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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
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My Father’s Swim from China
Lisa Kwong reads "On the 42nd Anniversary of My Father’s Swim from China, 10/17/2015" and "The Baby Behind the Cash Register at Canton Restaurant."
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Qualifications for a Lover
Erica Anderson-Senter reads "Qualifications for a Lover," "This is How a Poet Gets Over Heartbreak," and "To the Red-Bellied Woodpecker in my Neighborhood."
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The Sweet Porridge
Emily Bobo reads "The Sweet Porridge," which is based on a 19th-century German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.
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Having Been Called Dirt
Joe Betz reads "Cannon in the Bean Field," "Having Been Called Dirt," "Farmer Suicide Wherein a Proclamation on Parenting Enters," and "Gratitude with Mixed…
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A Small Horse Eats the Heart of a Man Who Left
Erica Anderson-Senter reads "In the Naked Night," "The One Where a Small Horse Eats the Heart of a Man Who Left," and "Notes on Being a Ghost."
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Lotus and Depression
Austin Davis reads "Lotus & Depression," "Lotus & Another Day," "Lotus & Holidaze," and "Lotus..."
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Another Country
Beth Lodge-Rigal reads "Another Country," "Landing," and "Dear Daughter-."
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Columbia, Misery
Steve Henn reads his poems "Columbia, Misery," "Poem for the Mother of My Children," and "Dissociation."
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The Mystery of Twilight
Bronislava Volkova reads "Dawn spreads its transparent fingers," "It is time," "Human love sails forth," "I love the quiet," "Once upon a Time," "I have…
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The Dad Rules
Steve reads his poems from his book American Male: "Loss or One for Josh Wildman," "How in God’s Holy Name is This Boy Ever Going to Survive?," "The Dad…
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Lotus and the Meteors
Austin Davis reads "Lotus and the Meteors" and "Lotus and Loss."
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When I Meander
Bronislava Volkova reads "When I meander into the groves," "I hear," "Steep streams of water," "You are leaving, you will leave, you have left," "An invitation…
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Lotus and Love
Austin Davis reads "The World Will End Tonight," "Lotus & Fear," and "Lotus & Love.
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Red-Winged Blackbird
Joe Betz reads "Soot," "Portage, IN," and "Red-Winged Blackbird."
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Like the Hands of Old Women
Via Zoom from Prague, Bronislava Volková reads "There is no intermediary," "There is no time, only water," "Thre is a way of Chestnut trees," "We are the…
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Perfectly Natural
Steve Henn reads his poems "The Dawning," "Father's Day, Fishing," "Perfectly Natural."
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Pink Confetti
Doug Paul Case reads "Pink Confetti," "Sorry the Plant You Gave Me Is Dead," and "Is A Cabin in the Middle of Nowhere Still in the Middle of Nowhere."
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Selfhood
Doug Paul Case reads "Buck," "Selfhood," "Inaccuracy Because Either Can Be Either," and "I Saw the Ghost."
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Earth Wants Us Here
Samandar Ghaus reads their poems "EARTH WANTS US HERE" and "RAMADAN DASTARKHAN."
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New Decade Poem
Doug Paul Case reads "I Have No Idea How Tall I Am," "Hyacinthos," and "New Decade Poem."
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Elegy for Queer Muslims Partying It Up in the Afterlife
Samandar Ghaus reads their poem "Elegy for Queer Muslims Partying It Up in the Afterlife."
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nonmonogamous
Rose Zinnia reads her poem "nonmonogamous poem / poem ending w a line by gwendolyn brooks."
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Earth Hurt
Rose Zinnia reads their poem "Earth Hurt, Earthhurt, Earth Hurt, Earth/Hurt."
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Beads by DVNCH
PDVNCH [Pee-dove-inch] is a Bloomington, Indiana-based poet, and on this edition of the Poets Weave he reads, "Beads by DVNCH."
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Who is PDVNCH?
