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How does poetry inspire, challenge, and sustain us? Hosted by poet and scholar Genevieve Kaplan, Poets at Work explores topics relevant to contemporary poetry, both in the academy and the wider literary community. Tune in for behind-the-scenes insight into how the work of poetry extends beyond what…

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    • Oct 26, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    S02E09 SPECIAL: Writing through Ghosts: An Interview with Diana Khoi Nguyen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 65:50


    In this special episode of Poets at Work, as a supplement to Foothill Poetry Journal's 2021 release, we talk to Diana Khoi Nguyen about ghosts, poetic form, prepositions, and writing through loss. The interview is in print in the 2021 issue of Foothill Poetry Journal, which you can read online at cgu.edu/foothill.   For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and include the episode title.

    S02E08 Relaxing into Myself: A Conversation with Dr. Amy Shimshon-Santo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 35:40


    In this episode of Poets at Work, we talk with Dr. Amy Shimshon-Santo, poet and associate professor of Arts Management, and the academic lead for the 2020 cohort here at CGU about language, form, and interdisciplinary work. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and be sure to include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/  

    S02E07 The Reality of Language: A Conversation with Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 49:56


    In this episode, we talk about past, present, and the future of reality in poetry with Vanessa Angélica Villarreal.    For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and be sure to include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/

    S02E06 Poetry Is a Stringed Instrument: A Conversation with Rowan Ricardo Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 55:36


    In this episode of Poets at Work we talk with Rowan Ricardo Phillips about his newest collection, Living Weapon. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and be sure to include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/

    S02E05 Poetry & History with Emily Jungmin Yoon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 39:00


     In this episode of Poets at Work, guest host CGU student and poet Stacey Park talks with Emily Jungmin Yoon, 2020 Kate Tufts Discovery Award finalist, about the role that poetry can play in remembering history and grappling with the way the past lives in the present. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and be sure to include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/  

    S02E04 But What About the Birds?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 46:07


    In this episode of Poets Genevieve Kaplan discusses her new collection Aviary, poetic tropes, and writing in public spaces. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and be sure to include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed...

    S02E03 A Conversation With Prageeta Sharma

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 45:15


    In this episode of Poets at Work we talk with poet and Pomona College professor Prageeta Sharma, who also reads selections from her work. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and be sure to include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night...

    S02E02 A Conversation with Dawn Lundy Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 45:42


    In this episode of Poets at Work, we talk with poet, professor, and visual artist Dawn Lundy Martin. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and be sure to include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/

    S02E01 The Multicultural Imagination in Contemporary American Poetry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 45:41


    In this episode of Poets at Work we talk with poet, Foothill editor, and CGU student Stacey Park and poets Jose Hernandez Diaz and Inez Tan abut multiculturalism and international voices in contemporary poetics. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and be sure to include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/  

    S01E05 Poetry & Los Angeles With Elena Karina Byrne

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 56:41


    In this episode of Poets at Work we talk with poet and curator Elena Karina Byrne about Los Angeles, Art, and contemporary poetry. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and be sure to include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/  

    S01E04 Poetry & the Academy with Warren Liu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 58:36


    A talk with poet and professor Warren Liu about teaching, the academy, Asian American experimental literature, and, of course, poetry. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and include the episode title.

    S01E03 Poetry & Public Life With Don Share

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 55:13


    In this episode of Poets at Work we talk with editor, poet, and translator Don Share about literary curation, materiality, and contemporary poetry. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/

    S01E02 Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards Reading at the Huntington

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 53:14


    In this episode of Poets at Work we listen to the 2019 Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Award reading, featuring poets Diana Khoi Nguyen and Dawn Lundy Martin. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/

    S01E01 Poetry & Publishing With Foothill Editors Emily Schuck & Brock Rustin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 41:40


    In this episode of Poets at Work we talk with Emily Schuck and Brock Rustin, co-Editors-in-Chief of Foothill Poetry, about their work running a literary journal and balancing their academic and creative lives. For a transcript of this episode, email cgupodcasts at gmail.com and include the episode title. Our intro and outro music for this episode is Lee Rosevere's "Night Caves", licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/

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