Elizabeth Scanlon interviews Gina Myers about her new work in the March/April 2025 issue from her forthcoming book Works & Days, as well as her other publications_ the tiny_ and Cul-de-Sac of Blood.

A conversation between Steven Kleinman and poet and translator Wayne Miller, who offers an appreciation of iconic Spanish poet Antonio Machado.

In this episode, we talk about the idea of a "speaker reveal" and other surprises, and get into the Hayden Carruth poem "Emergency Haying."

Steven Kleinman and Tomás Q. Morín reflect on the poems of Gerald Stern and his influence on Morín's own work. Poems discussed include Stern's "Another Insane Devotion" and "Hydrangea," as well as Stern's books Lucky Life, Lovesick, and I.

On this episode, we have a reading from Alisha Dietzman, a discussion of some highlights from the January/February 2025 issue, including Nomi Stone and Luke Hankins essay from their forthcoming anthology Breaking Into Blossom: Poems with Extraordinary Endings and a poem by Samuel Amadon. Plus: what role does poetry play now? And reading recommendations.

On this episode, Elizabeth chats one-on-one with Jason Schneiderman about his new book, Self Portrait of Icarus as a Country on Fire (Red Hen Press, 2024).

On this episode, Elizabeth, Steven, and Hannah discuss prompts -- pro or con? -- and The Twenty-First Century by Jacob Eigen, the newly published winner of the 2024 APR/Honickman First Book Prize. Also, we dip into the archive for an appreciation of Alicia Jo Rabins' poem "Florida."

The APR team is in a punchy mood on this episode; Elizabeth tries to rein in the conversation as Steven and Hannah riff on topics including Robert Lowell's revision process and the current era of political sloganeering. Also: selections from our July/August 2024 issue, with readings from Leah Umansky and Emily Skaja.