Winamp Logo
Poem Talk Cover
Poem Talk Profile

Poem Talk

English, Poetry, 1 season, 99 episodes, 3 days, 9 hours, 33 minutes
About
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.
Episode Artwork

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.
6/28/202352 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

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.
5/22/202351 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode Artwork

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.
4/17/202355 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode Artwork

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.
3/17/202351 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

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

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Bethany Swann, Jonathan Dick, and Kate Colby.
2/24/202346 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode Artwork

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.
1/11/202355 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Untranslatable: A discussion of Armand Schwerner’s “Tablet 25” & “‘daddy, can you staple these two stars together to make an airplane?’”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Pierre Joris, and Charles Bernstein.
12/22/20221 hour, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Downgraded to Scribble: A discussion of four poems from Dead Winter by Matvei Yankelevich

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ahmad Almallah, Huda Fakhreddine, and Kevin Platt.
11/25/202253 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Paw Mouthings: A discussion of Maggie O’Sullivan’s “Hill Figures” and “To Our Own Day”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Charles Bernstein, and Eric Falci. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
10/31/202256 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode Artwork

Touch, Love, Then Explain: A discussion of “Some Trees” by John Ashbery

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Carlos Decena, Dagmawi Woubshet, and Abdulhamit Arvas.
9/28/202258 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Composition of Life, as Life: A discussion of Joan Retallack’s The Poethical Wager (a several-page excerpt)

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Joan Retallack, erica kaufman, and Laynie Browne.  
8/26/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Girls in the Supply Chain: A discussion of Sawako Nakayasu’s book Some Girls Walk into the Country Where They Are From

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Caroline Bergvall, Henry Steinberg, and Bethany Swann. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
7/25/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode Artwork

When a Name Falls from a Face: A discussion of a selection from Divya Victor’s book Curb

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Timothy Yu, Josephine Nock-Hee Park, and Piyali Bhattacharya. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
6/15/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Trance of Language: A discussion of “Sleeping with the Dictionary” & “Dim Lady” from Sleeping with the Dictionary by Harryette Mullen

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Maxe Crandall, Larissa Lai, and Julia Bloch. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
5/23/202251 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Teach Us Love: A discussion of “Language” and “The Anatomy of Monotony” by Eugene Ostachevsky

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Matvei Yankelevich, Ahmad Almallah, and Kevin Platt. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
4/22/202258 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Better To Lose & Win: A discussion of Diane di Prima’s Revolutionary Letters

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Lee Ann Brown, Kristen Gallagher, and Laynie Browne.
3/14/202255 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode Artwork

Far in Toward the Far End: A discussion of George Quasha’s “preverbs.”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Charles Bernstein, Laynie Browne, and Anthony Elms. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
2/11/202253 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Hot and Cold: A discussion of Jayne Cortez’s “She Got He Got”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Yolanda Wisher, Amber Rose Johnson, and Daniel Bergmann.
1/14/202255 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Must It Ring True: A discussion of Myung Mi Kim’s “And Sing We”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jack Giesking, Jonathan Dick, and erica kaufman. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
12/22/202155 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Coup Created by Our Thoughts: A discussion of “Colliding and Not Colliding at the Same Time” by Cecilia Vicuña

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jena Osman, Edwin Torres, and Huda Fakhreddine. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
11/24/202152 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Punch Fascists: A discussion of “Yes I Do Want to Punch” by Stephen Collis

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Pattie McCarthy, Kate Colby, and Lily Applebaum. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
10/18/202142 minutes
Episode Artwork

As Words Label Space: A discussion of Leslie Scalapino’s “‘Can’t’ is ’Night’”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Anna Vitale, Sophia DuRose, and Knar Gavin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
9/27/202148 minutes
Episode Artwork

Perilous Bodies: A discussion of “Steveston, B.C.” by Daphne Marlatt

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Karis Shearer, Jane Robbins Mize, and Davy Knittle. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
8/27/20211 hour, 1 minute, 52 seconds
Episode Artwork

In My Rotting Place: A discussion of “Morning, Morning” & “No Deposit, No Return" by Tuli Kupferberg

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Lee Ann Brown, Pierre Joris, Charles Bernstein, and Rachel Levitsky.
7/26/202158 minutes
Episode Artwork

This Unwitting Monument: A discussion of two poems from Sarah Dowling’s book Entering Sappho

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Larissa Lai, Maxe Crandall, and Julia Bloch. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
6/17/202153 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode Artwork

Biologically Speaking: A discussion of “Love Is Not All” and “I Shall Forget You Presently” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jane Malcolm, Sophia DuRose, and Lisa New. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
5/14/202150 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Adore Adore: A discussion of “Dada Lama” and “A Small Song That Is His” by bpNichol

