The Poetry Space_

This week, everyone at the table comes bearing gifts — not their own poems, but someone else's genius they can't stop thinking about. Tim kicks things off with Alan Shapiro's "Closer," a breakup poem disguised as a baseball play-by-play, before Brian O'Sullivan brings us Alicia Ostriker's "Demeter to Persephone," a myth retelling with a shockingly modern mom...

Mary Oliver is widely considered the most popular English-language poet of recent generations. In this episode, we put her work head-to-head against revered poet Jack Gilbert by analyzing three random poems from each of their collections. We explore themes of light and darkness, accessibility, and poetic craft in this lively discussion. It's poet vs. poet. Who will win this time? At the Table:...

Katie & Tim take a look at his new book,  Poems for Katie . Tim shares his poems, discusses how the subconscious comes into play, and talks about the power of prompts. How did poetry help him find his way? Tune in this week to find out. At the table: Katie Dozier & Timothy Green.

In this raw episode, Katie talks about  Residency Review: A Memoir in Verse . She shares poems from her new book, and together Katie and Tim explore the emotional landscape that went into crafting it. At the Table: Katie Dozier & Timothy Green

It’s AGNI vs.  New England Review  in a literary-magazine duel for the ages—or at least for the slightly over-caffeinated poetry set. As always, we never know where these duels will lead us, and this one includes a heated discussion of imagism and its evolution. Which journal will reign supreme? Tune in to turn the pages. At the table: Katie Dozier & Timothy Green

When it comes to meter, free verse poets have been known to ask, “what’s in it for me?!” In part two, Katie and Tim keep the party going with Susan Spear, Brian O’Sullivan, Chelsea McClellan, and Christiana Doucette, moving into visible form, hidden form, terza rima, repetition, rhyme, humor, and one thing not often discussed within the realm of meter: free verse!  At the table: Katie Dozier Timot...

Patterns are all around us, and meter doesn’t have to be scary--even with its mysterious little slash marks reminiscent of gaping wounds. In part one of this two-part conversation, Katie and Tim talk with Susan Spear, Brian O’Sullivan, Chelsea McClellan, and Christiana Doucette about how English verse actually moves—from the big drumbeat of alliterative verse to the sneakier pleasures of iambs, sp...

In this episode, we're once again joined by ONE ART: A Journal of Poetry's editor, Mark Danowsky to talk about how Katie and Mark began curating the yearly haiku anthology. We continue sharing some of the great poems curated in this years' anthology. At the Table: Katie Dozier Timothy Green Mark Danowsky

In this episode, we're joined by ONE ART: A Journal of Poetry's editor, Mark Danowsky to talk about how Katie and Mark began curating the yearly haiku anthology. We share some of the great poems curated in this years' anthology. At the Table: Katie Dozier Timothy Green Mark Danowsky

It's been a while since our last duel, so we were primed to come out swinging for this episode, which pits Volume 57.1 of Modern Haiku up against Poetry magazine's March 2026 issue. How will the short poems stack up against the longer ones? Tune in to find out who reigns victorious! At the Table: Katie Dozier & Timothy Green

Episode 134 finds us joining Rhina Espaillat at her kitchen table, along with Pedro Poidevin. After enjoying lunch Rhina prepared, she talks about verse feels like a dance to her. Along the way, Rhina reads from  For Instance , bringing wit, grace, and the kind of effortless music that makes you want to pull up a chair and stay awhile. At the Table (Rhina's!): Katie Dozier Timothy Green Rhina...

Part two of this mini-series on songwriting continues backstage at the House of Blues, only a few hours before Frank Turner's concert. This episode further explores metaphor and we finally get to hear Frank's poem! At the Table: Katie Dozier  Timothy Green Frank Turner

"Live from the House of Blues" was not the way we ever thought we'd begin an episode of our poetry podcast, but thanks to our special guest Frank Turner, it became true with this episode. What followed backstage was a chance to explore songwriting as it relates to poetry, and even moreso, what makes art itself art? And have you heard the rumor that Frank wrote a poem? At the Table: K...

