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The editors discuss Carolina Ebeid’s poem “Annotations for a Memorial” from the September 2018 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastSeptember 2018
The editors discuss Ange Mlinko’s poem “Don Giovanni” from the September 2018 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastSeptember 2018
The editors discuss Donika Kelly’s poem “A Dead Thing That, in Dying, Feeds the Living” from the September 2018 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastSeptember 2018
The editors discuss sam sax's poem “Prayer for the Mutilated World” from the September 2018 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastAugust 2018
In this archival episode, the editors discuss John Ashbery’s poems “Bunch of Stuff” and “By Guess and by Gosh” from the September 2014 issue...
During the current nationwide prison strike, we look back at Etheridge Knight's influential poems he wrote while incarcerated.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfAugust 2018
John Keats's life and body of work, then and now.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfAugust 2018
Reading and exploring poetry along with students this school year.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfJuly 2018
Tracy K. Smith discusses her new book and her tenure as current US poet laureate.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfJuly 2018
Remembering Donald Hall and his advocacy for archival audio recordings of poets.
Hanif Abdurriqib investigates a scene from Christopher Nolan’s film The Prestige and considers the costs of one’s life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowSeptember 2018
Meena Alexander meditates on her transnational upbringing and interrogates the question of one’s origins. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowSeptember 2018
Claudia La Rocco writes a poem as a gift to a friend experiencing a difficult set of life circumstances. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowSeptember 2018
Sophia Dahlin navigates a complicated set of emotions inside an emotionally abusive relationship. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowAugust 2018
Melissa Broder writes about self-realization and survival. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
H. Melt comes through the VS stu for a wonderful conversation about their work, how they build trans futures through rereading their past, and the paths they’re taking on their way to liberation. Plus, our first Chaco shoe reference. Which is exciting. Also, write us a review to gas up our egos and help VS reach new ears!
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From VSSeptember 2018
Poet and translator Emily Jungmin Yoon comes through the studio for a deep dive into her work translating contemporary and modern Korean poetry, her...
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From VSAugust 2018
VS hosts Danez and Franny chop it up with poet, editor, professor, and bald-headed cutie Nate Marshall. They discuss the terror of a new...
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From VSMay 2018
Angel Nafis is paying attention. She talks with Danez and Franny about learning to rescale her sight, getting through grad school with some new...
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From VSMay 2018
Safia Elhillo is a goshdarn timespace-suspending poet. She’s also this week’s guest. Danez, Franny, and Safia talk unraveling shame, opening the door to a...
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Sawako Nakayasu, Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, and Donato Mancini.
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From Poem TalkAugust 2018
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Marjorie Perloff, Susan McCabe, and Robert von Hallberg.
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From Poem TalkJuly 2018
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Tyrone Williams, and Aldon Nielsen.
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From Poem TalkJune 2018
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Christine Nelson, Davy Knittle, and Erica Baum
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From Poem TalkMay 2018
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring J. C. Cloutier, Michelle Taransky, and Clark Coolidge.
Recordings of poet Lorine Niedecker with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded at home in 1970. Recording courtesy of PennSound.
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From Essential American PoetsMarch 2012
Recordings of poet Lorine Niedecker with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded at home in 1970. Recording courtesy of PennSound.
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From Essential American PoetsJanuary 2012
Recordings of poet Gertrude Stein, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1934. Recording courtesy of PennSound.
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From Essential American PoetsJanuary 2012
Recordings of former poet laureate Charles Simic, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2003, Key West, FL.
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From Essential American PoetsDecember 2011
Recordings of poet Alan Dugan, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1962, New York City, New York.
Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellerström discuss Swedish poetry and the challenges of translation, and they read some poems in both Swedish and English from their anthology, The Star By My Head.
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From Poetry LecturesNovember 2015
Christopher Merrill speaks with Harris Khalique about literary traditions in Pakistan, the cultural influences of different cities, and the important role of women in Pakistani...
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From Poetry LecturesFebruary 2014
Kwame Dawes speaks with Matthew Shenoda about Shenoda's poetry and identity as an Egyptian American, and the poetry of the African diaspora.
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From Poetry LecturesDecember 2013
South African poet Gabeba Baderoon speaks with Matthew Shenoda about poetry and apartheid in South Africa.
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From Poetry LecturesNovember 2013
American poet Kevin Young talks to Les Murray about Australian poetry and culture.
An audio tour of films featuring Vito Acconci, Erik Satie, Vicki Bennett, Karl Holmquist, and more from the UbuWeb archive.
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From Avant-Garde All the TimeSeptember 2010
Samples from from Craig Dworkin's UbuWeb paper “Unheard Music,” featuring John Cage, Steve Reich, Mieko Shiomi, Yves Klein, and more.
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From Avant-Garde All the TimeJuly 2010
Audio interpretations of Gertrude Stein from the UbuWeb archives.
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From Avant-Garde All the TimeJune 2010
Yoko Ono flushing toilets, La Monte Young’s “Theater of Eternal Music,” Larry Miller’s baby crying, Alison Knowles onion skin music and loads more.
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From Avant-Garde All the TimeMarch 2010
Gertrude Stein at the Algonquin, William Carlos Williams trying to remember “The Red Wheelbarrow,” Salvador Dali on his phallic moustache, Marcel Duchamp, Jacques Derrida,...
Established in 1940 by the WPA's Federal Art Project, the South Side Community Art Center has provided a second home for the city's African-American artists. Haki Madhubuti, founding editor of Third World Press, reads.
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From Chicago Poetry Tour PodcastOctober 2010
One of the 20th century's most significant poets, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about race in America, often from the perspective of her Bronzeville neighborhood.
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From Chicago Poetry Tour PodcastSeptember 2010
Margaret Walker's signature poem "For My People" encompasses the strengths and struggles of blacks not only in Chicago but throughout America.
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From Chicago Poetry Tour PodcastSeptember 2010
The DuSable Museum is one of the nation's premier institutions dedicated to the history, art, and culture of the African diaspora. Quraysh Ali Lansana...
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From Chicago Poetry Tour PodcastAugust 2010
Pilsen was a diverse neighborhood in Chicago long before anybody used the word “diversity.” Stuart Dybek and Ana Castillo read poems inspired by their...