraga, and Andrew Whiteman.
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May 10, 2016 • 1h 30min
A Retrospective: A Discussion of Previous Episodes with Seven Poets
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tracie Morris, Erica Kaufman, Steve McLaughlin, Herman Beavers, Maria Damon & Charles Bernstein.
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Apr 12, 2016 • 40min
The Unabettable Bleak: A Discussion of Four Poems by William Bronk
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Joseph Massey, Julia Bloch, and Michelle Gil-Montero.
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Mar 15, 2016 • 46min
Weakness Stalks in Pride: A Discussion of James Weldon Johnson's “O Southland!”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Herman Beavers, Salamishah Tillet, Chris Mustazza.
Feb 17, 2016 • 47min
Articulate beyond Walls: A Discussion of Three Poems by Larry Eigner
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ron Silliman, Daniel Bergmann, and Michael Kelleher.
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