Episodios

  • Tomás Q. Morín on Gerald Stern

    Tomás Q. Morín on Gerald Stern
    Mar 5 2025
    Steven Kleinman and Tomás Q. Morín (https://www.tomasqmorin.com/About) reflect on the poems of Gerald Stern (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/gerald-stern) and his influence on Morín's own work. Poems discussed include Stern's "Another Insane Devotion" (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/36843/another-insane-devotion)and "Hydrangea," as well as Stern's books Lucky Life, Lovesick, and I.
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    24 m
  • In The Heart Of Winter

    In The Heart Of Winter
    Feb 21 2025
    On this episode, we have a reading from Alisha Dietzman (https://www.alishadietzman.com/work/circuit-y2lht), a discussion of some highlights from the January/February 2025 issue (https://the-american-poetry-review.myshopify.com/collections/issues/products/vol-54-no-1-jan-feb-2025), including Nomi Stone and Luke Hankins essay from their forthcoming anthology Breaking Into Blossom: Poems with Extraordinary Endings and a poem by Samuel Amadon. Plus: what role does poetry play now? And reading recommendations.
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    24 m
  • Parables, the parasocial, & Whitman's bulge

    Parables, the parasocial, & Whitman's bulge
    Oct 11 2024
    On this episode, Elizabeth chats one-on-one with Jason Schneiderman (https://newjschneiderman.wordpress.com/) about his new book, Self Portrait of Icarus as a Country on Fire (https://bookshop.org/p/books/self-portrait-of-icarus-as-a-country-on-fire-jason-schneiderman/20915982) (Red Hen Press, 2024).
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    47 m
  • It's Time

    It's Time
    Sep 17 2024
    On this episode, Elizabeth, Steven, and Hannah discuss prompts -- pro or con? -- and The Twenty-First Century by Jacob Eigen (https://the-american-poetry-review.myshopify.com/collections/books), the newly published winner of the 2024 APR/Honickman First Book Prize. Also, we dip into the archive for an appreciation of Alicia Jo Rabins' poem "Florida." (https://aprweb.org/poems/florida)
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    24 m
  • Hammocks & Figs

    Hammocks & Figs
    Jul 29 2024
    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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    31 m
  • In Praise of Prose

    In Praise of Prose
    Jun 18 2024
    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? Poets discussed include Baudelaire, Lydia Davis, Ross Gay, Joe Brainard, Russell Edson, Harryette Mullen, and more. Please take our survey here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Poetry2024).
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    31 m
  • For the Love of Kunitz

    For the Love of Kunitz
    Apr 26 2024
    The Kunitz Prize deadline (May 15!) is just around the corner and we're thinking about the illustrious list of poets who have won it in the past 15 years. Today we discuss the prize-winning poems by Susan Nguyen (https://aprweb.org/poems/impossible-deer) and Jared Harèl (https://aprweb.org/poems/veterans-day-2014).
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    22 m
  • Poets in Springtime

    Poets in Springtime
    Apr 8 2024
    Join us as we revel in the intricate thought processes of some of our March/April 2024 contributors, Catherine Barnett (https://aprweb.org/poems/envoy), Omotara James (https://aprweb.org/poems/sundays-v-bruce-queens-ny-august-2023), and Fritz Ward (https://aprweb.org/poems/what-it-is).
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    31 m