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Derek Beaulieu, Tracie Morris, and Douglas Kearney. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
4/22/202152 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode Artwork

With a Little String & a Sharp Stone: A discussion of “Suicide” by Bob Kaufman

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Christopher Stackhouse, Maria Damon, and Devorah Major. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
3/10/202153 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

A Way to Haunt Me: A discussion of “It All over My Face?” by Kevin Killian

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, Trisha Low, and Eric Sneathen.
2/17/202157 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

A Way to Haunt Me: A discussion of “It All over My Face?” by Kevin Killian

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, Trisha Low, and Eric Sneathen.
2/17/202157 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Damned Fruitflies: A discussion of “With Shelter Gone” by Steve Dalachinsky

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jake Marmer, Bonny Finberg, Julien Poirier. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
1/25/202156 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Passion Shields Its Servants: A discussion of “Souvenir of the Manassah Ball” by Lorenzo Thomas

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tonya Foster, Erica Hunt, and Bob Perelman. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
12/23/202047 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode Artwork

Promise To Go On: A discussion of “The Similitude of This Great Flower” by Elizabeth Willis

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Angela Carr, and Kate Colby. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
11/25/202042 minutes
Episode Artwork

Rousing Earth to Excel: A discussion of “Arriving” by Daphne Marlatt

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Fred Wah, Meredith Quartermain, and Daphne Marlatt. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
10/23/202055 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Word for Word: A discussion of “The Poem That Took the Place of a Mountain” by Wallace Stevens.

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tyrone Williams, Mónica de la Torre, Kate Colby, and Aldon Nielsen. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
9/25/202050 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

That’s Right: A discussion of Eileen Myles’s “Writing” and “Mount St. Helens”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephen Metcalf, June Thomas, and Jess Shollenberger. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
8/26/202052 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

Ominous Pre-tingling: A discussion of “MJ Fan Letter” and “RSVP” by Terrance Hayes

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Dixon Li, and Jo Park. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
7/24/202052 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Find Me the Rage: A discussion of “Negus” by Kamau Brathwaite

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jacob Edmond, Amber Rose Johnson, and Huda Fakhreddine.
6/24/202048 minutes
Episode Artwork

A Word For Me: A discussion of “Should You Find Me” by Erica Hunt

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tyrone Williams, William J. Harris, Aldon Nielsen, and Erica Hunt. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
5/27/202049 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Begin to Awaken: A discussion of “By the road to the contagious hospital” by William Carlos Williams

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Imaad Majeed, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, and Irene Torra Mohedano.
4/24/202049 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Gaps I Mean: A discussion of “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Anna Strong Safford, Stephen Metcalf, and Ahmad Almallah.
3/27/202054 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Knots of a Woman: A discussion of A Swarm of Bees in High Court by Tonya Foster

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephanie Burt, Bonnie Costello, and Anna Strong Safford. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
2/20/202056 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mammal Patriot: A discussion of Ghost Tantras by Michael McClure

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Selena Dyer, and Jonathan Dick. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
1/22/202049 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Beside the Mind: A discussion of Clairvoyant Journal by Hannah Weiner

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Davy Knittle, Charles Bernstein, and Kate Colby. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
12/20/201948 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode Artwork

These Squiggles: A discussion of “As if the Trees by Their Very Roots Had Hold of Us” by Charles Bernstein

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tracie Morris, Marjorie Perloff, and Danny Snelson. (With a cameo appearance by Charles Bernstein himself at the end.) Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
11/22/201944 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

September 1941: A discussion of “Memory Tree” by Rosmarie Waldrop

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Laynie Browne, Mónica de la Torre, Kate Colby, and Rosmarie Waldrop. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
10/28/201947 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Republic of Space: A discussion of “The Blue Stairs” by Barbara Guest

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, and Kristin Prevallet. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
9/27/201947 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode Artwork

Worker’s Tanka: A discussion of six tankas (2 each) by three worker poets, Christine Yvette Lewis, Lorraine Garnett and Davidson Garrett

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Husnaa Hashim, Meg Pendoley, and Mark Nowak. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
8/27/201948 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Written in Water: A discussion of Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jennifer Firestone, Adrienne Raphel, and Julia Bloch. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
7/19/201947 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode Artwork

Laying Poems Away: A discussion of “The Ambition Bird” by Anne Sexton

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ellen Berman, Anthony Rostain, and Ahmad Almallah.
6/21/201947 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode Artwork

Saw the Lie: A discussion of three short poems in “SKY WRI TEI NGS” by Nasser Hussain

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ujjwala Maharjan, Kevin Platt, and Nasser Hussain. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
5/17/201939 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Hadbeen Variety: A discussion of “Writing for the Second Time through Finnegans Wake” by John Cage

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Marjorie Perloff, Danny Snelson, and Nancy Perloff. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
4/24/201957 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

Slowing the Rate of Perception: A discussion of “Hello, the Roses” by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Joshua Schuster, Evelyn Reilly, and James Sherry.
3/20/201949 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode Artwork

Flesh Ekes Ink: A discussion of Divya Victor’s “W Is for Walt Whitman’s Soul” from her book Kith.

