Poetry Spoken Here

Tamar Samuel-Siegel from Virginia (and other places) shares her views on embodiment of language and poetry, and reads poems from her time spent in Israel. Host Charlie Rossiter reviews Ross Gay's latest book, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. Find Ross Gay's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Catalog-Unabashed-Gratitude-Pitt-Poetry/dp/0822963310 Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Mark O'Brien from upstate NY talks about his interests in visual art and poetry, haibun and more. Host Charlie Rossiter remembers recently deceased Beat poet and novelist Bobbie Louise Hawkins. Bobbie Louise Hawkins Obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/obituaries/bobbie-louise-hawkins-beat-poet-and-author-dies-at-87.html Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Gayle Lauradunn from New Mexico reads from her new book, All the Wild and Holy: A Life of Eunice Williams 1696-1785. Host Charlie Rossiter considers Dana Gioia's "Can Poetry Matter" essay on ways to make poetry a more significant part of the culture. Read "Can Poetry Matter?" here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1991/05/can-poetry-matter/305062/ Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Bill Morgan, archivist to Allen Ginsberg, talks about "The Best Minds of My Generation: A Literary History of the Beats," a book created from Allen's lectures, edited by Bill. Host Charlie Rossiter reviews "Wait Till I'm Dead," a collection of Ginsberg's previously uncollected poems also edited by Morgan. Find "The Best Minds of My Generation here: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Minds-My-Generation-Literary/dp/0802126499 Find Wait Til I'm Dead here: https://www.amazon.com/Wait-Till-Im-Dead-Uncollected/dp/0802124534 Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

This special Poetry Month episode features host Charlie Rossiter relaying writing advice from Billy Collins, reading the poetry of Kodojin, and remembering Sam Hamill who recently passed away. Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Alan Catlin from upstate New York talks about his writing process and reads from two forthcoming collections. In the second part of the show, host Charlie Rossiter reviews and reads from Bettering American Poetry, Vol 2, part of a series of collections described as "an ongoing act of resistance and celebration." Find out more about the Bettering American Poetry series here: https://www.betteringamericanpoetry.com/ Find Vol. 2 in the series, here: https://www.amazon.com/Bettering-American-Poetry-Amy-King/dp/069297959X Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

New Mexico poet Beate Sigriddaughter reads from her new book "Xanthippe and Her Friends" and host Charlie Rossiter looks at the program for Split This Rock 2018. Find Xanthippe and Her Friends, here: https://www.amazon.com/Xanthippe-Her-Friends-Beate-Sigriddaughter/dp/1942371462 Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Michael Koehler, a cab and truck driving poet from central Wisconsin, reads his poetry rooted in reality. In the second part of the show, host Charlie Rossiter looks at public poetry. Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

L.A. poet, Alexis Rhone Fancher, compulsive writer of erotica, irreverent photographer and lover of all things "bent" shares her no-hold-barred poetry while discussing sex and power. In the second part of the show, Charlie Rossiter examines poetry that has been banned. Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Arya F. Jenkins, poet-photographer from Ohio is featured and discusses her ekphrastic poetry. Host Charlie Rossiter reviews "Bullets into Bells: Poets and Citizens Respond to Gun Violence" a new anthology of poetry and prose focused on gun violence from Beacon Press. Find "Bullets into Bells" here: https://www.amazon.com/Bullets-into-Bells-Citizens-Violence/dp/0807025585 Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

This episode features the second part of our historic interview with James Laughlin from 1997. Find the first part in Poetry Spoken Here Episode 060. In the second part of the show, host Charlie Rossiter talks about Wishbone, the little dog who teaches classic literature. To listen to Part 1 of the James Laughlin interview, go here: https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-060-james-laughlin-and-ee-cummings Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

James Laughlin, founder of New Directions publishing house, and an exceptional poet, is featured in an historic interview conducted just a few months before he passed back in 1997. Host, Charlie Rossiter, discusses ee cummings in the second part of today's show. Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

December 2017 has a fifth Friday so we put together this retrospective sampling of poets and poems from 2017 featuring: Mary Panza (PSH 43) https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/show-043-mary-panza-and-poet-laureate-history Carlos Cumpian (PSH 50)https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-050-carlos-cumpian-and-sam-shepard-8417-1130-pm Jules Nyquist (PSH 47)https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-047-john-roche-and-jules-nyquist-and-poetic-prose David Graham (PSH 56) https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-056-david-graham-and-the-2016-vida-count Nicole Yurcaba (PSH 38)https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-38-nicole-yurcaba-and-insurgent-poetry John McKenna (PSH 51)https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-051-john-mckenna-and-joyce-carol-oates and Laura Boss (PSH 55)https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-055-laura-boss-and-the-prose-poem Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our websit

Wisconsin Poet, Tom Montag, talks about poetry, life, and place. Host Charlie Rossiter highlights Kanopy, a streaming service available on many campuses, and through an ever-increasing number of public libraries, that is essentially an arthouse Netflix. Check out Kanopy here: https://www.kanopystreaming.com/ Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

This special tribute episode of Poetry Spoken Here is dedicated to the late Maria McCray, Vietnam War veteran, former U.S. Marine, and member of eight consecutive Chicago National Slam Teams. An historic recording of her reading for a live audience in 2000 and an interview with Poetry Spoken Here host, Charlie Rossiter, make this a podcast not to miss. Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Sarah Giragosian reads poems from her recently published work, Queer Fish inspired by her fascination with animal-human similarities including one from the perspective of a horseshoe crab. Host Charlie Rossiter recommends Copper Canyon’s unique catalog that is also a mini poetry anthology. Find Queer Fish available for purchase, here: https://www.amazon.com/Queer-Fish-Sarah-Giragosian/dp/1935716433/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1510932039&sr=8-1&keywords=queer+fish Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

David Graham, author of seven books of poetry, shares his accessible yet complex poetry. Host Charlie Rossiter gives a tip of the poetic hat to the recently released VIDA Count 2016 and the hard-working VIDA volunteers. Find the Vida 2016 report, here: http://www.vidaweb.org/the-2016-vida-count/ Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Poet Laura Boss reads from her new book The Best Lover, including a reading of the title poem and her long, personal 9/11 poem. In the second part of the program, host Charlie Rossiter looks at the prose poem with the help of Michael Benedikt's breakthrough anthology. The Best Lover: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Lover-Laura-Boss/dp/1630450448 Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Host Charlie Rossiter explores the idea of the perfect poem with examples from Gary Snyder and Kenneth Rexroth. He also looks back on the previous 53 episodes of Poetry Spoken Here. Snyder's Poem: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47754/i-went-into-the-maverick-bar Rexroth's Poem: https://onceadaypoetry.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/no-word-by-kenneth-rexroth/ Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Sally Rhoades, upstate NY poet and playwright, discusses her influences and shares her autobiographical poems. In the second part of the show, host Charlie Rossiter takes a look at zen and zen poetry through the translations of Lucien Stryk. Subscribe to Poetry Spoken Here on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetr…d1030829938?mt=2 Visit our website: poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com