Starting out with Adrienne Christian's answer to Nate Jacob's question about starting a poetry workshopping group of his own, we examine how to bring our best to workshops. Katie shares a difficult workshopping experience, and we read some of our favorite on-topic poems.

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Adrienne Christian

Joe Barca

Nate Jacob

Brian O'Sullivan

Dick Westheimer

How can we craft a poetry workshop that inspires poets? In this episode of The Poetry Space_, the Squad is joined by poet and Pacific University professor Adrienne Christian to workshop our way to the perfect poetry workshop!

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Adrienne Christian

Joe Barca

Nate Jacob

Brian O'Sullivan

Dick Westheimer

After part one, comes part two on After Poems. When does it make sense to directly reference another poem? How can we give credit to previous poems without distracting readers from our own? In this episode, we continue our exploration of the logic of literary credit.

At the table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Joe Barca

Dick Westheimer

More and more “after” poems are popping up in poetry. When does it make sense to directly reference another poem? How can we give credit to previous poems without distracting readers from our own? In this episode, we share some of our own after poems and explore the logic of literary credit.

At the table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Joe Barca

Dick Westheimer

At the Table: Katie Dozier, Timothy Green, Joe Barca, Brian O'Sullivan, and Dick Westheimer.

In this “hairstyle of an episode,” we take a turn examining braid poems—such as those popularized by our special guest, David Kirby. What constitutes a braid? This episode may inspire you to plait your own pigtails! 

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

David Kirby

Joe Barca 

Dick Westheimer 

What better way to kick off a poetry reading road trip than by firing one up for this week's episode of The Poetry Space_?! We go behind the scenes of our new chapbook, "Hot Pink Moon: A Crown of Haibun," and also read many of the poems. Watchout--it just may inspire you to collaborate on a book of your own poetry next!

Find the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1961694018

Despite the lack of best-selling anthologies on the subject, "divorce poems," are everywhere. In life's most difficult times, we're particularly grateful that poetry is there for us. In this Date Nite episode, Katie and Tim read poems by Roberta Beary, Jack Gilbert, Sharon Olds, and others—including their own. 

Are villanelles really the villains of formal verse? What goes into crafting these 19-line poems? In this episode, special guest Anna M. Evans joins us to look at classic examples as well as contemporary villanelles that push the form to superhero level.

At the Table: 

Katie Dozier 

Timothy Green

Anna M. Evans

Brian O’Sullivan

Nate Jacob 

No short form deserves a longer discussion than haiku! In this episode, Katie and Tim begin by breaking down why haiku is not a (5-7-5) syllabic form. The conversation leaps from the realm of the denotative to the connotative, culminating with an exploration of what reading and writing contemporary haiku can do for you! 

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Nate Jacob

Brian O’Sullivan

Dick Westheimer

Joe Barca