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Mytili Jaganathan, Angela Carr, and Anna Strong Safford.
2/20/201946 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

Light filtering through: A discussion of G. Maria Hindmarch's “Kitsilano”.

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Erín Moure, Karis Shearer, and Deanna Fong. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
1/16/201949 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

Filter, Impose, Trespass: A discussion of Rachel Zolf’s Human Resources.

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jeff T. Johnson, Whitney Trettien, and Amy Paeth.
12/19/201848 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Not Detainable: A discussion of Gwendolyn Brooks’s “Riot”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Amber Rose Johnson, Tonya Foster, and Davy Knittle.
11/16/201843 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

The After-Hell: A discussion of Sylvia Plath's poem “The Stones”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Susan Schultz, Sally Van Doren, and Huda Fakhreddine.
10/17/201847 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Of Beautiful Tangents: A discussion of two poems from Perfect Villagers by Sueyeun Juliette Lee

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Sawako Nakayasu, Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, and Donato Mancini. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
9/20/201851 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode Artwork

Boring in a Different Way: A discussion of John Ashbery's “The Short Answer”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Marjorie Perloff, Susan McCabe, and Robert von Hallberg.
8/21/201847 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Something in the Way: A discussion of Amiri Baraka’s “Something in the Way of Things (In Town)”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tyrone Williams, and Aldon Nielsen.
7/25/201853 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

Fallout from Cooling: A discussion of three poems from Erica Baum

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Christine Nelson, Davy Knittle, and Erica Baum Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
6/13/201840 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

Our Endless Ear: A discussion of Jack Kerouac’s “Old Angel Midnight”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring J. C. Cloutier, Michelle Taransky, and Clark Coolidge.
5/16/201843 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode Artwork

Bugging the Circles: A discussion of David Antin’s “War”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Diane Rothenberg, and Ariel Resnikoff.
4/13/201857 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode Artwork

Insurrection Is Value: A discussion of Sean Bonney’s “Happiness”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephen Willey, Anna Strong Safford, and Luke Roberts. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
3/9/20181 hour, 3 minutes
Episode Artwork

This Corner of the Diaspora: A discussion of Jerome Rothenberg’s “Galician Nights” (a section of Poland/1931)

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Frank London, Maria Damon, and Jake Marmer.
2/16/20181 hour, 45 seconds
Episode Artwork

World Without Sequence: A discussion of Ann Lauterbach's poem “Under the Sign”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Matvei Yankelevich, Kate Colby, and Christina Davis. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
1/18/201839 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode Artwork

Nothing To Say: A discussion of three poems by Fatemeh Shams

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, Mahyar Entezari, and Leonard Schwartz. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
12/14/201745 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode Artwork

Question Therefore the Age: A discussion of M. NourbeSe Philip’s Zong!

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Amber Rose Johnson, Tracie Morris, and Alexandria Johnson.
11/17/201748 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Dark Containers: A discussion of Larissa Lai’s “Nascent Fashion”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Colin Browne, Daphne Marlatt, and Fred Wah. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
10/13/201745 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode Artwork

Images, Mon Ami: A discussion of Anne Tardos’s “Uxudo”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Ariel Resnikoff, and Stephen Ross. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
9/13/201740 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Hand's Reach: A discussion of Lorenzo Thomas’s “An Arc Still Open”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Aldon Nielsen, and Tyrone Williams. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
8/16/201744 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dead To Me: A discussion of Claudia Rankine's “Don't Let Me Be Lonely”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kyoo Lee, Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, and Simone White. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
7/12/201745 minutes
Episode Artwork

Truth Flies: A discussion of Robin Blaser’s “A Bird in the House.”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Brian Teare, Jed Rasula, and Kristen Prevallet. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
6/6/201739 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Listen to Everything You Love Disappear: A discussion of Patrick Rosal’s “Instance of an Island."

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ross Gay, Josephine Park, and Herman Beavers.
5/16/201738 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode Artwork

Rise and Live: A discussion of Naomi Replansky's “In Syrup, in Syrup” and “Ring Song."

