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From PoetryNowAugust 2017
Nikki Wallschlaeger meditates on issues of accountability. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowJuly 2017
Francisco Aragón describes a threatening incident against a college student after the 2016 election. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowJuly 2017
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux mediates on the anxieties and ambitions of adult life. Produced by Sarah Geis.
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From PoetryNowJuly 2017
Amanda Nadelberg reflects on life accomplishments and what has been left unachieved. Produced by Sarah Geis.
Matthew Zapruder discusses the role of language and meaning in poetry and his book of criticism, Why Poetry.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfAugust 2017
Fatimah Asghar on telling the stories that need to be told, in poetry and on television.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfJuly 2017
Our series dedicated to the women's movement continues with the changing cultural roles of the 1970s, when women poets refused to be marginalized or...
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From Poetry Off the ShelfJuly 2017
A deep look into W.S. Merwin's influential book, which speaks to our moment 50 years after its publication.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfJune 2017
Margarita Engle on the subject of her poetry, and her message to young readers.
In a special archival edition, the editors discuss Jamila Woods's "Daddy Dozens" published in the April 2015 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastAugust 2017
In a special archival edition, the editors discuss Erika L. Sánchez's poem “Narco” published in the June 2015 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastJuly 2017
In a special archival edition, the editors discuss Claudia Rankine's poem from Citizen: “You are in the dark, in the car...” published in the...
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastJuly 2017
The editors discuss Li-Young Lee's "Changing Places in the Fire" from the July/August 2017 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastJuly 2017
The editors discuss two of Sarah Gambito's poems, both called "Citizenship," from the July/August 2017 issue of Poetry.
Fatimah Asghar is a poet and creator of the hit web series Brown Girls, which received a development deal from HBO. She talks about the show's evolution, finding her people, and loving her mediocrity.
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AudioFrom VSJuly 2017
Poet, educator, and Young Chicago Authors Marketing Director José Olivarez explores adulting and gives some podcast-veteran advice to Danez and Franny.
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AudioFrom VSJune 2017
Poet, scholar, and community builder Eve Ewing joins cohosts Danez Smith and Franny Choi to talk survival, Samurai Jack, desire-based thinking, and more on...
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring William J. Harris, Aldon Nielsen, and Tyrone Williams.
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From Poem TalkJuly 2017
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Kyoo Lee, Gabriel Ojeda-Sague, and Simone White.
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From Poem TalkJune 2017
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Brian Teare, Jed Rasula, and Kristen Prevallet.
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From Poem TalkMay 2017
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ross Gay, Josephine Park, and Herman Beavers.
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From Poem TalkApril 2017
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ron Silliman, Charles Bernstein, and Rachel Zolf.
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...