On Poetry Podcast

Gaby heads back to her hometown (Maplewood, NY) to speak to local poet Mary Tautin Moloney and hear about the poems that changed her, the impact of place and motherhood on her writing process, and talk about Ben Lerner's "The Hatred of Poetry." Plus, hear her read her poems "Rise" and "At the Base of Kaaterskill Falls."

Listen as Gaby and Monica discuss children's literature, higher education, and small press poetry publishing.

Mike Lala talks Gaby through the process of publishing his first full length collection, Exit Theater. Listen as we discuss violence, Cy Twombly, and themes in his book, topped off with a reading of his poem "Lydia." Buy Exit Theater here: http://upcolorado.com/university-press-of-colorado/item/3042-exit-theater Check out more of Mike Lala's work at www.mikelala.com

To ring in the New Year, Emily Skillings sits down with Gaby to discuss the complex intersections between poetry, dance, and feminism. Plus, hear the title poem from her forthcoming collection Fort Not (The Song Cave) and a reading of her Pushcart Prize winning poem "Basement Delivery."

In Episode 7, Gaby speaks to poet Matt Gellman about queer poetics and hears a magical reading of poems that have influenced him (and four of his own poems).

Soren Stockman sits down with Gaby to talk about literary communities he's worked with in Eastern Europe, the evolution of his work, and the influences that led him to pursue and fall in love with poetry.

Gaby flies solo for an episode on the poems that people have given credit for saving them in a time of intense need. We'll look at Robert F. Kennedy, Elizabeth Gilbert, and a scene from the movie In Her Shoes.

The lovely Allyson Paty sits down with Gaby to talk about interdisciplinary arts, bilingual poetry and the process of co-founding her own small press.

In Episode 3, Gaby sits down with poet Halley Furlong-Mitchell to talk about badass, nasty women from Hillary Clinton to Morgan Parker. They discuss the damaging stereotype of the "hysterical woman" and how to combat discrimination in the poetic and political realms.

In Episode 2, Gaby sits down with poet and professor Jason Schneiderman to discuss the ties between poetry, mortality, the internet, Stranger Things, and what it means to live a life committed to the arts. Plus, get your first look at the regular OP segment "Game Changer." Photo by Marion Ettlinger

Gaby sits down with poet and PhD Christine Hamm to celebrate the life and work of Sylvia Plath on what would have been her 84th birthday.