Poem Talk

Passion Shields Its Servants: A discussion of “Souvenir of the Manassah Ball” by Lorenzo Thomas 23.09.2024 47:27 ↓

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)” 28.06.2023 52:23 ↓

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” 22.05.2023 51:53 ↓

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” 17.04.2023 55:04 ↓

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 17.03.2023 51:34 ↓

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

Rhetorical Happenings: A discussion of Hoa Nguyen, “Long Light.” 24.02.2023 46:05 ↓

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 11.01.2023 55:09 ↓

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?’” 22.12.2022 1:00:56 ↓

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 25.11.2022 53:40 ↓

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” 31.10.2022 56:16 ↓

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Charles Bernstein, and Eric Falci. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Touch, Love, Then Explain: A discussion of “Some Trees” by John Ashbery 28.09.2022 58:15 ↓

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) 26.08.2022 1:03:30 ↓

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 25.07.2022 1:02:29 ↓

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Caroline Bergvall, Henry Steinberg, and Bethany Swann. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

When a Name Falls from a Face: A discussion of a selection from Divya Victor’s book Curb 15.06.2022 1:02:45 ↓

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Timothy Yu, Josephine Nock-Hee Park, and Piyali Bhattacharya. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Trance of Language: A discussion of “Sleeping with the Dictionary” & “Dim Lady” from Sleeping with the Dictionary by Harryette Mullen 23.05.2022 51:50 ↓

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 22.04.2022 58:08 ↓

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 14.03.2022 55:31 ↓

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.” 11.02.2022 53:30 ↓

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Charles Bernstein, Laynie Browne, and Anthony Elms. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Hot and Cold: A discussion of Jayne Cortez’s “She Got He Got” 14.01.2022 55:23 ↓

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” 22.12.2021 55:22 ↓

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jack Giesking, Jonathan Dick, and erica kaufman. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Coup Created by Our Thoughts: A discussion of “Colliding and Not Colliding at the Same Time” by Cecilia Vicuña 24.11.2021 52:42 ↓

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jena Osman, Edwin Torres, and Huda Fakhreddine. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Punch Fascists: A discussion of “Yes I Do Want to Punch” by Stephen Collis 18.10.2021 42:00 ↓

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Pattie McCarthy, Kate Colby, and Lily Applebaum. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

As Words Label Space: A discussion of Leslie Scalapino’s “‘Can’t’ is ’Night’” 27.09.2021 48:00 ↓

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Anna Vitale, Sophia DuRose, and Knar Gavin. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Perilous Bodies: A discussion of “Steveston, B.C.” by Daphne Marlatt 27.08.2021 1:01:52 ↓

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Karis Shearer, Jane Robbins Mize, and Davy Knittle. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

In My Rotting Place: A discussion of “Morning, Morning” & “No Deposit, No Return" by Tuli Kupferberg 26.07.2021 58:00 ↓

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