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In Praise of Prose
The American Poetry Review
06/18/24 • 30 min
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.
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For the Love of Kunitz
The American Poetry Review
04/26/24 • 22 min
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 and Jared Harèl.
Beginnings
The American Poetry Review
01/02/24 • 28 min
We've been thinking about some great first lines of poems. What makes them great and how do we get there? In this discussion, we touch upon poems by Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Eduardo C. Corral, Brenda Shaughnessy, and Elizabeth Bishop. We also have readings from the magazine by Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Katie Condon, and Dana Isokawa.
Dear Mary
The American Poetry Review
12/05/23 • 22 min
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.
Ekphrastic Fantastic
The American Poetry Review
10/02/23 • 33 min
Join us as we chat about Robyn Schiff's new book Information Desk: An Epic and other fine examples of ekphrastic poetry! Other topics include: the September/October issue, including the new Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize winner, Karisma Price, and Kimiko Hahn's book Foreign Bodies, which refers to Philadelphia's own Mütter Museum.
Episode 15: Faylita Hicks
The American Poetry Review
05/19/23 • 33 min
Join us for a special feature on poet Faylita Hicks, who is the author of HoodWitch (Acre Books, 2019), a finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry, the 2019 Julie Suk Award, and the 2019 Balcones Poetry Prize. Currently, they are working on a second poetry collection, A Map of My Want (Haymarket Books, 2024), and a debut memoir about their carceral experience, A Body of Wild Light (Haymarket Books, 2025).
The American Poetry Review is a RADIOKISMET podcast. For more: aprweb.org
Episode 13: Gearing Up For #AWP23 w/ Chessy Normile, Live At The Philadelphia Ethical Society
The American Poetry Review
03/03/23 • 17 min
On this episode, we talk about our plans for AWP in Seattle and revisit a spectacular Honickman Book Prize reading by Chessy Normile from AWP 2022 as we gear up for the conference next week.
For more, visit aprweb.org.
It's Time
The American Poetry Review
09/17/24 • 23 min
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. Also, we dip into the archive for an appreciation of Alicia Jo Rabins' poem "Florida."
Major Jackson live at The Philadelphia Ethical Society
The American Poetry Review
11/18/23 • 23 min
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.
Major Jackson is the author of six books of poetry, including_ The Absurd Man_ (2020),_ Roll Deep_ (2015), Holding Company (2010), Hoops (2006) and Leaving Saturn _(2002), which won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize for a first book of poems. His edited volumes include: _Best American Poetry 2019, Renga for Obama, and Library of America’s Countee Cullen: Collected Poems. He is also the author of A Beat Beyond: The Selected Prose of Major Jackson _edited by Amor Kohli. A recipient of fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, John S. Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Major Jackson has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, a Whiting Writers’ Award, and has been honored by the Pew Fellowship in the Arts and the Witter Bynner Foundation in conjunction with the Library of Congress. He has published poems and essays in _American Poetry Review, The New Yorker, Orion Magazine, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, Poetry London, and World Literature Today. Major Jackson lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and serves as the Poetry Editor of The Harvard Review.
Episode 11: Ada Limón, Live at APR's 50th Anniversary Reading
The American Poetry Review
07/13/22 • 12 min
Join us for a special edition mini-episode celebrating the appointment of Ada Limón as the new Poet Laureate of the United States. APR Editor Elizabeth Scanlon offers up an exclusive recording of Ada's reading at the APR 50th anniversary celebration that took place in Philadelphia earlier this year.
The American Poetry Review is a RADIOKISMET podcast.
For more: aprweb.org
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How many episodes does The American Poetry Review have?
The American Poetry Review currently has 31 episodes available.
What topics does The American Poetry Review cover?
The podcast is about Poetry, Steven, American, Podcasts, Books, Arts, Literary and Review.
What is the most popular episode on The American Poetry Review?
The episode title 'For the Love of Kunitz' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The American Poetry Review?
The average episode length on The American Poetry Review is 29 minutes.
How often are episodes of The American Poetry Review released?
Episodes of The American Poetry Review are typically released every 40 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of The American Poetry Review?
The first episode of The American Poetry Review was released on Nov 18, 2019.
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