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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 WeaveFort Steuben
Beth Lodge-Rigal reads "Mysterious," "Ft. Steuben," and "Sandbreak" on the is edition of The Poets Weave. This set of poems is dedicated to her father.
The Poets WeaveMythology of Mantedea
On this edition of The Poets Weave, Torie DiMartile reads "Mythology of Mantedea."
The Poets WeaveFinal Judgment
Margaret Fisher Squires reads "January, 2017," "Final Judgment," and "Fat Tuesday at Player's Pub (02-05-08)."
The Poets WeaveDesert Under a Full Moon
Antonia Matthew reads "Desert Under a Full Moon," "And Then Beyond" "Eclipse," "Mars Up Close," "3 AM," and "A Jet Trail."
The Poets WeaveFences
Beth Lodge-Rigal reads "Elegy for the Gregerson Barn" and "Fences" this week on The Poets Weave.
The Poets WeaveJigsaw
Margaret Squires reads "Jigsaw," "Remodeling," "Morning Routine," and "Indianapolis Canal; or, Species-Specific."
The Poets WeaveNothing is Safe
Antonia Matthew reads "For Eamon," "Nothing is Safe," "Morning with Eamon," "Circling for Peace," and "A Gift."
The Poets WeaveTo Buffy, Vampire Slayer
Alex Chambers reads "To Buffy, Vampire Slayer," "And Together," "Epithalamion," and "Late High Modernism."
The Poets WeaveAmong Deciduous Hardwoods
On this edition of The Poets Weave, Alex Chambers reads "The Sandhill Cranes," "After the Chicken, Before the Peach," and "Among Deciduous Hardwoods."
The Poets WeaveDreams of Perennial Wheat
Alex Chambers reads "Dreams of Perennial Wheat" and "Wrought."
The Poets WeaveInvention of Light
Joseph Kerschbaum reads "Invention of Light (astyanax mexicanus)," "One of Us Has Changed (atmospheric convection)," "Endless Echoes (watching me watch you),"…
The Poets WeaveWe Forgive You
Joseph Kerschbaum reads "I Don't Look Like Myself Today," "We Forgive You," and "Still Waiting."
The Poets WeaveHow the Years Pass Until It's You
Joseph Kerschbaum reads “Clara, You Won’t See Spring,” “Living With and Without You,” “How the Years Pass Until It’s You,” and “Children Lost in Traffic.”
The Poets WeaveA Graduate Student Uses National Poetry Month To Consider...
Adam reads "April 7," "April 19" and haiku from "Image Journal."
The Poets Weaveanni-liu-3
Anni Liu reads "Open Letter to the Boy in the Car," "Additionally, What Freedoms Have I Been Trained to Deny Myself?," and "Summer Aubade."
The Poets WeaveWeeping Forsythia
Anni Liu reads "Ars Poetica in a Dream Language," "Lian Qiao, Forsythia suspensa or weeping forsythia," and "Finding Fruit."
The Poets WeaveHappiness Lessons
Jasper Wirtshafter reads "In gender neutral bar bathroom" and "Happiness Lessons."
The Poets WeaveWhere I Learned To Play With Fire
Jasper Wirtshafter reads "Snow Globe," "Where I learned to play with fire," "Beatrice," "The Clerk at the Birth Certificate Office," and "Free Coffee: Can I be…
The Poets WeaveMother Bears, Our Golden Shovel
Adam reads "A Grad School Friend Chastises Me" and "Mother Bears, Our Golden Shovel."
The Poets WeaveBoob
Emily Bobo reads "Ode to My Mother and Our Little Breasts," "lying in the MRI like lying on a guillotine," "Postcard to my aunt who died of breast cancer,” and…
The Poets WeaveThe Quiet Work
Jasper Wirtshafter reads "The quiet work," "Probably what love looks like," and "(Not) all men."
The Poets WeaveConveyance
Adam reads "Conveyance," "Pseudo-Rondeau for a Prison Classroom," and "The Creature Notches Haiku on Tree Bark."
The Poets WeaveNormal
Emily Bobo reads "Normal," "What the Bones Said," and "Half-Hearted Ghazal at the Half-Way Point."
The Poets WeaveBiting The Rind
Christine Brandel reads "Biting the Rind," "The Worst Thing in the World That Could Have Happened," "The Beauty of Love," and "A Wife is a Hope Chest."
The Poets WeaveThe Day I Became Golden
Christine Brandel reads "The Day I Became Golden," "Unwisdom," "Cinematic," and "Discussing a Poem."
The Poets WeaveThe More You Know
Emily Bobo reads "Things You Should Know About Me," "Furrowed," and "The Lies We Need."
The Poets WeaveThe Quiz
Christine Brandel reads "Panic Annie, Becoming a Witness," "To My Son Who Was Never Born," and "The Quiz."
The Poets WeaveThe Attraction Of Vampirism
James Dorr reads “Moonlight Swimming,” “The Aeronaut,” “When She Won the One Million Credit Galactic Lottery,” and “The Esthete.”
The Poets WeaveLet Us Explore Where Vampires May Be Found
James Dorr reads "Why She Started Writing Poetry," "California Vamp," and "Chagrin du Vampire."
The Poets WeaveLet Us Meet Some Of The Vampires
James Dorr reads "Le Meduse," "Vampire Thoughts," "Daylight Savings," and "Night Child."
The Poets WeaveCommuning With The Spirit Of Shaylyn
Emily Bobo reads her poem "Communing with the Spirit of Shaylyn."
The Poets WeavePhantasm
Emily Corwin reads "ghazal with the city sparking," "phantasm," and "abacus."
The Poets WeaveMama's Hands
Willy Palomo reads "Mama's Hands," "Mama's Lungs," "Homecoming," and "Where We Find Mama's Tongue."
The Poets WeaveOutburst As Laurie Strode
Emily Corwin reads "Outburst as Laurie Strode" and "sensorium."
The Poets WeaveIn the Quiet of the Cave, In the Silence of the World
Patsy Rahn reads "In the Quiet of the Cave, In the Silence of the World" and "Nature Abhors a Horror."