The Poetry Space_

By Katie Dozier and Timothy GreenArts Books

The Poetry Space_ episodes

January 24, 2025 ep. 86 - After Poems (Part I)
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

43 min
December 06, 2024 ep. 85 - Artificial Intelligence
All too often, writers talking about AI spirals into a tornado of fear. What can writers do to code their own growth in the age of artificial intelligence? How will it change the future of poetry publishing, let alone poetry as we know it? This episode is full of enough debate to blow the fuse on AI!
At the Table: Katie Dozier, Timothy Green, Joe Barca, Brian O'Sullivan, and Dick Westheimer.
1 hr 13 min
November 22, 2024 ep. 84 - Braid Poems
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
1 hr 9 min
November 08, 2024 ep. 83 - Hot Pink Moon
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
51 min
November 01, 2024 ep. 82 - Divorce Poems
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.
1 hr 10 min
October 18, 2024 ep. 81 - Villanelles
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
59 min
October 11, 2024 ep. 80 - Haiku
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

1 hr 12 min
September 27, 2024 ep. 79 - Wedding Poems
Without further ado, Katie, Tim, and the rest of the Squad say, “I do” to Wedding Poems! Spanning Shakespeare all the way to contemporary poetry, this episode has more poems than a champagne toast has bubbles (well, almost). Help choosing the most memorable poems to share at a wedding is also covered, as well as the best poems to recite should you find yourself unexpectedly at an enemy’s ceremony.

Katie Dozier
Timothy Green
Joe Barca
Brian O’Sullivan
Dick Westheimer
Nate Jacob

1 hr 11 min
September 20, 2024 ep. 78 - Syllabic Poetry
Who better to explore syllabic poetry with than the Oxford Professor of Poetry, A.E. Stallings?! In this episode, we edge the perimeter of formal verse and free verse to arrive at this all-too-often dismissed poetic genre. We discuss Fibonacci poems, haiku stanzas, Sylvia Plath, and Marianne Moore. Lucky for us, A.E. Stallings shares some of her latest syllabic verse.

At the Table:
Katie Dozier
Timothy Green
A.E. Stallings
Joe Barca
Brian O’Sullivan
Dick Westheimer
1 hr 1 min
September 14, 2024 ep. 77 - InstaPoetry Date Nite
Is Instagram poetry actually poetry? In the most controversial episode yet, Katie and Tim's date nite discussion is crashed by poet Erik Campbell. Listen as we drink whiskey and hit at what irks more traditional poets about this poetic genre, as well as look at what we can learn from InstaPoets like Rupi Kaur, Atticus, Pavana Reddy, Amanda Lovelace, Nikita Gill, and Kate Baer.

At the Table:
Katie Dozier
Timothy Green
Erik Campbell
1 hr 35 min

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Join hosts Katie Dozier and Timothy Green for The Poetry Space_, a weekly poetry podcast featuring lively, free-wheeling discussions on poems, poetry craft, and the writing life. Each episode explores…