PDVNCH [Pee-dove-inch] is a “dramatic poetic storyteller" based in Bloomington, Indiana. On this edition of the Poets Weave, PDVNCH reads "Who is PDVNCH?"
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Watching Him Cross
Austin Araujo reads "Back on Her Feet," "The Window," "Reading," "Watching Him Cross," and "Driftwood."
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You Used to Crochet Just for This
Denise Breeden-Ost reads "Mom's Front Porch," "Like Catching a Glimpse of Love," and "You Used to Crochet Just for This."
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Visit
Janan Alexandra reads "return (ii)," "visit," and "body parts: a golden shovel."
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Reverberation
Nancy Chen Long reads “Reverberation” and "Anniversary," both from her new book Wider than the Sky.
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Head on Arms on Table
Denise Breeden-Ost reads "Head on Arms on Table," "The Lake Above," "Ritual," and "September Night."
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Compendium for New and Returning Online Gamers
Alberto Sveum reads "Compendium for a Room of Childhood Musings," "Compendium for New and Returning Online Gamers," and "Discard."
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At the Park on the Edge of the White River
Austin Araujo reads "Irapuato, Guanajuato" and "At the Park on the Edge of the White River."
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Genealogical Trip to Pulaski, Virginia
This week on the Poets Weave, L. Renée reads "Genealogical Trip to Pulaski, Virginia," "Ars Poetica: As Archaeologist," and "negroes auctus weather, block…
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The Stacks
Denise Breeden-Ost reads "One Hand," "The Stacks," "Painting," "Three Haiku for Gabe," and "Supply List for the Writer Mother."
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Duplex
On this edition of the Poets Weave, Alberto Sveum reads "Duplex," "Idle," and "Compendium for Leaving Work at 11pm, the Summer I Move Out."
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Elementary Arabic
This week on the Poets Weave, Janan Alexandra reads "elementary arabic" and "dream, or, poem to the tongue."
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Umbra
This week on the Poets Weave, Nancy Chen-Long reads "Altered State at the Grocery Store" and "Umbra."
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I May Have Dreamt of You Last Night
On this edition of the Poets Weave, Adrianne Embry reads "I May Have Dreamt of You Last Night," "TT and Oil Sheen," "6 a.m.," and "Same Drugs."
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The Beekeeper
On this edition of the Poets Weave, Adrianne Embry reads "The Danger of My Kin," "The Color Purple," "Freeze Frame," and "The Beekeeper."
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28 Short Lectures on Touch
On this edition of the Poets Weave, Adrianne Embry reads "After Ari Lennox," "Pretty Things," and "28 Short Lectures on Touch."
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Cicadas
This week on the Poets Weave, Adrianne Embry reads "Cicadas," "Tooth Fairy," "Responses to 'You Good?'," and "Manifesto."
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Dandelion
On this edition of the Poets Weave, Amy Cornell reads "The Birth of Love," "Orgins of origin," and "Dandelion."
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Happy's Tale
On this edition of the Poets Weave, Amy Cornell reads "Happy's Tale," "Big Bad and the Littles," and "The Empresses New Clothes."
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The Library of Lost Books
Amy Cornell reads "The Library of Lost Books," "Transferable Skills for Poets," and "Instructions for telling your left hand from your right."
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An I'm Sick of Race Poem
Torie DiMartile reads "Black Hole," "An I'm Sick of Race Poem," and "No Apologies" on this edition of The Poets Weave.
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Twice Warmed
Margaret Fisher Squires reads "Twice Warmed, "Graduation," and "Interview with an Old Biddy" on this edition of the Poets Weave.
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Garbage Collection
Antonia Matthew reads poems that sing the unsung on this edition of the Poets Weave.
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If I Have a Daughter, What I Will Tell Her of Men
On this edition of the Poets Weave, Torie DiMartile reads "if i have a daughter, what I will tell her of men," "Walking Heart," and "Who Says."