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Poetry Fix, Episode 20: Weldon Kees

by Chris Robinson February 5, 2011 Poetry Fix

Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson discuss Weldon Kees’s poem “1926.”

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Poetry Fix, Episode 19: Thomas Lux

by Chris Robinson January 14, 2011 Poetry Fix

Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson discuss Thomas Lux’s poem “Tarantulas on the Lifebuoy.”

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Poetry Fix, Episode 18: More Milosz

by Chris Robinson January 5, 2011 Poetry Fix

Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson discuss Czeslaw Milosz’s poem “Late Ripeness.”

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Poetry Fix, Episode 17: Milosz

by Chris Robinson December 24, 2010 Poetry Fix

Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson discuss Czeslaw Milosz’s poems “On Prayer” and “And Yet the Books.”

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Poetry Fix Episode 16: Heather McHugh

by Chris Robinson November 27, 2010 Poetry Fix

Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson discuss Heather McHugh’s poem “I Knew I’d Sing.”

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Poetry Fix Episode 15: Transtromer

by Chris Robinson October 31, 2010 Poetry Fix

Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson briefly discuss Tomas Transtromer’s poems “Street Crossing” and “Face to Face.”

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More Construction Notes

by migration_test October 14, 2010 Academia

Just a few things to notice about the site redesign. 1. You can now login and comment with your Twitter, Facebook, Open ID, Yahoo, or many other accounts. In the process of this changeover, the old comments have disappeared. Fear not! They are not lost. We’re just in the process of importing them, and barring [...]

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Poetry Fix, Episodes 13 & 14: Mary Oliver and Keats

by Chris Robinson October 8, 2010 Poetry Fix

We were a bit behind on posting the latest Poetry Fix. Now we’re up to date! Episode 13: Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson briefly discuss Mary Oliver’s poem “Wild Geese.” Episode 14: Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson briefly discuss John Keats’ poem “This Living Hand.”

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Poetry Fix, Episode 12: Baseball Haiku

by Chris Robinson October 2, 2010 Poetry Fix

Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson briefly discuss baseball haiku.

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FOR OUR NYC READERS: Hunter College Fall Reading Series

by Micah Towery October 1, 2010 Performance

I just posted this in the Poems | News | Events sidebar, but I wanted to put it out there in the main section too. . When I was there, I got to see Robert Pinsky, Mark Strand, Ed Hirsch, Mary Karr, Anne Carson, Frank Bidart, Gary Shteyngart, and tons more. It’s free (and so [...]

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Poetry Fix Episode 11: Terrence Hayes

by Chris Robinson September 30, 2010 Poetry Fix

Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson briefly discuss Terrence Hayes’s poem “Talk.”

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Poetry Fix Episode 10: William Matthews

by Chris Robinson September 27, 2010 Poetry Fix

Mary Karr and Christopher Robinson discuss William Matthews’s poem “Cheap Seats.”

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Thoughts on “Mock Orange” and Minimalism

by Micah Towery July 14, 2010 Literary Criticism

I hope you’ve been watching . It’s the perfect-sized portion of poetry and comment to get you thinking, your poetry juices flowing. Mary Karr is also a great reader/interpreter of the various poems. I just watched Episode 5 on Louise Gluck’s poem “Mock Orange.” I don’t often remember my first encounter with a poem or [...]

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Poetry Fix Episode 5: Louise Gluck

by Chris Robinson July 9, 2010 Mary Karr

Episode 5 of Poetry Fix! Louise Gluck’s “Mock Orange.”

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Poetry Fix Episode 4: Wallace Stevens

by Chris Robinson July 6, 2010 Mary Karr

Episode 4 now available on YouTube. Wallace Stevens’s poem “.” Related Posts Poetry Fix Episode 3: Pablo Neruda Poetry Fix Episode 1: Robert Hass.June 25, 2010 Poetry Fix Episode 2: ArchilochosJune 28, 2010 TheThe Roger Scruton on Beauty

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Poetry Fix Episode 3: Pablo Neruda

by Chris Robinson July 2, 2010 Mary Karr

Hey friends, Mary Karr and I have started a YouTube video series called Poetry Fix. . Twice a week on Mondays and Fridays we’ll upload a 2-4 minute video where we read a poem and briefly discuss it. We’re trying to pimp poetry for average humans. Any feedback is appreciated. We hope you enjoy. And [...]

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