Amy Paeth, Michelle Taransky, and Steve McLaughlin met up with PoemTalk's host Al Filreis to talk about one of the poems in Laura Mullen's book Enduring Freedom: A Little Book of Mechanical Brides (Otis Books, 2012).

In a special long episode of PoemTalk, Ron Silliman, Jessica Lowenthal, Randall Couch and PoemTalk's producer and host Al Filreis gathered to discuss two sections of "Draft 85: Hard Copy," which is the 85th "draft" or canto in Rachel Blau DuPlessis's ongoing long poem Drafts.

Rae Armantrout, Laura Elrick and Rachel Blau DuPlessis joined Al Filreis to talk about Catherine Wagner's "This Is a Fucking Poem."

Aaron Shurin (then just in from the Bay Area), John Tranter (visiting from Australia), and Charles Bernstein (coming in from New York) joined Al Filreis for this episode of PoemTalk to discuss a poem by Ray DiPalma, "It makes of nonsense."

Taije Silverman, Max McKenna, and John Timpane joined Al Filreis to discuss William Butler Yeats's "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" [text], surely his most famous early poem (written in 1888; published in 1890) and a staple of his poetry readings into the 1930s.

In October of 2000, Lisa Robertson presented along with Steve McCaffrey, reading from her then-new work,'The Weather'.

Amaris Cuchanski, David Wallace, and Laynie Browne met at the Writers House to discuss Bergvall's remarkable performance piece and text "VIA".

PoemTalkers Jessica Lowenthal, Lee Ann Brown, and Sueyuen Juliette Lee gathered with Al Filreis to talk about five poems from Laynie Brown's "Daily Sonnets".

Al Filreis welcomes Mark Nowak, Ken Jacobs, and Ron Silliman to investigate Charles Alexanders "Near or Random Acts".

Marci Nelligan, David Kaufmann and Thomas Devaney dissect Bill Berkson's "Signature Song" with host, Al Filreis.