texts of 3 poems from Joan Retallack’s Bosch series
Here are three poems from Retallack’s Bosch series: LINK TO TEXTS —–
Author: Al Filreis
C. D. Wright: 4 poems from “One Big Self”
Here are four poems from Wright’s book One Big Self that formed the basis of the conversation recorded in an episode of PoemTalk: “Count Heads”: LINK “Count Your Fingers”: LINK “I want to go...
Joan Retallack SloPo mini-course (Jan 6-20, 2023)
Welcome to the SloPo mini-course on the writings of Joan Retallack. If at any time you have questions about how our mini-course is working, please don’t hesitate to contact Al Filreis at afilreis@writing.upenn.edu. Our...
New Year’s greetings (2023) — video message from Al
Al stopped by the Kelly Writers House on his daily run on New Year’s Eve day, 12/31/22, and made a 5-minute video greeting for all ModPo people.
ModPo is coming to L.A. in February 2023
The ModPo team will be in Los Angeles in early February. If you are in or near L.A., or might like to travel there to meet up with us, please keep reading this note—about...
Jerome Rothenberg’s favorite Stein poem
During our 2022 week 4 live webcast, Jerome Rothenberg talks about a favorite Gertrude Stein poem. Rothenberg was visiting the Writers House from California to be with us for the webcast, a PoemTalk episode,...
SloPo courses for winter/spring 2023
Once again, we at ModPo are pleased to roster several SloPo (off-season) mini-courses. Anyone enrolled in ModPo is eligible to participate. (If you are not currently enrolled in ModPo, go HERE.) To enroll in...
Sylvia Plath’s “The Stones”
Here is the text of Sylvia Plath’s “The Stones.” This poem was discussed in episode #129 of the PoemTalk podcast series HERE. The Stones This is the city where men are mended.I lie on...
John Ashbery’s “The Short Answer”
Here is the text of Ashbery’s poem “The Short Answer” from his book Quick Question. This was the basis of a PoemTalk episode which can be heard and viewed HERE. The Short Answer I...
ModPo at the Morgan Library, 10/26/2002
The ModPo team traveled to the Morgan Library in New York, where they met up with many ModPo friends, including legendary ModPo TA Ali Castleman and poet Lee Ann Brown. The week’s live webcast—for...