New video on Dickinson: “He fumbles at your Soul”
Just added to ModPo—a 26-minute abridged version of our discussion of Dickinson’s “He fumbles at your Soul”—recorded in January 2020 in Seattle with Davy Knittle and Cristanne Miller.
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Notes on Barbara Guest’s “20”
ModPo citizen John Kamholz recently responded to reading Guest’s poem “20” with the following observation: When I was in Seville, my son and I went to a flamenco bar. The dancing started at midnight...
ModPo goes to the Hudson Valley
In early April 2022, the ModPo team took to to the road and filmed three different discussions for later addition to the ModPo syllabus. First, at Rhinecliff, NY, overlooking the Hudson River, we talked...
March 22, 2022 off-season (SloPo) webcast — photos and video recording
We so enjoyed hosting an off-season live webcast yesterday! We discussed poems by Harryette Mullen and Joanne Kyger, and the edited video segments of these will soon be added to the ModPo syllabus. Here...
erica kaufman returns for ModPo ’22
My dear friend erica kaufman is a teacher’s teacher, a poet’s poet, and a generous soul! These are just a few reasons why I am over the moon about this news: erica will once...
Caroline Bergvall at the Writers House – March 28/29, 2022
Poet, performance artist, sound artist Caroline Bergvall is traveling from London to be with us on March 28 and 29th. Please plan to join us! Caroline is our second Kelly Writers House Fellow of...
SloPo ModPo webcast – March 22, 2022
We will be hosting a special off-season (“SloPo” season) live interactive webcast. Laynie, Gabi, Kate, Camara, Knar, Amber Rose, Lily, Ali and Davy—and perhaps others too—will join me and YOU too for an informal, improvised conversation...
Doug Kearney reading added to PennSound
PennSound is now making available the segmented audio recording of Doug Kearney’s presentation/reading in the Kelly Writers House “City Planning Poetics Series” (curated & hosted by Davy Knittle)—October 23, 2018. Kearney appears variously in...
Ron Silliman on Ezra Pound
A 4.5-minute clip from Ron Silliman’s time as Kelly Writers House Fellow—on Ezra Pound:
A review of “The Difference is Spreading”
Karren Alenier’s review of “The Difference Is Spreading”: https://www.scene4.com/0222/karrenalenier0222.html The book can be pre-ordered HERE.
