The American Poetry Review
We found 10 episodes of The American Poetry Review with the tag “literature”.
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It's Time
September 17th, 2024 | 23 mins 54 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
On this episode, Elizabeth, Steven, and Hannah discuss prompts -- pro or con? -- and The Twenty-First Century by Jacob Eigen, the newly published winner of the 2024 APR/Honickman First Book Prize.
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Hammocks & Figs
July 29th, 2024 | 31 mins 11 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
The APR team is in a punchy mood on this episode; Elizabeth tries to rein in the conversation as Steven and Hannah riff on topics including Robert Lowell's revision process and the current era of political sloganeering. Also: selections from our July/August 2024 issue, with readings from Leah Umansky and Emily Skaja.
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In Praise of Prose
June 18th, 2024 | 30 mins 39 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
In this episode, Elizabeth, Hannah, and Steven are thinking about prose poems -- how do they differ from other short forms, like flash fiction or the micro-essay?
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Poets in Springtime
April 8th, 2024 | 31 mins 23 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
Join us as we revel in the intricate thought processes of some of our March/April 2024 contributors, Catherine Barnett, Omotara James, and Fritz Ward.
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Ways, Shapes, and Forms
February 21st, 2024 | 27 mins 28 secs
arts, culture, literature, poems, poetics, poetry, story
In this episode, we're talking about the January/February 2024 issue and appreciating some formal choices in poetry.
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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).