The American Poetry Review
Displaying items 11-18 of 18 in total of The American Poetry Review with the tag "culture".
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The Soul Of Brevity
January 26th, 2024 | 28 mins 35 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
It was the end of the year, we were a little punchy and so were the poems. We share some of our favorite super-compressed short poems from Etheridge Knight, Kay Ryan, and Jean Valentine, as well as some fiction recommendations for your wintertime reading pleasure. Also, some readings from our November/December 2023 issue by Todd Dillard and Maya C. Popa.
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Beginnings
January 2nd, 2024 | 28 mins 29 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
We've been thinking about some great first lines of poems. What makes them great and how do we get there?
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Dear Mary
December 5th, 2023 | 22 mins 10 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
This episode is a love letter to Mary Ruefle, as we reflect on a great reading of hers (available on YouTube), from her book Madness, Rack, and Honey.
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Major Jackson live at The Philadelphia Ethical Society
November 18th, 2023 | 23 mins 41 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
Tune in for the second half of our special two-part podcast featuring Major Jackson, who shared selections from his new book Razzle Dazzle: New & Selected Poems (W.W. Norton & Co, 2023) at a recent event at APR's home base, the Philadelphia Ethical Society.
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Kazim Ali live at The Philadelphia Ethical Society
November 8th, 2023 | 25 mins 26 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
Join us for the first half of a special two-part podcast featuring Kazim Ali, who recently visited us in Philadelphia to read from his new book Sukun: New and Selected Poems (Wesleyan University Press, 2023).
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Ekphrastic Fantastic
October 2nd, 2023 | 33 mins 15 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
A deep dive on Information Desk, and so much more.
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What makes it tick?
August 24th, 2023 | 31 mins 41 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
Join us for a new episode in which we discuss what makes a poem a poem! We touch upon poems from Indrani Sengupta and Laura Van Prooyen in the July/August issue.
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Big (orange) summer vibes with Justin Rigamonti, Nomi Stone and more
August 4th, 2023 | 31 mins 39 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
We discuss the new issue and so much more.