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 24, 2020 Ominous Pre-tingling: A discussion of “MJ Fan Letter” and “RSVP” by Terrance Hayes
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Dixon Li, and Jo Park.
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53min
June 24, 2020 Find Me the Rage: A discussion of “Negus” by Kamau Brathwaite
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jacob Edmond, Amber Rose Johnson, and Huda Fakhreddine.
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48min
May 27, 2020 A Word For Me: A discussion of “Should You Find Me” by Erica Hunt
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tyrone Williams, William J. Harris, Aldon Nielsen, and Erica Hunt.
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50min
April 24, 2020 Begin to Awaken: A discussion of “By the road to the contagious hospital” by William Carlos Williams
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Imaad Majeed, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, and Irene Torra Mohedano.
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50min
March 27, 2020 The Gaps I Mean: A discussion of “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Anna Strong Safford, Stephen Metcalf, and Ahmad Almallah.
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55min
February 20, 2020 Knots of a Woman: A discussion of A Swarm of Bees in High Court by Tonya Foster
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephanie Burt, Bonnie Costello, and Anna Strong Safford.
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57min
January 22, 2020 Mammal Patriot: A discussion of Ghost Tantras by Michael McClure
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Selena Dyer, and Jonathan Dick.
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50min
December 20, 2019 Beside the Mind: A discussion of Clairvoyant Journal by Hannah Weiner
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Davy Knittle, Charles Bernstein, and Kate Colby.
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49min
November 22, 2019 These Squiggles: A discussion of “As if the Trees by Their Very Roots Had Hold of Us” by Charles Bernstein
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tracie Morris, Marjorie Perloff, and Danny Snelson. (With a cameo appearance by Charles Bernstein himself at the end.)
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45min
October 28, 2019 September 1941: A discussion of “Memory Tree” by Rosmarie Waldrop
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Laynie Browne, Mónica de la Torre, Kate Colby, and Rosmarie Waldrop.
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48min

FAQs about Poem Talk:

How many episodes does Poem Talk have?

The podcast currently has 144 episodes available.