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:

September 09, 2014 Fail Better and Revolt: A Discussion of Tom Leonard's "Three Texts for Tape: the Revolt of Islam"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Joe Milutis, Jenn McCreary, and Leonard Schwartz.
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31min
July 22, 2014 Revolutionary Vibe: A Discussion of Joanne Kyger's “It's been a long time”
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Stephen Ratcliffe, and Pattie McCarthy.
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31min
July 01, 2014 How Can They Write and Believe?: A Discussion of Muriel Rukeyser's "Ballad of Orange and Grape"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Amy King, Mytili Jagannathan, and David Abel.
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31min
May 29, 2014 My Other Country: A Discussion of Lorine Niedecker's "Foreclosure" and "Wilderness"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jessica Lowenthal, Dee Morris and Michelle Taransky.
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31min
May 13, 2014 I'm Coming Up: Anne Waldman, "To the Censorious Ones" ("Open Address to Senator Jesse Helms")
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Pierre Joris, Orchid Tierney, and Stacy Szymaszek.
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31min
April 08, 2014 Strange Galvanics: A Discussion of Will Alexander's "Compound Hibernation"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kristen Gallagher, Tracie Morris, and Michael Magee.
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31min
February 25, 2014 Word Up: A Discussion of Walt Whitman's "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Tom Pickard, and Amy King.
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34min
January 07, 2014 Is It Over Already?: A Discussion of Steve Benson's "Did the lights just go out?"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tyrone Williams, Thom Donovan, and Patrick Durgin.
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32min
November 19, 2013 Gone Is the Word as Word: A Discussion of Bob Cobbing's "Portrait of Robin Crozier"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jaap Blonk, Danny Snelson, and Steve McLaughlin.
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31min
October 08, 2013 Constrained to Honor: A Discussion of Claude McKay's "If We Must Die"
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Salamishah Tillet, Herman Beavers, and Kathy Lou Schultz.
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32min

FAQs about Poem Talk:

How many episodes does Poem Talk have?

The podcast currently has 144 episodes available.