Poem Talk

Poetry Foundation

Arts Education

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Passion Shields Its Servants: A discussion of “Souvenir of the Manassah Ball” by Lorenzo Thomas
23/9/2024 | 47 mins.
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)”
28/6/2023 | 52 mins.
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”
22/5/2023 | 51 mins.
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”
17/4/2023 | 55 mins.
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
17/3/2023 | 51 mins.
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Divya Victor, Whitney Trettien, and Dagmawi Woubshet.

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About Poem Talk

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.

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