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Poem Talk

Poetry Foundation

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.

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.

Sep 23, 2024

47 min

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.

Jun 28, 2023

52 min

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.

May 22, 2023

51 min

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.

Apr 17, 2023

55 min

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.

Mar 17, 2023

51 min

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

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

Feb 24, 2023

46 min

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.

Jan 11, 2023

55 min

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.

Dec 22, 2022

1 hr

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.

Nov 25, 2022

53 min

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.

Oct 31, 2022

56 min