Thanks to the talented editing of Makena Deveraux, we are now making available an abridged, 20-minute version of our discussion of Helen Adam’s “Cheerless Junkie’s Song.” See below for the revised list and links...
ModPo people might recall that Doug Kearney visited us back in November 2019 and joined us for the Beat week webcast. We edited several clips from the full recording of the webcast, and have...
Nanao Sakaki’s poem “Small People” — and a video accompanying the poem — have been added to week 6 of the ModPoPLUS syllabus. The video features Davy Knittle and Wai Chee Dimock, recorded in...
We have added three poems from Michael McClure’s Ghost Tantras to week 6 (the Beats) of the ModPoPLUS syllabus, as follows: PART TWENTY-TWO: MICHAEL McCLURE 22.1 read three poems from Michael McClure’s “Ghost Tantras”: LINK...
A new 12-minute abridged version of our discussion of Frank Lima’s “Plena” is now available, thanks for the talented editing of Makena Deveraux. https://www.coursera.org/learn/modpo/resources/K6tjl
Al Filreis and Doug Kearney went into the Wexler Studio of the Kelly Writers House to discuss Amiri Baraka’s “How You Sound??” This statement appeared in Donald Allen’s famous anthology, The New American Poetry in...
It’s Friday of week 6 of ModPo 2019! Perfect day for taking a break from work or play or childcare or your workout to read a poem. How about Bob Kaufman’s “Jail Poems” HERE....
Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 16) at NOON (Philly time) we will be coming to you live from our beloved Kelly Writers House. The amazing poet Doug Kearney will be joining us! HERE is your link...
There’s a new section of week 6 in ModPoPLUS—on the Beats. These materials pertain to Jack Kerouac’s experimental prose-poem, “Old Angel Midnight.” Recently the ModPo TAs reunited to talk about section 4 of this...
It’s week 6 of ModPo 2019! Time for the Beat poets! The main week 6 syllabus features the writings of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Anne Waldman, Bob Kaufman, Amiri Baraka, Robert Creeley, and Jayne...
NOTE: ModPo 2021 weekly webcast schedule will be posted soon. Meantime, this was the 2020 schedule:
1) Wed 9/9/20, noon (wk 1)
2) Wed 9/16/20, 3PM (wk 2) (w/ Kate Colby & Angela Carr)
3) Wed 9/23/20, noon (wk 3) (w/ Bob Perelman)
4) Wed 9/30/20, 10 AM (wk 4)
5) Wed. 10/7/20, 3PM (wk 5)
6) Wed 10/14/20, noon (wk 6) (w/ Jake Marmer)
7) Wed 10/21/20, 10AM (wk 7)
8) Wed 10/28/20, 6:30PM (wk 8)
9) Wed 11/4/20, 3PM (wk 9)
10) Wed 11/11/20, noon (wk 10) (w/ Derek Beaulieu)
11) Mon 11/16/20, 10:30AM (“final words”)
[] Click HERE to watch recordings of all the ModPo 2020 webcasts.
Yes, you can take ModPo for University of Pennsylvania credit. Three 10-week sessions are offered each year: fall, spring, summer. This version of ModPo is taught by famed ModPo TA Anna Strong Safford and co-created with ModPo founder Al Filreis. Click HERE for all the info you need. Contact Anna with questions at modpo@writing.upenn.edu.
ModPo has created a Teacher Resource Center (“TRC“) for teachers who use ModPo poems & videos in their classrooms. Click HERE to read teaching guides and watch videos in which teachers talk about teaching with ModPo. If you wish to be added to our teachers mailing list, write us at modpo@writing.upenn.edu. Click HERE to discuss ModPo poems with other teachers.
