99 episodes

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 Bernstein, Sawako Nakayasu, Simone White, and others.

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    • 4.8 • 17 Ratings

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 Bernstein, Sawako Nakayasu, Simone White, and others.

    Don’t Refuse to Breathe: A discussion of Frank O’Hara: “Song (Is it dirty)” & “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)”

    Don’t Refuse to Breathe: A discussion of Frank O’Hara: “Song (Is it dirty)” & “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)”

    Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Robert von Hallberg, Charles Altieri, and Marjorie Perloff.

    • 52 min
    The Whole World Smiles: A discussion of John Giorno’s “Everyone Is a Complete Disappointment”

    The Whole World Smiles: A discussion of John Giorno’s “Everyone Is a Complete Disappointment”

    Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Brooke O’Harra, Michelle Taransky, and Chris Funkhouser.

    • 51 min
    Present Plans Succeed: A discussion of Dodie Bellamy’s “Vomit Journal”

    Present Plans Succeed: A discussion of Dodie Bellamy’s “Vomit Journal”

    Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Chantine Akiyama Poh, Henry Steinberg, and Murat Nemet-Nejat.

    • 55 min
    Woot of the Century: A discussion of “Welter” and “Static” by Douglas Kearney

    Woot of the Century: A discussion of “Welter” and “Static” by Douglas Kearney

    Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Divya Victor, Whitney Trettien, and Dagmawi Woubshet.

    • 51 min
    Rhetorical Happenings: A discussion of Hoa Nguyen, “Long Light.”

    Rhetorical Happenings: A discussion of Hoa Nguyen, “Long Light.”

    Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Bethany Swann, Jonathan Dick, and Kate Colby.

    • 46 min
    Nothing Made of Ink: A discussion of seven poems by Lisa Fishman

    Nothing Made of Ink: A discussion of seven poems by Lisa Fishman

    Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Lisa Fishman, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, and Laynie Browne.

    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

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Best poetry podcast out there

Love the thoughtful close readings and the diversity of guests and poets. Only request would be that you read more women/nb poets! The male to female/nb writers quotient is pretty uneven.

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