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by Geoffrey Brock
The editors discuss Tiana Clark’s poem “My Therapist Wants to Know about My Relationship to Work” from the November 2018 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastNovember 2018
The editors discuss Frank Sherlock’s poem “The Next Last One” from the November 2018 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastOctober 2018
In a special archival edition, the editors discuss Max Ritvo’s “Dawn of Man” published in the September 2016 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastOctober 2018
The editors discuss Jericho Brown’s poem “The Card Tables” from the October 2018 issue of Poetry.
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AudioFrom The Poetry Magazine PodcastOctober 2018
The editors discuss Sarah Gridley’s poem “Where Are the Days of Tobias” from the October 2018 issue of Poetry.
What copywriting and poetry have in common.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfOctober 2018
Exploring exercises to be more present in your life and writing.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfOctober 2018
Rereading the great modern Greek poet C.P. Cavafy.
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From Poetry Off the ShelfSeptember 2018
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.
Toby Altman visits a hospital in Washington State designed by Bertrand Goldberg and considers the costs of making art in contemporary America. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowNovember 2018
Lisa Wells recalls a time in the woods with her father and meditates on the climate crisis threatening life on Earth. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowOctober 2018
Edmund Berrigan finds an old photo of his mother and father and describes a rich web of detail from the image. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowOctober 2018
Randall Mann remembers a poem by Richard Wilbur and addresses social and spiritual concerns of San Francisco, the city where he has lived for 20 years. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
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From PoetryNowOctober 2018
Ali Power considers the relationship between a psychotherapist and her patient. Produced by Katie Klocksin.
Jonathan Mendoza is a poet, performer, and organizer who’s just getting his feet under him here in Chicago. He previously did his organizing thang in Boston and San Antonio, and now works as a housing rights organizer with Pilsen Alliance, a nonprofit advocacy organization based in the primarily Mexican and Mexican-American neighborhood. He’s also a real smartie and a real cutie.
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From VSOctober 2018
Kimiko Hahn joins Danez and Franny as they go down some rabbit holes, and maybe even through a few portals. They talk her tenth book, poetic auntie status, Japanese poetry...
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From VSOctober 2018
VS hits the block with Jacob Saenz, whose APR/Honickman Prize-winning collection Throwing the Crown just dropped on Copper Canyon Press. He chats with Franny and Danez about writing back to...
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From VSSeptember 2018
H. Melt comes through the VS studio for a wonderful conversation about their work, how they build trans futures through rereading their past, and the paths they’re taking on their...
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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 new collection A Cruelty Special to...
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Susan Schultz, Sally Van Doren, and Huda Fakhreddine.
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From Poem TalkSeptember 2018
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
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 literature.
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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, and scads more from the archive.
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 reads from his collection They Shall...
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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 childhoods there.