Why shouldn't poems go head to head from time to time? In this episode, Katie and Tim introduce a new type of episode for The Poetry Space_—a poetry battle! Learn the rules, and hear poems from Bill Knott and Ruth Stone fight their way to victory in our first ever poetry duel.

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Starting out with Adrienne Christian's answer to Nate Jacob's question about starting a poetry workshopping group of his own, we examine how to bring our best to workshops. Katie shares a difficult workshopping experience, and we read some of our favorite on-topic poems.

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Adrienne Christian

Joe Barca

Nate Jacob

Brian O'Sullivan

Dick Westheimer

How can we craft a poetry workshop that inspires poets? In this episode of The Poetry Space_, the Squad is joined by poet and Pacific University professor Adrienne Christian to workshop our way to the perfect poetry workshop!

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Adrienne Christian

Joe Barca

Nate Jacob

Brian O'Sullivan

Dick Westheimer

After part one, comes part two on After Poems. When does it make sense to directly reference another poem? How can we give credit to previous poems without distracting readers from our own? In this episode, we continue our exploration of the logic of literary credit.

At the table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Joe Barca

Dick Westheimer

More and more “after” poems are popping up in poetry. When does it make sense to directly reference another poem? How can we give credit to previous poems without distracting readers from our own? In this episode, we share some of our own after poems and explore the logic of literary credit.

At the table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

Joe Barca

Dick Westheimer

All too often, writers talking about AI spirals into a tornado of fear. What can writers do to code their own growth in the age of artificial intelligence? How will it change the future of poetry publishing, let alone poetry as we know it? This episode is full of enough debate to blow the fuse on AI!

At the Table: Katie Dozier, Timothy Green, Joe Barca, Brian O'Sullivan, and Dick Westheimer.

In this “hairstyle of an episode,” we take a turn examining braid poems—such as those popularized by our special guest, David Kirby. What constitutes a braid? This episode may inspire you to plait your own pigtails!

At the Table:

Katie Dozier

Timothy Green

David Kirby

Joe Barca

Dick Westheimer

What better way to kick off a poetry reading road trip than by firing one up for this week's episode of The Poetry Space_?! We go behind the scenes of our new chapbook, "Hot Pink Moon: A Crown of Haibun," and also read many of the poems. Watchout--it just may inspire you to collaborate on a book of your own poetry next!

Find the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1961694018