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The Poet Salon
by The Poet Salon
The Poet Salon is a podcast where poets talk over drinks prepared especially for them.
Episodes
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Paul Hlava Ceballos + Dark and Stormy
Lover, lover—parting was such sweet sorrow, but sweeter, still, to find you here again. This week, we got the vibrant and ingenious Seattle poet Paul Hlava Ceballos to sit down with us and talk about bananas, beginnings, and being dope. It's bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Paul Hlava Ceballos is the…
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Sandra Lim reads Linda Gregg's "New York Address"
Ahh what sweetness to read and listen to poems. This week, our favorite New York poet expert Sandra Lim brought in "New York Address" by your favorite poet's favorite poet Linda Gregg. If you are interested in images, how they work, what they are or aren't, you're in for a treat! Sandra Lim was...
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Sandra Lim + Hotel Bar Martini
Hi hi hi, lovelies. So exciting to present to you, dearest, our first guest of season 4. We were blessed with the presence of the brilliant Sandra Lim who we talked to about cities, silence, and the specificity of time and space. Enjoy! xoxo Sandra Lim was born in Seoul, Korea, and grew up in...
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Season 4 - We're back (suprise)!
*dusts off the cobwebs* It's so good to be back in your ear holes! Next week, we'll be back with our regular-degular set up—a phenomenal interview with a brilliant guest!—but this week, we thought we'd ease into it with a little update. Gabby, Lue, and Dujie sit down (with microphones, recording...
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Amaud Jamaul Johnson reads Linda Gregg‘s ”The Poet Goes About Her Business”
Friends, lovers, bilches—this episode wraps up our pandemic season of The Poet Salon, and what an episode it is! After chopping it up with Amaud Jamaul Johnson on smoke, speakers, and silences, he brought us Linda Gregg's "The Poet Goes About Her Business." If this is your first encounter with…
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Amaud Jamaul Johnson + Neat Glass of The Macallan Fine Whisky
Good day, bilches! We're winding down this stab at a third season with our last, luminous guest, Amaud Jamaul Johnson, with whom we discuss advisorship, allusion, and arrangement. Born and raised in Compton, California, educated at Howard University and Cornell University, AMAUD JAMAUL JOHNSON is...
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Jane Wong reads Gwendolyn Brooks‘ ”when you have forgotten sunday: the love story”
Salami lovers, soup slurpers, and salad spinners—this week Jane Wong served up the one and only Gwendolyn Brooks. In this episode, you'll hear us eat up Brooks' "when you have forgotten sunday: the love story" JANE WONG is the author of How to Not Be Afraid of Everything from Alice James Books…
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Jane Wong + Wild Fire Season
Dear lovers and frenemies—we're marching along through the end of this season. Our latest offering is a lovely conversation with Jane Wong with whom we discuss food, framings and frontiers. Phew. JANE WONG is the author of How to Not Be Afraid of Everything from Alice James Books and Overpour…
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Carl Phillips reads Kobayashi Issa‘s ”[The world of dew]” trans. Noyobuki Yuasa
Frenz, as promised, here is Carl Phillips' reading our first-ever haiku on The Poet Salon, Kobayashi Issa's "[The world of dew]" or "On the Death of a Child." CARL PHILLIPS is the author of fourteen books of poetry, most recently Pale Colors in a Tall Field (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020). He…
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Carl Phillips + Italian Margarita in a Silver-Rimmed Buffalo Horn Goblet
We're alive! Our hair is grown out. We brought you flowers. We missed you. For each of the next few weeks, we'll release both episodes with each of our guests. Today, we've got for you the inimitable Carl Phillips, with whom we discussed syntax, abstracts, and the brassiest of tacks. Enjoy! CARL...
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Tommye Blount reads Spencer Reece's "Interlude"
What's good, baby. We're back for the second part of our conversation with esteemed Tommye Blount. For us today, Tommy brought Spencer Reece's "Interlude," a short poem that imagines, does, asks so, so much. TOMMYE BLOUNTE grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He earned an MFA from Warren Wilson College....
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Tommye Blount + Pellegrino with Lime
Lovely loves, we went on a panda break but we're back now with our latest drop: a conversation with the inimitable Tommye Blount on color, order and desire. TOMMYE BLOUNTE grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He earned an MFA from Warren Wilson College. He is the author of the poetry collection Fantasia...
