In this episode we talk about a recent article by Matthew Zapruder from the New York Times, "Understanding Poetry Is More Straightforward Than You Think," which gets us thinking about how schools teach poetry, what it means for poetry to be "obscure," poetic tradition, and whether there is value in making poetry straightforward. We do get kind of critical of the article, but hopefully we add to the discussion more than just bitch about the article.
Episode 29: Surrealist Poetry Games with Madeline Lavoie
Episode 28: Free Verse Poetry and Instagram Poetry with Mixson Lovejoy
Episode 27: Bookmaking and Publishing with Geoff Munsterman
Episode 26: Bernard Pearce
Episode 25: 6 Poets You May Not Have Heard of with guest Nathan Hoks
Episode 24: John Ashbery Tribute
Episode 23: Computer-Generated Poetry
Episode 22: Mimeograph Revolution with John Sinclair
Episode 21: Children's Poetry
Episode 20: Vocabulary and Poetry
Episode 19: We Talk About Ourselves
Episode 18: 6 Poets You May Not Have Heard of with guest David Rowe
Episode 16: Bards and Barflies of Bohemia (part 2)
Episode 15: Bards and Barflies of Bohemia (part 1)
Episode 14: Musical Compositions Rooted in Poetry (part 2)
Episode 13: Musical Compositions Rooted in Poetry (part 1)
Episode 12: Poetry and Audience
Episode 11: Book-Length Poems
Episode 10: Max Harris and Ern Malley
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