March 26, 2023
Compulsive Swim
Austin Davis reads from his latest book Compulsive Swim: "Act 1 poem I," "Act 1 poem VII," and "Act 2 poem III."
March 19, 2023
Something I Might Say
Erica Anderson-Senter reads "Midwestern Poet's Incomplete Guide to Symbolism,"** "Something I Might Say," and "The Definition of Prayer."
March 12, 2023
The Roots of Kindness
Patsy Rahn reads "The Roots of Kindness," "A Contemplation of Death," and "Reverie."
March 5, 2023
My Father’s Swim from China
Lisa Kwong reads "On the 42nd Anniversary of My Father’s Swim from China, 10/17/2015" and "The Baby Behind the Cash Register at Canton Restaurant."
February 26, 2023
Qualifications for a Lover
Erica Anderson-Senter reads "Qualifications for a Lover," "This is How a Poet Gets Over Heartbreak," and "To the Red-Bellied Woodpecker in my Neighborhood."
February 19, 2023
The Sweet Porridge
Emily Bobo reads "The Sweet Porridge," which is based on a 19th-century German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.
February 12, 2023
Honey Bunny
Patsy Rahn reads "Honey Bunny" and "Fences."
February 5, 2023
Into Life
Patsy Rahn reads "A History Lesson," "Into Life," "After All," and "Living As If."
January 29, 2023
Having Been Called Dirt
Joe Betz reads "Cannon in the Bean Field," "Having Been Called Dirt," "Farmer Suicide Wherein a Proclamation on Parenting Enters," and "Gratitude with Mixed Religious Metaphors."
January 15, 2023
The Land of Cockaigne
Emily Bobo reads "The Tale about the Land of Cockaigne." The original version of this tale is a brag where each line is a bigger lie about how great the Land of Cockaigne was.
January 8, 2023
Lotus and Depression
Austin Davis reads "Lotus & Depression," "Lotus & Another Day," "Lotus & Holidaze," and "Lotus..."
January 1, 2023
Another Country
Beth Lodge-Rigal reads "Another Country," "Landing," and "Dear Daughter-."
December 25, 2022
The Package
Patsy Rahn reads "Books," "Evolution," "Ode to Joy," "In this Moment of Good Night," and "The Package."
December 18, 2022
A Glossary of River Words
Erica Anderson-Senter reads "Portrait of a Summer Night: A Mother Highlighted," "A Glossary of River Words - A story of loss," and "How to Leave a Chicago Bar after a Panic Attack Around 11 AM."
November 27, 2022
Columbia, Misery
Steve Henn reads his poems "Columbia, Misery," "Poem for the Mother of My Children," and "Dissociation."
November 20, 2022
Sweet Corn
Joe Betz reads "Knuckle Up," "Against the Wind," and "Sweet Corn."
