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•Ep. 187
Poem Talk
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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Episodes
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•Ep. 186
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•52 min•Ep. 185
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•Ep. 184
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•52 min•Ep. 183
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•Ep. 182
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•Ep. 184
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 1 min•Ep. 183
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•54 min•Ep. 179
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•Ep. 178
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.
Sep 28, 2022•58 min•Ep. 177
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.
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 176
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 .
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 175
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 .
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 174
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.
May 23, 2022•52 min•Ep. 173
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.
Apr 22, 2022•58 min•Ep. 172
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.
Mar 14, 2022•56 min•Ep. 171
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 .
Feb 11, 2022•54 min•Ep. 170
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.
Jan 14, 2022•55 min•Ep. 169
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 .
Dec 22, 2021•55 min•Ep. 168
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 .
Nov 24, 2021•53 min•Ep. 167
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 .
Oct 18, 2021•42 min•Ep. 166
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 .
Sep 27, 2021•48 min•Ep. 165
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 .
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 164
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.
Jul 26, 2021•58 min•Ep. 163
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 .
Jun 17, 2021•54 min•Ep. 162
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.
May 14, 2021•51 min•Ep. 161
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 .
Apr 22, 2021•52 min•Ep. 160
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 .
Mar 10, 2021•53 min•Ep. 159
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.
Feb 17, 2021•58 min•Ep. 157
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