Open Your Hands: Conversations on Craft & Vision in Poetry

by Zach Czaia

Join poet and teacher Zach Czaia in this call and response conversation on poetry. Every month, Zach will select a poem from a contemporary living poet to read aloud and celebrate. The second episode of the month will be a dialogue between Zach and the author of that poem. First season's 10th and final episode (Mark Jarman, "Question for Ecclesiastes") dropped February 1, 2023. Zach will be back in fall, 2023 with a new seaso ...   ...  Read more
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  • Season 1

  • Mark Jarman, "Questions for Ecclesiastes"

    Mark Jarman, "Questions for Ecclesiastes"

    S01 E10
    14:52

    I read Mark Jarman's poem, "Questions for Ecclesiastes," published in his collection Bone Fires (2011), with permission of Sarabande Books, Inc.

  • Zach Czaia, "Psalm 139 Remixed" (For Dasha)

    Zach Czaia, "Psalm 139 Remixed" (For Dasha)

    S01 E09
    13:21

    I read my new poem, "Psalm 139 Remixed" for our beloved dog, Dasha, who passed away this past December.

  • Zach Czaia, "To the Young Priest at the Church in Duluth Who Spoke With Such Certainty on the Meaning of Baptism"

    Zach Czaia, "To the Young Priest at the Church in Duluth Who Spoke With Such Certainty on the Meaning of Baptism"

    S01 E08
    11:30

    I read my own poem, "To the Young Priest at the Church in Duluth Who Spoke With Such Certainty on the Meaning of Baptism," recently published in the 2022 Winter issue.

  • Katrina Vandenberg, "Suppose"

    Katrina Vandenberg, "Suppose"

    S01 E07
    11:44

    I read and dialogue with Katrina Vandenberg's poem, "Suppose," first published in Katrina's collection, Atlas, with Milkweed Editions in 2004. To see the text of the poem and hear Katrina read it herself, see the link here.

  • Conversation with the Poet: Rodrigo Sanchez Chavarria

    Conversation with the Poet: Rodrigo Sanchez Chavarria

    S01 E06
    34:29

    Zach and Rodrigo discuss the genesis of the poem, "Icarus," as well as Rodrigo's experiences with coaching, mentorship, and his own work with the Palabristas.