In this episode, we pick up where we left off, exploring "negative space," with Pedro Poitevin, who finishes his poem "Between Us." At the Table: Katie Dozier Timothy Green Pedro Poitevin Brian O'Sullivan Dick Westheimer Joe Barca

In this episode, we explore the concept of "negative space," a term of art usually reserved for non-typographic visual mediums. What is negative space as it relates to poetry? And how can we best utilize it to maximize the positive? Joined by Pedro Poitevin, we dive right in! At the Table: Katie Dozier Timothy Green Pedro Poitevin Brian O'Sullivan Dick Westheimer Joe Barca

Ding, ding! In this episode, we pit poems from issue #96 of Willow Springs up against issue #47.2 of Indiana Review. Which biannual lit mag will reign supreme? Tune in to the main event to find out! At the Table: Katie Dozier Timothy Green

In this episode, we explore self-portrait poems through the lens of visual art—from “plating poems” to Dante Di Stefano’s haunting idea of “ghost-ekphrasis.” Along the way, we dig into standout work by Hayden Saunier, Donald Hall, Seamus Heaney, Chen Chen, A.K. Ramanujan, Denise Duhamel, and Di Stefano himself—plus we paint an intense detour into Caravaggio. If you love ekphrastic poetry, craft ta...

In this episode, Katie reads from her new chapbook All That Glitter which was the 2025 Editor's Choice Winner for the Poetry Box's Chapbook Prize—as selected by Shawn Aveningo Sanders. The chapbook is available for pre-orders now, with an official release date of February 2nd, 2026 on ThePoetryBox.com. At the Table: Katie Dozier Timothy Green

More title nerdery, more poetic mischief! In this episode we keep digging into poem titles with Dante Di Stefano—how a title frames the reader, flips the meaning, or sets the trap door. We continue to unpack Dante’s  Poets & Writers  essay. Warning: you may immediately rename a draft of your own! At the table: Katie Dozier Timothy Green Dante Di Stefano Brian O'Sullivan Dick Westheimer

A perfect title can catapult a poem into greatness, while a one bad one can sabotage even an otherwise strong poem. In this episode, we return to titles (first tackled way back in Ep. 37) with special guest Dante Di Stefano. What makes a good title--and perhaps just as important--what makes for a weak title? At the table: Katie Dozier Timothy Green Dante Di Stefano Brian O'Sullivan Dick Westhe...

We kick off 2026 with a poetry magazine smackdown: American Poetry Review (APR) vs Beloit Poetry Journal (BPJ). We read three random poems from each journal head-to-head to crown a champion—with craft talk, close reads, and a little friendly literary trash talk along the way. At the Table: Katie Dozier Timothy Green

The viral-poem deep dive continues—no coughing required, thanks to remote recording. Katie, Tim, and The Squad read the rest of the lineup and unpack what makes certain poems travel fast: voice, surprise, clarity, heat, and the exact kind of line you can’t help but send to someone. Featuring poems by Taylor Mali, Matthew Olzmann, Joseph Fasano, and Andrea Cohen. At the table: Katie Dozier Timothy...

Fresh off a viral illness (the irony!), Katie, Tim, and The Squad dive into what it means for a poem to “go viral”—and why that metaphor matters. With Brian O’Sullivan, Dick Westheimer, and Joe Barca bringing standout picks, we read and talk craft, shareability, and that lightning-strike feeling when a poem suddenly belongs to everyone. We wrap Part 1 with Alison Luterman’s “Holding Vigil," a...

In episode #121 we bind you into a conversation about chapbooks—what they are, why they matter, and how we can bring them into the world together through self-publishing and small-press routes. We read from our own self-published haibun crown, Did You See the Moon Honey, and share what we learned about shaping a manuscript, editing, design, printing, and finding readers. If you’ve ever dreamed of...

In this episode, we talk with Jackdaw Review founding editor Anna DiMartino about how to start a lit mag from scratch. We dig into naming your literary magazine, defining a clear editorial mission, choosing platforms and submission policies, handling fees and unpaid labor, and building a sustainable readership without burning out. If you’ve ever dreamed of launching your own online poetry journal...