Poem Talk

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:47:22 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tonya Foster, Erica Hunt, and Bob Perelman.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 06:03:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Robert von Hallberg, Charles Altieri, and Marjorie Perloff.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 22 May 2023 06:03:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Brooke O’Harra, Michelle Taransky, and Chris Funkhouser.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:03:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Chantine Akiyama Poh, Henry Steinberg, and Murat Nemet-Nejat.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:03:02 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Divya Victor, Whitney Trettien, and Dagmawi Woubshet.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 07:02:02 +0000

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

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 07:02:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Lisa Fishman, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, and Laynie Browne.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:41:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Pierre Joris, and Charles Bernstein.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:03:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ahmad Almallah, Huda Fakhreddine, and Kevin Platt.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 06:03:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Charles Bernstein, and Eric Falci.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:03:02 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Carlos Decena, Dagmawi Woubshet, and Abdulhamit Arvas.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:03:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Joan Retallack, erica kaufman, and Laynie Browne.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:03:03 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Caroline Bergvall, Henry Steinberg, and Bethany Swann.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:03:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Timothy Yu, Josephine Nock-Hee Park, and Piyali Bhattacharya.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 23 May 2022 13:08:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Maxe Crandall, Larissa Lai, and Julia Bloch.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:03:01 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Matvei Yankelevich, Ahmad Almallah, and Kevin Platt.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 06:03:03 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Lee Ann Brown, Kristen Gallagher, and Laynie Browne.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:03:02 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Charles Bernstein, Laynie Browne, and Anthony Elms.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:03:07 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Yolanda Wisher, Amber Rose Johnson, and Daniel Bergmann.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:02:10 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jack Giesking, Jonathan Dick, and erica kaufman.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:03:08 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jena Osman, Edwin Torres, and Huda Fakhreddine.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:03:04 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Pattie McCarthy, Kate Colby, and Lily Applebaum.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 06:03:09 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Anna Vitale, Sophia DuRose, and Knar Gavin.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:03:02 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Karis Shearer, Jane Robbins Mize, and Davy Knittle.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 06:03:09 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Lee Ann Brown, Pierre Joris, Charles Bernstein, and Rachel Levitsky.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:03:08 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Larissa Lai, Maxe Crandall, and Julia Bloch.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 14 May 2021 06:03:10 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jane Malcolm, Sophia DuRose, and Lisa New.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:03:03 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Derek Beaulieu, Tracie Morris, and Douglas Kearney.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 07:03:07 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Christopher Stackhouse, Maria Damon, and Devorah Major.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 07:03:08 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, Trisha Low, and Eric Sneathen.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 07:02:10 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, Trisha Low, and Eric Sneathen.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:22:02 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jake Marmer, Bonny Finberg, Julien Poirier.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:13:44 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Angela Carr, and Kate Colby.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 06:01:16 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Fred Wah, Meredith Quartermain, and Daphne Marlatt.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 06:01:11 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tyrone Williams, Mónica de la Torre, Kate Colby, and Aldon Nielsen.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 06:02:07 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephen Metcalf, June Thomas, and Jess Shollenberger.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 06:01:07 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Dixon Li, and Jo Park.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:55:10 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jacob Edmond, Amber Rose Johnson, and Huda Fakhreddine.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 27 May 2020 21:16:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tyrone Williams, William J. Harris, Aldon Nielsen, and Erica Hunt.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:01:05 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Imaad Majeed, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, and Irene Torra Mohedano.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 06:02:10 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Anna Strong Safford, Stephen Metcalf, and Ahmad Almallah.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephanie Burt, Bonnie Costello, and Anna Strong Safford.

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Mammal Patriot: A discussion of Ghost Tantras by Michael McClure

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Selena Dyer, and Jonathan Dick.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Davy Knittle, Charles Bernstein, and Kate Colby.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tracie Morris, Marjorie Perloff, and Danny Snelson. (With a cameo appearance by Charles Bernstein himself at the end.)

