Open Your Hands: Conversations on Craft & Vision in Poetry

Podcast episodes

• Season 1

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  S01 E10 - Mark Jarman, "Questions for Ecclesiastes"

  S01 E10 - Mark Jarman, "Questions for Ecclesiastes"

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

  14:52
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  S01 E09 - Zach Czaia, "Psalm 139 Remixed" (For Dasha)

  S01 E09 - Zach Czaia, "Psalm 139 Remixed" (For Dasha)

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

  13:21
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  S01 E08 - Zach Czaia, "To the Young Priest at the Church in Duluth Who Spoke With Such Certainty on the Meaning of Baptism"

  S01 E08 - Zach Czaia, "To the Young Priest at the Church in Duluth Who Spoke With Such Certainty on the Meaning of Baptism"

  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.

  11:30
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  S01 E07 - Katrina Vandenberg, "Suppose"

  S01 E07 - Katrina Vandenberg, "Suppose"

  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.

  11:44
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  S01 E06 - Conversation with the Poet: Rodrigo Sanchez Chavarria

  S01 E06 - Conversation with the Poet: Rodrigo Sanchez Chavarria

  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.

  34:29