No Good Poetry

Episode 19: We Talk About Ourselves

It's the dead of the summer, so we decided we'd peek our heads out from behind the podcast hosting curtain and talk a little bit about our own current poetry projects. Check out our poems in the shownotes and listen to the end so you can hear a poetry performance with The Furniture Music Ensemble.

Episode 18: 6 Poets You May Not Have Heard of with guest David Rowe

Poet David Rowe joins us to talk about 6 poets that are lesser known, and we read some of their poetry: Vicente Huidobro, Hélène d'Oettingen, Jack Gilbert, Billy Childish, Bernard Bador, and Amelia Rosselli.

Episode 17: Understanding "Understanding Poetry Is More Straightforward Than You Think"

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 16: Bards and Barflies of Bohemia (part 2)

Arthur Smith is back again to talk with us about Charles Bukowski and his time in New Orleans, The Outsider magazine, and LouJon Press.

Episode 15: Bards and Barflies of Bohemia (part 1)

Special guest Arthur Smith chats with us live from his home in the French Quarter about some poets who found Bohemia in New Orleans and hung out in some splendid and roomy barrooms while they were at it. In this episode we talk about Walt Whitman and Tenessee Williams.

Episode 14: Musical Compositions Rooted in Poetry (part 2)

Jeff Pagano and I continue our conversation on musical compositions based on poetry with pieces by Hindemith, Britten, Eliott Carter and Brulez inspired by the poetry of Rilke, Rimbaud, Hart Crane, and Rene Char.

Episode 13: Musical Compositions Rooted in Poetry (part 1)

Composer and pianist Jeff Pagano joins us to talk about musical compositions based on poetry. Mallarmé, Verlaine, and Bertrand's poetry all appear in this episode.

Episode 12: Poetry and Audience

How does an audience interact with poetry? What's up with poetry readings? Can poets find ways to make poetry more interactive? We talk about all that and look at some techniques poets have used to get close and personal with their audience.

Episode 11: Book-Length Poems

This week we take a look at book-length poems and talk about some of our favorites. Be sure to checkout the reading list in the shownotes, so you can find a book-length poem to read this summer.

Episode 10: Max Harris and Ern Malley

This week we are joined by composer Jeff Pagano as we take a little trip to 1940s Australia for a bit of poetry history. I don't want to give away too much if it's a story you haven't heard before, but you will hear some amazing poetry along the way and there will be some surprises too.