The American Poetry Review

Oct 11 2024 31 ep. 29 mins 27
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Founded in 1972, The American Poetry Review is dedicated to reaching a worldwide audience with a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry and literary criticism. The podcast features guest interviews and lots of poetry talk from APR editor Elizabeth Scanlon, along with co-hosts and guests. Learn more about APR at aprweb.org.

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Parables, the parasocial, & Whitman's bulge

Oct 11 2024 47 mins  
On this episode, Elizabeth chats one-on-one with Jason Schneiderman about his new book, Self Portrait of Icarus as a Country on Fire (Red Hen Press, 2024).

It's Time

Sep 17 2024 23 mins  
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."

Hammocks & Figs

Jul 29 2024 31 mins  
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.

In Praise of Prose

Jun 18 2024 30 mins  
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.

For the Love of Kunitz

Apr 26 2024 22 mins  
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.

Poets in Springtime

Apr 08 2024 31 mins  
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.

Ways, Shapes, and Forms

Feb 21 2024 27 mins  
In this episode, we're talking about the January/February 2024 issue and appreciating some formal choices in poetry. We touch upon the pantoum, the duplex, and the golden shovel, and have a chat with Dorothy Chan about her deep engagement with the triple sonnet. Plus, January Gill O’Neil reads "Manifesto," from the Jan/Feb 2024 issue.

The Soul Of Brevity

Jan 26 2024 28 mins  
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.

Beginnings

Jan 02 2024 28 mins  
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

Dec 05 2023 22 mins  
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.