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Ada Limón reads Wanda Coleman's "Requiem for a Nest"
Friends—here we are. Here you are. Here's Ada Limón reading Wanda Coleman's "Requiem for a Nest." It is almost certainly the record for times we thought we were done with the conversation and Luther realized he had more to say about the poem. Enjoy. We did—we serenely and delusionally did. ADA...
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Ada Limón + January Gimlet
O hi there, it's us, The Poet Salon, back in your ears with our third season—and what a season it is! We're kicking things off with the incomparable Ada Limón. After some quick updates from us, we discuss the virtues of poetic "play" before conversing with the one-and-only Ada about the human...
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Season 3 - Coming Soon!
Beloveds, lovers, and loves—new episodes are coming to you, right here in this feed, starting January 25, 2021. Wash your hands. Get ready. It's gonna be good.
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Justin Phillip Reed reads Reginald Shepherd's "Occurrences across the Chromatic Scale"
Congrats! You, us, we have made it through two whole seasons of this wacky little experiment to get poets to talk to us about poems. Can't think of more lovely way to close us out than with this conversation with the one and only Justin Phillip Reed on Reginald Shepherd's "Occurrences across the...
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Justin Phillip Reed + Whiskey From The Bottle
Hello beautifuls—we're nearing the end of our second season (one more episode to go!) and we're grateful you're here with us. This week we answer TWO audience questions about capital-P Poetry and reading rituals. Then, we get the chance to (virtually) chop it up with the one and only delight…
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Keetje Kuipers reads Eavan Boland's "Quarantine"
Donate to bailout fund, pass it on. Following up on last week's conversation with one of our favs Keetje Kuipers, today, we dig into one of her mentor's poems "Quarantine" by Eavan Boland. Writer and editor KEETJE KUIPERS (pronounced Kay-tcha Ky-pers) is the author of three books of poems, all…
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Keetje Kuipers + The Small Town Drag Show
Another week, another hundred hand-washes. This week we get dig into ways to unstick writer's block before the blessing that was the virtual company of Keetje Kuipers. Together, we talk about symmetry, sadness, and sticking cold cheese in unexpected places. Buckle up! Writer and editor KEETJE...
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Aria Aber reads Solmaz Sharif's "The Master's House"
Yooo we did it! Another week, another episode. In this one, the one-and-only Aria Aber brings in Solmaz Sharif's "The Master's House" to binge and revel and geek and play and laugh and pray. And oh did we— ARIA ABER was raised in Germany. Her debut book Hard Damage won the Prairie Schooner Book...
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Aria Aber + Duino Mojito
Friends! Lovers! Nemeses! Hope you're washing your hands! This episode is our first recording entirely remotely—including our interview with special guest Aria Aber, who was gracious enough to deal with a combination of technical difficulties and our muddled quarantine brains. No amount of…
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Michelle Peñaloza reads Douglas Kearney's "Tallahatchie Lullabye, Baby"
Hi loves, we're back with part deux of our conversation with the vibrant Michelle Peñaloza. Coming off of last week's lovely conversation about her own work, for this episode, she brought in Douglas Kerney's "Tallahatchie Lullabye, Baby". We excited to share the poem and this chat with you. Hope...
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Michelle Peñaloza + Fire and Chrysanthemums
This week, friends, we're sitting with the question "So what do you write about?" ahead of a lovely conversation with Michelle Peñaloza. We chop it up about confession, contrast, and kasamas while sipping on Fire and Chrysanthemums. Enjoy! MICHELLE PEÑALOZA is the author of Former Possessions of...
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Bonus: The Craft of the Literary Podcast Interview
Hope you're staying safe, loves! This week we've got a special bonus episode for you: The Craft of the Literary Podcast Interview, which was initially slated to be an AWP panel. Due to pandemic, it was cancelled, but you still get to hear the conversation between Mike Sakesegawa of Keep the…
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Paisley Rekdal reads Brigit Pegeen Kelly's "Black Swan"
O dear ones—hope you're staying safe and well! We're coming to you from our respective apartments for our second conversation with Paisley Rekdal, who was kind enough to bring in Brigit Pegeen Kelley's "Black Swan". We geeked. If you haven't yet, be sure to check out last week's episode and leave...
