In Three Poems

In Three Poems, the podcast where poets and poems talk among themselves. This is Season 2, episode 3. David chats with Crystal Simone Smith, author of seven books of poetry and nonfiction, most recently, Common Sense: Addressed to Today’s Citizens of America , published by Beacon Press (September 2025),  and upcoming Ghostwoman, Arising. Poem 1: "Induction" from Crystal's book Commo...

Welcome to season two of the In Three Poems Podcast with host David J. Bauman. We're talking with Claudia Saleeby Savage, author of 4 books of poetry, including most recently: First You Must Destroy the World   (First Matter Press, fall 2025). Her other books are Metal Used for Beauty Alone (from The Poetry Box for print + voice), Bruising Continents (Spuyten Duyvil), and The Last One Eaten:...

Welcome to In Three Poems, where we read three poems with a different guest poet each week, and the third poem is always a work by another poet, chosen by our featured poet.  Text the show! Support the show This episode David talks with poet, editor and podcaster Dr. Han VanderHart about the influences of rural life on childhood as well as poetry, and how a poet can bridge the gulf of experience f...

Welcome to In Three Poems, where we read three poems with a different guest poet each episode, and the third poem is always a work by another poet, chosen by our guest.  David talks poetry, faith, and folklore, method and mythology, with Nigerian poet and professor of English, Saddiq Dzukogi.  Text the show! Support the show POEM 1. “Ring” First published in Poetry Magazine (September, 2021), read...

David and poet Marjorie Maddox talk poetry, inspiration, loss, and transformation as they read poems together and discuss her latest collections, Hover Here, Small Earthly Space, and Seeing Things.   Welcome to In Three Poems, where we read three poems with a different guest poet each episode, and the third poem is always a work by another poet, chosen by our guest.  Support the show POEM 1  “How...

David and Monica Prince have a fun but also heavy discussion about women and trauma, and about the writing of poetry and the production of choreopoems. The discussion ranges from word choice in poem to forms like lipograms and the distinctions between womanhood and motherhood.  Support the show POEM 1  “ Political Poem as Prayer ”, written by Monica Prince, published in Movable Type ( 2023), read...

David reads poetry with his good friend and fellow poet Philip F. Clark. The first two poems are by Philip and from his book The Carnival of Affection (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2017). The third poem was chosen by Philip and written by Cavafy.  Support the show POEM 1  “Lacrimosa” from The Carnival of Affection (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2017), read by David. POEM 2 “The Beggar's Welcome'” fro...

David chats with Donna Vorreyer about her collection Unrivered . As is our custom, we read two poems by our guest poet, one by David and the other by our guest. The third poem is also read by our guest poet, and it can be a poem by anyone from the present or past.  The discussion is lively and includes the structure of Unriverred , which is anchored in a heroic crown of sonnets.  Poem 1. “If You G...

I am so lucky to get the chance to do this. Some of the poets I've been talking with are artists I'm honored to be meeting for the first time. But today, I get to read poems with a BFF who I've known for almost thirty years. Please enjoy this poetry chat with my dear friend Joel Showalter.  Support the show Poem 1  “In the Nursing Home,” by Joel Showalter, read by David, as publishe...

David has a delightful conversation with Jehanne Dubrow about her latest books, a poetry collection entitled Civilians and a craft resource called The Wounded Line: A Guide to Writing Poems of Trauma . Support the show Poem One: “My Husband’s Father” From Civilians Louisiana State University Press, 2025, read by David Poem Two: “Civilians,” a villanelle, one of the title poems of the book, read by...

Poet, educator and editor Jerry Wemple is David's featured guest on this episode of In Three Poems.  Support the show Poem 1: "A Flower Rests," read by David. Poem 2: "Colored," read by Jerry. Poem 3: "The Day Lady Died," by Frank O’Hara, also read by Jerry. "The Day Lady Died" by Frank O'Hara was published in Lunch Poems (City Lights, 1964). Red b...

David's youngest son, Micah James Bauman joins us to talk about his own poems as well as collaborations with his father. Some of Micah's favorite tools are metaphor and wordplay.  Support the show The Poems: "My House," originally published in Word Fountain , read  by David "Tools," from the chapbook, Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems (2021, Seven Kitchens Press ). R...

In this special episode of anti-fascist poetry, David talks with Hannah Levy about her poem and the current democracy crisis in the United States. They discuss the value of art as a mode to process, as well as art as a vehicle for protest and exploration of truth.  Support the show Poems:  "Apolitical Intellectuals" by Otto Rene Castillo, translated by Margaret Randall. Used with the tra...

David talks with poet Grant Clauser about his recent book, Temporary Shelters (Cornerstone Press, 2025). We talk about poetry grounded in place, and particularly in nature, but also the taking of shelter, however temporary those things that fascinate you, whatever they may be.   Support the show Poems:  "Fireline Trail" from (2025, Cornerstone Press), read by David "Talking with Bir...

David talks with Mitchell Nobis about his first book of poetry, The Size of the Horizon, or I Explained Everything to the Trees . The poetry discussion spans the topics nature and politics to gun violence and publishing, all wrapped in a discussion centered on three poems.  Support the show Poems:  "A Jackass Offers and Apology" from The Size of the Horizon, or I Explained Everything to...

Meet poet and Memoirist Judith Sornberger as we read three poems and chat about her writing inspirations and projects, as well as examine how these poems work on the page and how they communicate with each other and with other art, particularly how "Weaving," an ekphrastic poem by Judith draws on and expands from the mural by Diego Rivera.  Support the show Poems: "Prayer Flags&quot...