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ron Silliman, Charles Bernstein, and Rachel Zolf. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
4/12/201747 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode Artwork

To Rearrange the World: A discussion of Philip Whalen’s “Life at Bolinas. The Last of California.”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring poets Stephen Ratcliffe, Joanne Kyger, and Julia Bloch. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
3/7/201744 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

I Mean Only Means: A discussion of Kate Colby's I Mean.

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring poets Siobhan Phillips, Emily Harnett, and Joseph Massey. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
2/9/201736 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

But Too Beautiful: A discussion of Tracie Morris' “Slave Sho to Video aka Black but Beautiful”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Edwin Torres, Camara Brown, and Brooke O’Harra. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
1/11/201740 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode Artwork

It Is Time: A discussion of Paul Celan's "Corona"

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ariel Resnikoff, Anna Strong, and Pierre Joris.
12/6/201644 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dear Conflicted Reader: A discussion of C.D. Wright's One Big Self

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Mel Nichols, Rob Casper, and Mark McMorris. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
11/15/201648 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

No Truths Self-Evident: A Discussion of Michael Magee’s “Morning Constitutional”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kristen Gallagher, Joshua Schuster, and Kerry Sherin Wright. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
10/19/201650 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode Artwork

Explode for Small Change: A Discussion of Akilah Oliver's “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Patricia Spears Jones, Charles Bernstein, and Yolanda Wisher.
9/14/201636 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode Artwork

Swear It Closed: A Discussion of Simone White’s book Of Being Dispersed

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Eileen Myles, Rachel Zolf, and erica kaufman. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
8/9/201637 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode Artwork

Mind’s Not Right: A Discussion of Robert Lowell's "Skunk Hour"

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Rafael Campo, Elisa New, and Christina Davis.
7/12/201645 minutes
Episode Artwork

With What Geometry: A Discussion of Edward Dorn’s “The Sundering U.P. Tracks”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Sophia Le Fraga, and Andrew Whiteman. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
6/14/201645 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode Artwork

A Retrospective: A Discussion of Previous Episodes with Seven Poets

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tracie Morris, Erica Kaufman, Steve McLaughlin, Herman Beavers, Maria Damon & Charles Bernstein. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
5/10/20161 hour, 30 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Unabettable Bleak: A Discussion of Four Poems by William Bronk

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Joseph Massey, Julia Bloch, and Michelle Gil-Montero. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
4/12/201639 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

Weakness Stalks in Pride: A Discussion of  James Weldon Johnson's “O Southland!”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Herman Beavers, Salamishah Tillet, Chris Mustazza.
3/15/201645 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode Artwork

Articulate beyond Walls: A Discussion of Three Poems by Larry Eigner

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ron Silliman, Daniel Bergmann, and Michael Kelleher. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
2/17/201647 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Laurel Crown: A Discussion of Allen Grossman's "My Radiant Eye"

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Peter Cole, Kathryn Hellerstein, and Ariel Resnikoff.
1/19/201644 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

I too received identity: A Discussion of Rob Fitterman’s Sprawl

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Michelle Taransky, Laynie Browne, and Rodrigo Toscano. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
12/8/201535 minutes
Episode Artwork

No Spell Broken: A Discussion of CAConrad's (Soma)tic Midge

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Trace Peterson, Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, and Erica Kaufman. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
11/17/201544 minutes, 59 seconds
Episode Artwork

Dreams Not Spoiled by Roaches: A Discussion of Helen Adam’s “Cheerless Junkie’s Song"

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Laura Sims, Corina Copp, Richard Deming.
10/20/201546 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode Artwork

An Abductee, in Theory: A discussion of Bob Perelman’s “Confession”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kathy Lou Schultz, Kristen Gallagher, and Bruce Andrews.
9/22/201545 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode Artwork

The Body in Pain: A discussion of Gill Ott's "The Forgotten"

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jenn McCreary, Pattie McCarthy, and Frank Sherlock.
8/18/201530 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode Artwork

The F*ck-You Bow: A discussion of Gertrude Stein's "How She Bowed to Her Brother"

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Sarah Dowling, and Maxe Crandall.
7/14/201537 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode Artwork

Requiem So Sweet We Forgot What It Lamented: A Discussion of Nathaniel Mackey's "Day after Day of the Dead"

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tsitsi Jaji, Herman Beavers.
6/18/201536 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode Artwork

Me No One Will Take: A Discussion of Kathy Acker's "The Diseased" and "The Slave Trader"

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Maria Damon, Catherine Wagner, and Kaplan Harris.
5/19/201541 minutes, 22 seconds