Part two of this mini-series on songwriting continues backstage at the House of Blues, only a few hours before Frank Turner's concert. This episode further explores metaphor and we finally get to hear Frank's poem!

At the Table:

Katie Dozier 

Timothy Green

Frank Turner

"Live from the House of Blues" was not the way we ever thought we'd begin an episode of our poetry podcast, but thanks to our special guest Frank Turner, it became true with this episode. What followed backstage was a chance to explore songwriting as it relates to poetry, and even moreso, what makes art itself art? And have you heard the rumor that Frank wrote a poem?

At the Table:

Katie Dozier 

Timothy Green

Frank Turner

In this episode, we pick up where we left off, exploring "negative space," with Pedro Poitevin, who finishes his poem "Between Us."

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Pedro Poitevin

Brian O'Sullivan

Dick Westheimer

Joe Barca

In this episode, we explore the concept of "negative space," a term of art usually reserved for non-typographic visual mediums. What is negative space as it relates to poetry? And how can we best utilize it to maximize the positive? Joined by Pedro Poitevin, we dive right in!

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Pedro Poitevin

Brian O'Sullivan

Dick Westheimer

Joe Barca

Ding, ding! In this episode, we pit poems from issue #96 of Willow Springs up against issue #47.2 of Indiana Review. Which biannual lit mag will reign supreme? Tune in to the main event to find out!

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

In this episode, we explore self-portrait poems through the lens of visual art—from “plating poems” to Dante Di Stefano’s haunting idea of “ghost-ekphrasis.” Along the way, we dig into standout work by Hayden Saunier, Donald Hall, Seamus Heaney, Chen Chen, A.K. Ramanujan, Denise Duhamel, and Di Stefano himself—plus we paint an intense detour into Caravaggio. If you love ekphrastic poetry, craft talk, and poems that double as portraits, this one’s for you.

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Dante Di Stefano

Brian O'Sullivan

Joe Barca

In this episode, Katie reads from her new chapbook All That Glitter which was the 2025 Editor's Choice Winner for the Poetry Box's Chapbook Prize—as selected by Shawn Aveningo Sanders. The chapbook is available for pre-orders now, with an official release date of February 2nd, 2026 on ThePoetryBox.com.

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

More title nerdery, more poetic mischief! In this episode we keep digging into poem titles with Dante Di Stefano—how a title frames the reader, flips the meaning, or sets the trap door. We continue to unpack Dante’s Poets & Writers essay. Warning: you may immediately rename a draft of your own!

At the table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Dante Di Stefano

Brian O'Sullivan

Dick Westheimer

A perfect title can catapult a poem into greatness, while a one bad one can sabotage even an otherwise strong poem. In this episode, we return to titles (first tackled way back in Ep. 37) with special guest Dante Di Stefano. What makes a good title--and perhaps just as important--what makes for a weak title?

At the table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Dante Di Stefano

Brian O'Sullivan

Dick Westheimer

We kick off 2026 with a poetry magazine smackdown: American Poetry Review (APR) vs Beloit Poetry Journal (BPJ). We read three random poems from each journal head-to-head to crown a champion—with craft talk, close reads, and a little friendly literary trash talk along the way.

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green