• The Eras: a Poetry Tour
    Jan 26 2026

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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. And BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is available from Bridwell Press.

    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.


    NOTES:

    Gwendolyn Brooks published "The Bean Eaters" in Poetry Magazine in 1959. Check out the video of this interview with Gwendolyn Brooks.

    Here is Sylvia Plath's "Aftermath." Listen to this October 1962 interview with Plath by Peter Orr for the British Council.

    Read Gary Soto's "Avocado Lake."

    Linda Pastan published her poem "Waiting Room" in the October 1984 issue of Poetry.

    Here's Suji Kwok Kim's "Occupation" which appeared in the July 1994 Poetry. Here is a 2008 reading by Kim (~28 min).

    Watch Cher introduce her song "Just Like Jesse James" during her Farewell Tour.

    Read "The Speed of Darkness" by Muriel Rukeyser.

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    41 mins
  • Hap
    Jan 19 2026

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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. And BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is available from Bridwell Press.

    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.


    NOTES:

    Read "Hap" by Thomas Hardy. And watch a here's a video enactment/reading of "Hap" by Thomas Hardy. And watch a reading/enactment of the poem here.

    Read a terrific essay about Hardy's poem published by the Thomas Hardy Society here.

    Thomas Hardy wrote 947 poems, and you can read them all online here.

    For more about Taylor Swift's newest album's variations, read this piece in Vareity.

    Tom Brady does not have a brother who plays football.

    Gayle King interviewed Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams at the Golden Globes. See the viral-video exchange here.

    Here's a reddit thread on being rejected on Christmas Eve.

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    40 mins
  • I Am a Receptical (A Poetry Salon)
    Jan 12 2026

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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.


    Show Notes:

    We read poems by Amy Lowell and Jubi Arriola-Headley

    Check out Jubi Arriola-Headley's website here, and an obituary here.

    Learn more about Amy Lowell here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/amy-lowell

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    7 mins
  • François Sagat (A Poetry Salon)
    Jan 5 2026

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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.


    Show Notes:

    We read poems by Giada Scodellaro and Natalie Louise Tombasco.

    Check out Giada Scodellaro's website here: https://giadascodellaro.com/

    Check out Natalie Louise Tombasco's website: https://natalielouisetombasco.com/

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    9 mins
  • Vitamin D (A Poetry Salon)
    Dec 29 2025

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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.


    Show Notes:

    We read poems by Kelli Russell Agodon and Afaa Michael Weaver.

    Learn more about Afaa Michael Weaver here: https://www.theshipmanagency.com/afaa-michael-weaver

    Check out Kelli Russell Agodon's website: https://www.agodon.com/index.html

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    7 mins
  • Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (A Poetry Salon)
    Dec 22 2025

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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.


    Show Notes:

    We read poems by Jonterri Gadson & Patrica Traxler

    Check out Jonterri Gadson's website: https://www.jonterrigadson.com/

    You can read more about Patricia Traxler on this Wikipedia page.


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    5 mins
  • Knight Him (A Poetry Salon)
    Dec 15 2025

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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.


    Show Notes:

    We read poems by Mary Helen Callier & Virginia Chase Sutton

    Check out Mary Helen Callier's website: https://maryhelencallier.com/

    Check out Virginia Chase Sutton's website: https://www.virginiachasesutton.com/


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    7 mins
  • That Moon Will Kill Me (A Poetry Salon)
    Dec 8 2025

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    Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.
    James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.


    Show Notes:

    We read poems by David Hernandez and Dorian Elizabeth Knapp.

    Check out Dorian Elizabeth Knapp's website: https://dorianelizabethknapp.com/

    Check out David Hernandez's website: http://www.davidahernandez.com/


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    10 mins