Poem Talk

By 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 ... more

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The podcast currently has 144 episodes available.

Poem Talk episodes:

July 14, 2015 The F*ck-You Bow: A discussion of Gertrude Stein's "How She Bowed to Her Brother"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Sarah Dowling, and Maxe Crandall.
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38min
June 18, 2015 Requiem So Sweet We Forgot What It Lamented: A Discussion of Nathaniel Mackey's "Day after Day of the Dead"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tsitsi Jaji, Herman Beavers.
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37min
May 19, 2015 Me No One Will Take: A Discussion of Kathy Acker's "The Diseased" and "The Slave Trader"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Maria Damon, Catherine Wagner, and Kaplan Harris.
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42min
April 21, 2015 Amplitude and Awe: A Discussion of Emily Dickinson's "Wild Nights - Wild Nights!" and "She rose to His Requirement"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Michelle Taransky, Cecilia Corrigan, and Lily Applebaum.
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35min
March 24, 2015 The Signature Public: A Discussion of Tyrone Williams's, "Written By H'Self" & "Cant"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Herman Beavers, Alan Golding and Lily Applebaum.
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41min
February 24, 2015 A Day Like Any Other: A Discussion of James Schuyler's "February"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Bernadette Mayer, Julia Bloch and Erica Kaufman.
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31min
February 03, 2015 The I as Hieroglyph: A Discussion of H.D.'s Helen in Egypt
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Dee Morris, Annette Debo, and Julia Bloch.
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46min
December 30, 2014 There It Was: A Discussion of Wallace Stevens's "The Poem That Took the Place of a Mountain"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Susan Howe, Dee Morris, and Nancy Kuhl.
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39min
October 28, 2014 Remote Yet Present: A Discussion of Carl Rakosi's "In What Sense I Am I"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Anthony Madrid, Don Share, and Laura Goldstein.
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31min
October 07, 2014 Deep Descent: A Discussion of Two Poems by Fanny Howe
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Rae Armantrout, Laynie Browne, and Kerry Sherin Wright.
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30min

FAQs about Poem Talk:

How many episodes does Poem Talk have?

The podcast currently has 144 episodes available.