Half a Poem

Whet your appetite with half a poem from 3 fabulous poets and choose your own poetic fulfillment!

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SHOW NOTES:

Read Catherine Bowman's poem "1-800-Hot-Ribs."
Read Catherine Barnett's poem "'Have You Ever Written a Poem About Death?' My Mother Asks."
Read Catherine Pierce's poem "The Curator of the Earth Museum Speaks of People."

Watch Catherine Bowman’s read her poem "Makeshift" (~1.5 mins) from Can I Finish, Please (Four Way Books, 2016). Bowman's title poem from 1-800-HOT-RIBS  which we read on the show can be found on the blog “Read Good Poetry,” which was updated through 2022.

Watch Nicole Sealey read Catherine Barnett's poem "Apophasis at the All-Night Rite Aid" (1 min). You can catch Catherine reading (about 7 min) here. Click here to read another Barnett poem in APR called “Envoy” (also from Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space).  Visit Barnett's website here.

Catherine Pierce reads four poems from Danger Days here (~20 mins) and talks craft on the Wednesday Night Sessions show. Visit Pierce's website here, and check out episodes of Mississippi Poetry Podcast (which Pierce hosts) here.