Al Filreis & Lisa New discuss Wallace Stevens
I talked with Lisa New about two poems by Stevens — “The Empreror of Ice Cream” and “The Motive for Metaphor.” This discussion is featured with others’ responses to these poems in a new...
Author: Al Filreis
Announcing: ModPo TAs & special poet-guests for ModPo 2024
Today I have the true great pleasure of announcing to you the group of ModPo TAs who will re-joining us for the upcoming annual “symposium mode” of ModPo (August 31 – November 11). Some...
David Seelow, “A Good MOOC Is Hard to Find”
David Seelow has published an essay-overview about ModPo. Near the beginning is this: “When the MOOC fanfare exploded around 2012, the platform pitched three appealing features: free cost, unlimited unenrollment, star professors. All three...
New video: Steven’s “Thirteen Ways” & Ostashevsky’s “Fourteen Ways”
Recently we visited Dan Bergmann at his home in Massachusetts and recorded a discussion of Wallace Stevens’s “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” and Eugene Ostashevsky’s “Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Translator.”...
Beloved ModPo citizen John Knight has passed away
Many of you will of course remember John Knight’s involvement with ModPo since its founding year, 2012. John continued to be part of the ModPo community through last fall’s 12th season. Right there at...
Schedule of live webcasts for ModPo 2024
NOTE: All times given are Eastern U.S. Time. Click HERE to watch any webcast live. Week 1 — Wednesday, September 4 – NOONWeek 2 – Wednesday, September 11 – 8 PM (with Iain Morrison)Week...
ModPo poet CJ Prince soon to publish a book of poems
ModPo’s Cj Prince will soon publish a book of poems. When it’s out we’ll be sure to post a link so everyone can acquire a copy. Readers will recognize ModPo poets in and around...
Suggestions for what you can do during ModPo’s “SloPo” season
Here are some ideas for ModPo people who are searching for ways to spend time with ModPo during the “SloPo” season (mid-November through early September):
SloPo mini-courses, 2024
To enroll in any of these courses, please fill out THIS FORM. List of sessions: Session 1: January 22-31 – Kate Colby on Rosmarie Waldrop Session 2: February 19-28 – JS Wu on Renee...