As Filreis explains in his program notes at Jacket2, this was a very special episode: "For years a group of us convened annually at the Writers House to talk about a poet we admired. Our group always included the late Tyrone Williams. On the occasion of this special episode of PoemTalk, we re-convened once more, although this time, sadly, without Tyrone as part of the conversation." However, Filreis is quick to correct himself, "Well, Tyrone's poetic genius was of course present." The recording under discussion comes from a 2017 reading at our own Kelly Writers House, and fittingly, the panelists sat on the same Arts Cafe stage for this hour-long live recording session.
You can listen to this latest program, listen to and read and the poem, watch the raw feed of the session, and learn more about the show here. PoemTalk is a joint production of PennSound and the Poetry Foundation, aided by the generous support of Nathan and Elizabeth Leight. Browse the full PoemTalk archives, spanning more than two hundred episodes, by clicking here.