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Paisley Rekdal + The Dark Sister
Have you washed your hands yet? Please take care of your selves and each other. This week, we recorded remotely for the first time. After chopping it up about how COVID-19 has affected our relationships to poetry, we dive into a conversation with Paisley Rekdal from a few months ago about...
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Taneum Bambrick reads Aria Aber's "The Only Cab Service of Farmington, Maine"
Hope your washing your hands, friends! We're back this week with a cute little episode in which Taneum Bambrick reads Aria Aber's "The Only Cab Service of Farmington, Maine". Last week we kicked it with Taneum talking about sturgeon, sex, and stuff thrown in the trash, and if you haven't heard…
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Taneum Bambrick + End of Tour Toddy
Hello dearest dearests—what a time to be alive listening to podcasts! If you're here, you probably know the drill already. If not, you're about to hear a thoughtful and laugh-filled conversation with Taneum Bambrick about sturgeon, sex, and stuff you throw in the trash. If you're new to The Poet...
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Oliver de la Paz reads Laura Jensen's "Bad Boats"
Look. Last week we got into it over sonnets (which, it turns out, we know a lot more about than prosody!) before diving into a conversation with Oliver de la Paz about his work. This week he brought in Laura Jensen's much-beloved poem "Bad Boats". OLIVER DE LA PAZ is the author of five…
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Oliver de la Paz + The Long Line
Our people, our people! We're back this week with a fresh new episode featuring the one and only Oliver de la Paz. He came through The Poet Salon to talk about parenting, prose poems, and myths. OLIVER DE LA PAZ is the author of five collections of poetry, Names Above Houses, Furious Lullaby (SIU...
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Bettina Judd reads from Aracelis Girmay's "The Black Maria"
Good ppl, good ppl—last week we chopped it up with THEE Dr. Bettina Judd on so many goodness. This week, she brought in Aracelis Girmay's "The Black Maria" for us to melt our hearts over. Bettina Judd is an interdisciplinary writer, artist and performer whose research focus is on Black women's...
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Bettina Judd + JOY! Spritzes
Hey you! This week we pop off on prosody before sitting down with the amazing Bettina Judd. Bettina takes us through her interdisciplinary approach to poems, patience, and of course, JOY! Bettina Judd is an interdisciplinary writer, artist and performer whose research focus is on Black women's...
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Bill Carty reads Jennifer Chang's "Dorothy Wordsworth"
Friends— last week, Bill Carty schooled us on clouds, clarity, and clowns. For this week's episode, Bill brought in Jennifer Chang's "Dorothy Wordsworth" to boot, scoot, n' boogie with. Enjoy! Bill Carty is the author of Huge Cloudy (Octopus Books) and the chapbook Refugium. He holds degrees from...
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Bill Carty + Grecian Laurel 75
Hello hello! This week we're thrilled to wax poetic about Brigit Pegeen Kelly—who is she? and why do poets love her so??—and to interview our dear friend Bill Carty about clouds, clarity, clowns, etc. Bill Carty is the author of Huge Cloudy (Octopus Books) and the chapbook Refugium. He holds...
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Jericho Brown reads Lucille Clifton's "The Lost Baby Poem"
Hello there! After last week's episode with Jericho Brown in which we hashed it out over rhyme and why we write, Jericho brought us Lucille Clifton's "The Lost Baby Poem" to nerd out over. Hear us out. Jericho Brown is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe...
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Jericho Brown + The Bizzy Izzy
Hello beautiful beautiful people! We're back! Season two is here and what a season it is. We're thrilled to start of 2020 talking about the books that messed us all the way up in 2019 and to chat with the inimitable Jericho Brown about the South, rhyme, and why we write at all. Jericho Brown is…
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Live! with Natalie Scenters-Zapico
What's good fam—did our first a live episode with the inimitable Natalie Scenters-Zapico as part of Lit Crawl: Seattle. It was wonderful. Hear us chop it up about Concha Piquer, ending poems, and the ethics of repetition. Natalie Scenters-Zapico is a fronteriza from the sister cities of El Paso,...
