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The Poets Weave
A weekly program of poetry reading hosted by Romayne Rubinas Dorsey and produced by WFIU Public Media from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Episodes
The Poets WeaveSanctified Honey
Rosemarie Wurth-Grice reads "Notes from Teaching the Iliad and the Myth of Helen’s Birth," "Rabbit Holes," "Ninety-five Moons of Jupiter," and "Sanctified…
The Poets WeavePress Record Now
On this edition of the Poets Weave Allie Rigby reads "Press Record Now," "Frog Skin," "Self-Portrait as Orchid," and "Burnt Rice."Allie has roots in the…
The Poets WeaveRadish Greens
Kourtney Jones reads "I Asked the Dead" and "Radish Greens."Kourtney is a poet, teacher, and interdisciplinary artist from Fort Wayne, Indiana. She can be…
The Poets WeaveFaerie Fruit
William Landau reads "Monomyth," "Faerie Fruit," "" and "To Be a F."William is a second year MFA student at Indiana University Bloomington. Their work has…
The Poets WeaveWithout Compass
Angela Lim reads "Without Compass," "COMPULSORY," "I find myself jealous of ghosts" and "Tell the Space Enthusiast 'No, Thank You'."Angela Lim is a poet…
The Poets WeaveSomewhere in Illinois
Nina Boals reads "Somewhere in Illinois," "The Laughter," and "Litany for Spring."Nina is a writer from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She received an MFA in poetry…
The Poets WeaveLate Insight
As a tribute to Jenny Kander, we're reaching back to 2008 for an episode of Jenny reading her own work. She reads from her "Maternal" series: "Late Insight,"…
The Poets WeaveGreen Humming Earth
Gabrielle Myers reads "Green Humming Earth," "The Aftermath of Flourishing," "Summer's widening aperture," and "Flower Feeding."Gabrielle is a writer…
The Poets WeaveGaggle of Boys
Zilia Balkansky-Sellés reads "Thoughts while rolling the garbage bin," "End of April, Rainy Sky," "Gaggle of Boys," and "The House Across the Street."Zilia is…
The Poets WeaveElephant Born
Zilia Balkansky-Sellés reads "Elephant Born, "Mulch Pile," "April 20, 2021," and "The Assurance of a Sunflower." Zilia is a writer and actor based in…
The Poets WeaveSwallowtail
Danika Stegeman’s second book, Ablation, was released by 11:11 Press in November 2023. Her book Pilot (2020) was published by Spork Press. She’s a 2023…
The Poets WeaveNational Poetry Month
Joe Di Prisco reads "National Poetry Month."Novelist, memoirist, and poet, Joseph Di Prisco published his fourth book of poetry, My Last Resume: New &…
The Poets WeaveDream On
As a tribute to Jenny Kander, we're reaching back to 2007 for an episode of Jenny reading her own work. She read "Dream," "Great Aunt," "Eve of Grown…
The Poets WeaveListening to Seamus Heaney
Heather Corbally Bryant reads “Listening to Seamus Heany.”Heather is a Senior Lecturer at Wellesley College, the author of a prize-winning study of Elizabeth…
The Poets WeavePoem as Ghost Ally
Allie Rigby has roots in the chaparral and deserts of California. She is the author of Moonscape for a Child, published by Bored Wolves in 2024, and she’s a…
The Poets WeaveYears to Burn
Joseph Kerschbaum’s most recent publications include Mirror Box published in 2020 by Main St Rag Press and Distant Shores of a Split Second published in 2018…
The Poets WeaveSeasons Mean Nothing
Kentucky native, Rosemarie Wurth-Grice is a retired National Board Certified Teacher and founding member of the Not Dead Poets Society. Her poetry and short…
The Poets WeaveThe Cancellation of Spring
Joe Di Prisco reads "The Cancellation of Spring" and "I Was Just Leaving."Novelist, memoirist, and poet, Joseph Di Prisco published his fourth book of poetry…
The Poets WeaveMy Second Skin
Gili Haimovich is a bilingual poet in Hebrew and English, the author of ten poetry books, including Promised Lands (published by Finishing Line Press in 2020)…
The Poets WeaveTiny toads jump between our fingers
Gabrielle is a writer, professor, and chef. Her memoir, Hive-Mind, was published in 2015. Her first poetry books Too Many Seeds and Break Self: Feed are…
The Poets WeaveWhat She Wants
KIM DOWER is the author of six collections of poetry, including "What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria" published by Red Hen Press in…
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Psalm in Snow
A native of Vandalia, Illinois, Paul Stroble has a long career as adjunct faculty in history, philosophy, and religion. He has written books, essays…
The Poets WeaveHeart Rate Cento
Danika Stegeman reads "Heart Rate Cento," as well as an excerpt from her second book Ablation.
The Poets WeaveHelen -- After Troy
Zilia Balkansky-Sellés reads "Helen—After Troy, "The Grasshopper’s Curse," and "The Graiae."
The Poets WeaveSeedlings
Colleen Wells reads "Seedlings," "Second-hand Smoke," "The Hawk," "Roadkill," and "Angel Bee Funeral.”
The Poets WeaveLake Griffy Woods
Doris Lynch reads "Bird Languages," "First Snow After Your Death," "Sound Patina," "Sangre de Cristo Mountains," and "Lake Griffy Woods."
The Poets WeaveWinter Berries
Heather Corbally Bryant reads “Crevices,” “Lady Slippers on Pinnacle Road,” “Gibbous Moon,” “Winter Berries,” and “Red Dragonfly.”
