Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Christopher Stackhouse, Maria Damon, and Devorah Major.
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Poem Talk

With a Little String & a Sharp Stone: A discussion of “Suicide” by Bob Kaufman

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Tonya Foster, Erica Hunt, and Bob Perelman.

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

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Robert von Hallberg, Charles Altieri, and Marjorie Perloff.

Don’t Refuse to Breathe: A discussion of Frank O’Hara: “Song (Is it dirty)” & “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Brooke O’Harra, Michelle Taransky, and Chris Funkhouser.

The Whole World Smiles: A discussion of John Giorno’s “Everyone Is a Complete Disappointment”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Chantine Akiyama Poh, Henry Steinberg, and Murat Nemet-Nejat.

Present Plans Succeed: A discussion of Dodie Bellamy’s “Vomit Journal”

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

Woot of the Century: A discussion of “Welter” and “Static” by Douglas Kearney

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Bethany Swann, Jonathan Dick, and Kate Colby.

Rhetorical Happenings: A discussion of Hoa Nguyen, “Long Light.”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Lisa Fishman, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué, and Laynie Browne.

Nothing Made of Ink: A discussion of seven poems by Lisa Fishman

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Jerome Rothenberg, Pierre Joris, and Charles Bernstein.

Untranslatable: A discussion of Armand Schwerner’s “Tablet 25” & “‘daddy, can you staple these two stars together to make an airplane?’”

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Ahmad Almallah, Huda Fakhreddine, and Kevin Platt.

Downgraded to Scribble: A discussion of four poems from Dead Winter by Matvei Yankelevich

Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Julia Bloch, Charles Bernstein, and Eric Falci.
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Paw Mouthings: A discussion of Maggie O’Sullivan’s “Hill Figures” and “To Our Own Day”

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Kelly Writers House impresario Al Filreis leads a lively roundtable discussion of a single poem with a series of rotating guests including Tracie Morris, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, erica kaufman, Charles Bernstein, Sawako Nakayasu, Simone White, and others.

With a Little String & a Sharp Stone: A discussion of “Suicide” by Bob Kaufman

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

Don’t Refuse to Breathe: A discussion of Frank O’Hara: “Song (Is it dirty)” & “Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed)”

The Whole World Smiles: A discussion of John Giorno’s “Everyone Is a Complete Disappointment”

Present Plans Succeed: A discussion of Dodie Bellamy’s “Vomit Journal”

Woot of the Century: A discussion of “Welter” and “Static” by Douglas Kearney

Rhetorical Happenings: A discussion of Hoa Nguyen, “Long Light.”

Nothing Made of Ink: A discussion of seven poems by Lisa Fishman

Untranslatable: A discussion of Armand Schwerner’s “Tablet 25” & “‘daddy, can you staple these two stars together to make an airplane?’”

Downgraded to Scribble: A discussion of four poems from Dead Winter by Matvei Yankelevich

Paw Mouthings: A discussion of Maggie O’Sullivan’s “Hill Figures” and “To Our Own Day”