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You missed us, we know
Season 1 came and went, and we learned so much, y'all. We're so grateful for the 10 wonderful guests who rolled through. It's been a blessing. In this little bonus pod, you can hear us reflect on what we learned, what we've been up to between seasons, and what we have coming up. Season 2 will...
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Hanif reads Angela Veronica Wong's "Elsa Was Stabbed To Death She Had Her Key"
It's our last episode of the season! After chopping it up with Hanif Abdurraqib last week on his work, he brought in Angela Veronica Wong's "Elsa Was Stabbed To Death She Had Her Key" to share and marvel over. HANIF ABDURRAQIB is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His…
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Hanif Abdurraqib + Sprite
It's goin up on a Tuesday, dearest listener, and for this week's episode we get into it with the inimitable Hanif Abdurraqib about sneakers, slashes, and suffering for one's art. Mmhmmm. But first your favs chat it up about how many rejections we can take before letting go of a dream journal......
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Erika Meitner reads Campbell McGrath's "Night Travelers"
Ayyye—look at us here together again! I'm sure you know by now, love, but last week we talked it up with Erika Meitner on whiteness, witness, and weathering trauma. This week, she brought us the poem "Night Travelers" by Campbell McGrath for us to be mesmerized by. Check it out! ERIKA MEITNER is...
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Erika Meitner + Hibiscus on the Sleeping Shores
Dear ones: we were blessed for this week's episode to have Erika Meitner come through. We chatted it up about documentary poetics, political rhetoric, pop culture detritus, saviors, and more. But before that conversation, your cute hosts waded into the *poetry plagarism* discussion. ERIKA MEITNER...
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Ross Gay reads Gerald Stern's "The Dog"
What's delighting you fam. Last week, we talked with Tito Sauce about discipline, death, and, of course, delight. For this week's convo, Uncle Ross brought in for us "The Dog" by Gerald Stern. Listen and weep. ROSS GAY is the author of three books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel…
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Ross Gay + Spoiling Orchard
O dearest delights—welcome! After a quick chat about the virtues of book contests, the crew sat down for this week's episode with Ross Gay in a quirky, quaint Portland hotel. While sipping Spoiling Orchards, Uncle Ross chopped it up with on the performance of delight, the practice of tenderness,...
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Geffrey Davis reads Li-Young Lee's "Goodnight"
What's good, dearest homies. After last week's riveting conversation with Geffrey Davis about family and ethics, language and tone, we dove into "Goodnight" by Li-Young Lee—a poem that will properly mess you up. You've been warned. GEFFREY DAVIS is the author of Night Angler (BOA Editions)…
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Geffrey Davis + Bourbon in a Small Gold Glass
Dearest beloved—you're back just in time to hear us chop it up about the ethics of writing (and publishing) work about family. And have a beautiful chat with beautiful poet Geffrey Davis. GEFFREY DAVIS is the author of Night Angler (BOA Editions), winner of the 2018 James Laughlin Award from the...
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Casandra López reads Benjamin Garcia's "Birds of Illegal Trade"
What's good fam. If you're caught up, you know we sat with Casandra and discussed grief, community, obsessions, and writing across genres. This week, she brought in a lovely poem "Birds of Illegal Trade" by Benjamin Garcia, and, here, you can hear us geek out over it! CASANDRA LÓPEZ is a Chicana...
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Casandra López + A Rose is a Rose is a Roses
Hello lovely people. This week we sat and drank with Casandra López. She schooled us on obsessions, building a poetry community, grief, and the difference between writing poetry and writing fiction. Y'all don't want to miss this. Trust. CASANDRA LÓPEZ is a Chicana and California Indian...
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Rick Barot Reads Vievee Francis' "Given to Rust"
Welcome back, lovelies! Last week, Rick Barot blew our minds with his thoughts on how poetry connects to everything from Spanish paintings to runway models. This week, Rick reads us the poem "Given to Rust" by Vievee Francis, and we delight in how this poem invites us to think about lineation,...
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Rick Barot + Those Winter Gin and Tonics
What's good friends. This week we get down with getting back into the swing of "the poetry world." We also sat down with Rick Barot and got taken all the way to school. He dropped so much knowledge on art and the body and the state of contemporary American poetry. Hurry up and listen already!…
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