I talk about 'The Motive for Metaphor' with Lisa New: pbs.org/video/emperor-…

a writer-friend whom I respect highly says that 'Deadwood' is the best thing he has ever seen on TV.
(admittedly, his taste is somewhat eccentric.)

Concrete eco-poem by Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1961 (typed into a letter to Cid Corman).

youtube.com/watch?v=eirhP2…

Here at the Writers House our hearts go out to Diane and Matthew and all of Jerry's many, many friends. Jerry and Diane visited KWH a number of times over the years. We were blessed by his poetry and his overall poeticness. See 15 clips: modpo.org/explore-partic…

phillychapbookreview.org/and-yet-held-b…

A conversation with ModPo on 'Billia Croo', a leading marine renewable test centre, Orkney. The poem was first published in Poetry magazine and reprinted in ebban an flowan. It was my desert island discs to speak with Al, Lee Ann, Laynie, and Sophia. youtube.com/watch?v=6AdSb1…

We are now releasing the April 2024 episode of PoemTalk—in which James Berger, Richard Deming & Sophia DuRose discuss two poems by Ron Padgett. jacket2.org/podcasts/also-…

So hilarious, so true!

New video—discussion of Iain Morrison's 'Rude Emily Dickinson' with Iain and others at Fruitmarket in Edinburgh before a live audience: youtube.com/watch?v=jRgs2l…

'...language is never exactly what it seems... Jason Z. #ModPoLive

Mazel tov to Delaney Parks Delaney Parks for winning the 2024 Nora Magid Mentorship Prize at Penn! Kelly Writers House PennSAS Pennalumni The Daily Pennsylvanian PennEnglish
link.medium.com/vXI77Z9myIb

PoemTalk 194: On Veronica Forrest-Thomson's 'S/Z' and 'Lemon and Rosemar... youtu.be/lU41_RNLq-4?si… via YouTube

Jerome Rothenberg on Stein's portrait of Picasso: youtube.com/watch?v=X0Gr2d…

Today the trial begins after many delays. Here is a piece I wrote 2 years ago remembering my advisee Blaze Bernstein, who was killed by homicide because of who he was. latimes.com/socal/daily-pi…

The young son of a friend of mine has the assignment of asking someone what poetry is, and the answer had to be 30 seconds. My answer is 33 seconds, so I guess I failed.
media.sas.upenn.edu/afilreis/What-…

I have the honor of conducting a free ModPo SloPo discussion group (4/14-28*) on the work of Louise Glück. Impossible to narrow it down to about 6. Here's an excerpt from one under consideration.

(*because I may cheat a bit & extend it a couple days, don't tell Al Filreis)

ModPo's own Aiden Hunt has been editing a fantastic new journal. Please see the latest reviews and news: phillychapbookreview.org

We are now making available a new ModPoPLUS week 1 video in which Dan Bergmann and I discuss Dickinson’s “The Brain within its Groove”:

youtube.com/watch?v=uKE1XS…

David Seelow has written an essay-overview about ModPo: revolutionarylearning.net/mooc-best-prac…