Poem Talk

By Poetry FoundationEducation Arts Books

Poem Talk episodes

September 27, 2019 The Republic of Space: A discussion of “The Blue Stairs” by Barbara Guest
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, and Kristin Prevallet.
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48 min
August 27, 2019 Worker’s Tanka: A discussion of six tankas (2 each) by three worker poets, Christine Yvette Lewis, Lorraine Garnett and Davidson Garrett
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Husnaa Hashim, Meg Pendoley, and Mark Nowak.
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49 min
July 19, 2019 Written in Water: A discussion of Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jennifer Firestone, Adrienne Raphel, and Julia Bloch.

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48 min
June 21, 2019 Laying Poems Away: A discussion of “The Ambition Bird” by Anne Sexton
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ellen Berman, Anthony Rostain, and Ahmad Almallah.

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48 min
May 17, 2019 Saw the Lie: A discussion of three short poems in “SKY WRI TEI NGS” by Nasser Hussain
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ujjwala Maharjan, Kevin Platt, and Nasser Hussain.
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40 min
April 24, 2019 Hadbeen Variety: A discussion of “Writing for the Second Time through Finnegans Wake” by John Cage
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Marjorie Perloff, Danny Snelson, and Nancy Perloff.
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58 min
March 20, 2019 Slowing the Rate of Perception: A discussion of “Hello, the Roses” by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Joshua Schuster, Evelyn Reilly, and James Sherry.

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50 min
February 20, 2019 Flesh Ekes Ink: A discussion of Divya Victor’s “W Is for Walt Whitman’s Soul” from her book Kith.
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Mytili Jaganathan, Angela Carr, and Anna Strong Safford.

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47 min
January 16, 2019 Light filtering through: A discussion of G. Maria Hindmarch's “Kitsilano”.
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Erín Moure, Karis Shearer, and Deanna Fong.
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50 min
December 19, 2018 Filter, Impose, Trespass: A discussion of Rachel Zolf’s Human Resources.
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jeff T. Johnson, Whitney Trettien, and Amy Paeth.

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49 min

About Poem Talk

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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…