The Poets WeaveJelly Donuts
As a tribute to Jenny Kander, who created Poets Weave in 1999, we're reaching back to 2009 for an episode of Jenny reading her own work. She read poems from…
The Poets WeaveLeaving El Salvador
Barb Schwegman reads "Two White Girls Go to Market," "Leaving El Salvador," and "For Walter and Scott."
The Poets WeaveSong for the Onion
Karen Rigby reads "Song for the Onion," "To the Huy Fong Foods Company," and "Plums."
The Poets WeaveIce Fishing on Thanksgiving Eve
Doris Lynch reads "First Call, Cody - Kivalina, Alaska," "Ice Fishing on Thanksgiving Eve," and "Conjuring Borealis."
The Poets WeaveMy Grandmother's Hands
Barb Schwegman reads "Aunt Mary Rupe," "My Grandmother's Hands," "Meeting in the Garden," and "Night Walking."
The Poets WeaveThe Satrap Will See You Now
Joe Di Prisco reads "The Satrap Will See You Now," "Being at Home in You," "Poem in which no one appears to show up for his party," and "Poem in which he…
The Poets WeaveReframing
Colleen Wells reads "Reframing," "Group," "Out of Chaos Comes Art," "A Dose of Today," and "Borderline Personality Disorder.”
The Poets WeaveGhost in the Graveyard
Joseph Kerschbaum reads "Distance From Here," "Into the Darkness," "Ghost in the Graveyard," and "Afterlife."
The Poets WeaveTaking Care
Daniel reads "An Account of a Llama’s Death," "Taking Care," "Clay," "Applause," and "Owlet."
The Poets WeaveInvasive Species
Joseph Kerschbaum reads "Under the Surface," "Augury," "Invasive Species," and "Snapshot."
The Poets WeaveDescending the Staircase as Salome
Karen Rigby reads "On Marion Cotillard’s 2008 Oscar Dress," "Derby Hats," and "Norma Desmond Descending the Staircase as Salome, Sunset Boulevard, 1950."
The Poets WeaveMyself, a Barbed Wire
Daniel Lassell reads "Finishing the Harvest," "Portrait of Truth as a Satisfied Belly," "Myself, a Barbed Wire," and "Everywhere the Salt."
The Poets WeaveMemory of Water
Barb Schwegman reads "Memory of Water," "Night Walking," and "Basketball."
The Poets WeaveEnd of the Day
Eric Rensberger reads "End of the Day," "10/17/18," "Autobiography Vol. VI," and "Old Guy Observation."
The Poets WeaveOnce Every Seventeen Years
Colleen Wells reads "A Bug’s Life," "Cut and Carry," "Gardening with the Aunts," and "Once Every Seventeen Years.”
The Poets WeaveFeeding an Orphan Reindeer Fawn
Doris Lynch reads "Feeding an Orphan Reindeer Fawn," "Late August Beyond the Glacier," and "Leaving Kivalina."
The Poets WeaveTussle
Daniel Lassell reads "Evolution Chart," "Tussle," "The Way Home," "Taking Care," and "Late Capitalism."
The Poets WeaveThe Roots of Kindness
Patsy Rahn reads "The Roots of Kindness," "A Contemplation of Death," and "Reverie."
The Poets WeaveI mouth the word "motherless"
Danika Stegeman reads "I mouth the word 'motherless'," as well as an excerpt from her second book Ablation.
The Poets WeaveWhy My Poems Arrive Wearing Black Gloves
Karen Rigby reads "Why My Poems Arrive Wearing Black Gloves" and "Black Roses."
The Poets WeaveHow to Pet a Llama
Daniel reads "How to Pet a Llama," "Mom Woke to a Coyote Staring in Her Window,""Taking in the Stray," "The Llama Named James and John Sons of Thunder," and…
The Poets WeaveSummertime and the Livin’ is Almost Easy
Colleen Wells reads "Watching" and "Summertime and the Livin’ is Almost Easy."
The Poets WeaveNot the Moon But a Cattle Skull
Michael Dauro reads selections from his poem "Woman With No Name."
The Poets WeavePlaying Jacks
Barb Schwegman reads “Playing Jacks,” “Jesus Lucia,” “Leaving El Salvador,” and “For Walter and Scott.”
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Girl as Full Moon
Rachel Ronquillo-Gray reads "Girl as Teenage Rebellion," "Good Girl Gone Rogue," "Girl As Full Moon," and "Girl as America the Beautiful."
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Night Visitor
Doris Lynch reads "In the Wee Hours," "Night Swimming," "Beneath the Voices of Ravens," "Night Duties for Trees," "Sangre de Cristo Mountains," and "Night…
The Poets WeaveYour Eye in My Mind
Laurie Higi lives and writes on a chicken farm in South Whitley, Indiana. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Writing from Indiana University-Purdue…
The Poets WeaveSuspended Bluegill
Josh Brewer reads "Roll Jordon," “Suspended Bluegill,” “When a calendar,” “When words are data,” and “When she feigned appetite.”
The Poets WeaveLyme
Daniel Lassell grew up in Kentucky and lives in Bloomington, Indiana. His first poetry collection, Spit, was selected by Gabrielle Calvocoressi as the winner…
The Poets WeaveTaraxacum officinale
Antonia Matthew reads “Taraxacum officinale,” “Evening coming on,” “Unfurled,” and “Matisse’s Studio.”