PoemTalk at the Writers House

PoemTalk at the Writers House, hosted by Al Filreis and based at Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia. PoemTalk is a collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing and Jacket2.org.

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Episodes

Episode 16 - a discussion of Robert Creeley's "I Know a Man"

Randall Couch, Jessica Lowenthal, Bob Perelman, and Al Filreis discuss Robert Creeley's "I Know a Man"

Apr 08, 2009•26 min

Episode 15 - a discussion of a poem from The Book of a Thousand Eyes by Lyn Hejinian

Tom Mandel, Bob Perelman, Tom Devaney, and Al Filreis discuss a poem from The Book of a Thousand Eyes by Lyn Hejinian

Mar 09, 2009•26 min

Episode 13 - a discussion of Kathleen Fraser's "The Cars"

Al Filreis, C.A. Conrad, Kristen Gallagher, and Jessica Lowenthal discuss Kathleen Fraser's "The Cars"

Jan 12, 2009•25 min

Episode 14 - a discussion of Wallace Stevens' "Not Ideas about the Thing but the Thing Itself"

Nada Gordon, Lawrence Joseph, and Charles Bernstein discuss Wallace Stevens' "Not Ideas about the Thing but the Thing Itself"

Jan 03, 2009•26 min

Episode 12 - a discussion of Ezra Pound's America

Al Filreis, Charles Bernstein, Joshua Schuster, and Rachel Levitsky discuss Ezra Pound's America

Nov 13, 2008•26 min

Episode 11 - a discussion of Erica Hunt's "The Voice of No"

Al Filreis, Elizabeth Willis, Julia Bloch, and Jessica Lowenthal discuss Erica Hunt's "The Voice of No"

Oct 06, 2008•26 min

Episode 10 - one of Stein's portraits

Al Filreis, Jerome Rothenberg, Bob Perelman, and Lee Ann Brown discuss Stein's "Christian Berard."

Sep 08, 2008•26 min

Episode 09 - Ashbery at a crossroads

Al Filreis, Gregory Djanikian, Tom Devaney and Jessica Lowenthal discuss Ashbery's "Crossroads in the Past"

Aug 13, 2008•24 min

Episode 08 - Armantrout's "The Way"

Al Filreis, Ron Silliman, Rachel Blau DuPlessis and Charles Bernstein discuss Armantrout's "The Way"

Jul 07, 2008•24 min

Episode 07 - Rothenberg's paradise

Al Filreis, Bob Holman, Jessica Lowenthal, and Randall Couch discuss Rothenberg's "A Paradise of Poets"

May 28, 2008•24 min

Episode 06 - A Jaap Blonk sound poem

Al Filreis, Tracie Morris, Kenny Goldsmith, and Joshua Schuster discuss a Jaap Blonk sound poem

May 04, 2008•26 min

Episode 05 - Ted Berrigan's "3 Pages"

Al Filreis, erica kaufman, Randall Couch, and Linh Dinh discuss Ted Berrigan's "3 Pages"

Apr 03, 2008•25 min

Episode 04 - Ginsberg sings Blake

Al Filreis, Charles Bernstein, Jessica Lowenthal, and Rachel Blau DuPlessis discuss Ginsberg singing Blake

Mar 03, 2008•25 min

Episode 03 - To know what one means: George Oppen's "Ballad"

Al Filreis, Linh Dinh, Jessica Lowenthal, and Rachel Blau DuPlessis discuss George Oppen's "Ballad"

Oct 17, 2007•24 min

Episode 02 - No Place for Little Lyric: A Discussion of Adrienne Rich's "Wait"

Al Filreis, Linh Dinh, Jessica Lowenthal, and Randall Couch discuss Adrienne Rich's "Wait"

Sep 21, 2007•24 min

Episode 01 - on William Carlos Williams' "Between Walls"

Al Filreis, Linh Dinh, Jessica Lowenthal, and Randall Couch discuss William Carlos Williams' "Between Walls"

Aug 02, 2007•23 min

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