The Talking Poem Podcast Charlie Green

I talk with Ronnie K. Stephens (The Poetry Question; The Kaleidoscope Sisters) about Andrea Gibson's prose poem "Tincture." Up front, apologies to Andrea Gibson, who I misgendered early on in the recording; thanks to Ronnie for his graciousness. We talk about the question of prose poems, pain, and sentimentality. Afterward, we play a less comic, more straightforward game I call "Pulitzer Prize Winner Kendrick Lamar 1, Drake 0." This episode is brought to you by the all-mighty SUV.
Also mentioned:
Nathanael O'ReillyRachel McKibbens

I talk with comedian and writer Josh Gondelman about Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem "God's World." We talk about beauty, growing up Jewish (him, not me, I'm not stealing valor), sound, and sports. Afterward, I go on a long pun run, and we play two games: "Rogan, Josh?" and "I Heard a Fly Ball When I Died."
Also mentioned:
The Bugle podcastThe All Fantasy Everything podcastComedian Andy ZaltzmanKim Addonizio's "To the Woman Crying Uncontrollably in the Next Stall"Hanif AbdurraqibDan Quisenberry (stats; poetry)Several poems that show up often on social media that don't need me to link to them

In this space and Taylor Swift-centric episode, I talk with Lisa Ampleman (Mom in Space) about Jorie Graham's poem "The Way Things Work" (The Dream of the Unified Field). Lisa has to sway me on this poem a bit. We chat about faith, infertility, and Rube Goldberg machines. Then Lisa shares her fantastic poem "Tenuous Blueprint" and I gush. Afterward, we play a game I call "My Very Elegant Mother Just Sat Upon Nine Porcupines" (Justice for Plato!). This episode is brought to you by Taylor Swift.
Also mentioned:
Andrew Chaiken's A Man on the MoonSpace wallpaper (not Lisa's)Jorie Graham's To 2040Lucie Brock-BroidoAttacks on IVFPluto (it's red!)VoyagerThe Webb telescope

In this Short Form episode, I talk about the problems with Jeffrey McDaniels' poem "The Jesus Fridge," which was the Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day on March 29. I close by sharing Fady Joudah's excellent poem "[. . .}," which was Poem-a-Day on April 2.
Some links to Palestine news that I mention in the episode:
Mass starvation of PalestiniansDeaths of children in PalestineOctober 7 stories retractedDeaths of journalists and aid workersStatements from Israeli leaders calling for genocide and ethnic cleansing

In this return from a short break, I chat with David Baker (Whale Fall) about Gerard Manley Hopkins' "terrible sonnet" "No worst, there is none." We talk about so much here: how David's students made sense of the poem, how modern Hopkins is, the attention to sound (of course). David also shares an astonishing insight from one of his students. Afterward, we play a game with a Welsh surprise. Brought to you by a new brewery.
Also mentioned:
Wallace Stevens, "The Emperor of Ice Cream""God's Grandeur"John Berryman's Dream SongsDylan Thomas' "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, By Fire, of a Child in London"A Patricia Hampl essay from I Could Tell You Stories (sorry, the essay isn't online)A little information about a certain Welsh townLewis Turco, The Book of FormsWesli CourtWriter's Digest List of Poetic Forms

I talk with Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein), author of God in Her Ruffled Dress, about George Herbert's "The Flower." We have a great chat, AND I owe Lisa because we had to re-record the first half. We talk about the sensual, the erotic, and sound, among many other things. Then Lisa reads and we talk about her poem "God #2." After that, we play an audio game titled "Excuse me while I kiss this guy, because we built this city on sausage rolls." Episode brought to you by the cereal producers of America.
Also mentioned:
John Donne's "Holy Sonnet: Batter my heart, three-person'd God"George Herbert's "Easter Wings"