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Laynie Browne, Mónica de la Torre, Kate Colby, and Rosmarie Waldrop.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, and Kristin Prevallet.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Husnaa Hashim, Meg Pendoley, and Mark Nowak.

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Written in Water: A discussion of Bluets by Maggie Nelson

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jennifer Firestone, Adrienne Raphel, and Julia Bloch.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ellen Berman, Anthony Rostain, and Ahmad Almallah.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 17 May 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ujjwala Maharjan, Kevin Platt, and Nasser Hussain.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Marjorie Perloff, Danny Snelson, and Nancy Perloff.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Joshua Schuster, Evelyn Reilly, and James Sherry.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Mytili Jaganathan, Angela Carr, and Anna Strong Safford.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Erín Moure, Karis Shearer, and Deanna Fong.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jeff T. Johnson, Whitney Trettien, and Amy Paeth.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Amber Rose Johnson, Tonya Foster, and Davy Knittle.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Susan Schultz, Sally Van Doren, and Huda Fakhreddine.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Sawako Nakayasu, Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, and Donato Mancini.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Marjorie Perloff, Susan McCabe, and Robert von Hallberg.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tyrone Williams, and Aldon Nielsen.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Christine Nelson, Davy Knittle, and Erica Baum

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 16 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring J. C. Cloutier, Michelle Taransky, and Clark Coolidge.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Diane Rothenberg, and Ariel Resnikoff.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 9 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Stephen Willey, Anna Strong Safford, and Luke Roberts.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Frank London, Maria Damon, and Jake Marmer.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Matvei Yankelevich, Kate Colby, and Christina Davis.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, Mahyar Entezari, and Leonard Schwartz.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Amber Rose Johnson, Tracie Morris, and Alexandria Johnson.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Colin Browne, Daphne Marlatt, and Fred Wah.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Ariel Resnikoff, and Stephen Ross.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Aldon Nielsen, and Tyrone Williams.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kyoo Lee, Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, and Simone White.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 6 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Brian Teare, Jed Rasula, and Kristen Prevallet.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 16 May 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ross Gay, Josephine Park, and Herman Beavers.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ron Silliman, Charles Bernstein, and Rachel Zolf.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 7 Mar 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring poets Stephen Ratcliffe, Joanne Kyger, and Julia Bloch.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Thu, 9 Feb 2017 22:09:23 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring poets Siobhan Phillips, Emily Harnett, and Joseph Massey.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:04:42 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Edwin Torres, Camara Brown, and Brooke O’Harra.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 6 Dec 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ariel Resnikoff, Anna Strong, and Pierre Joris.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Mel Nichols, Rob Casper, and Mark McMorris.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kristen Gallagher, Joshua Schuster, and Kerry Sherin Wright.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Patricia Spears Jones, Charles Bernstein, and Yolanda Wisher.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 9 Aug 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Eileen Myles, Rachel Zolf, and erica kaufman.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Rafael Campo, Elisa New, and Christina Davis.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Simone White, Sophia Le Fraga, and Andrew Whiteman.

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A Retrospective: A Discussion of Previous Episodes with Seven Poets

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 10 May 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tracie Morris, Erica Kaufman, Steve McLaughlin, Herman Beavers, Maria Damon & Charles Bernstein.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Joseph Massey, Julia Bloch, and Michelle Gil-Montero.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Herman Beavers, Salamishah Tillet, Chris Mustazza.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ron Silliman, Daniel Bergmann, and Michael Kelleher.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Peter Cole, Kathryn Hellerstein, and Ariel Resnikoff.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 8 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Michelle Taransky, Laynie Browne, and Rodrigo Toscano.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Trace Peterson, Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, and Erica Kaufman.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Laura Sims, Corina Copp, Richard Deming.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kathy Lou Schultz, Kristen Gallagher, and Bruce Andrews.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jenn McCreary, Pattie McCarthy, and Frank Sherlock.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Sarah Dowling, and Maxe Crandall.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tsitsi Jaji, Herman Beavers.

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

info@poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation) — Tue, 19 May 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Maria Damon, Catherine Wagner, and Kaplan Harris.