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Poem Talk

Poem Talk

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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.

Recent Episodes

  • Don’t Refuse to Breathe: A discussion of Frank O’Hara: “Song (Is it dirty)” & “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)”

    10 months ago

  • The Whole World Smiles: A discussion of John Giorno’s “Everyone Is a Complete Disappointment”

    11 months ago

  • Present Plans Succeed: A discussion of Dodie Bellamy’s “Vomit Journal”

    1 year ago

  • Woot of the Century: A discussion of “Welter” and “Static” by Douglas Kearney

    1 year ago

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

    1 year ago

  • Nothing Made of Ink: A discussion of seven poems by Lisa Fishman

    1 year ago

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

    1 year ago

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

    1 year ago

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

    1 year ago

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

    2 years ago