In Three Poems
Poetry read aloud by those who write it and love it. Each episode features a new guest poet and a lively discussion about how poems connect us and how they talk among themselves. We read two poems by our guest and one by a poet whose work they admire. David J. Bauman, your host, reads the first poem. Sign up for the bonus Fourth Poem: https://ko-fi.com/inthreepoems Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthreepoems/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inthreepoems BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/inthreepoems.bsky.social
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In Three Poems, where we get to know today’s poets through reading a couple of their own poems, as well as the works of others who have had an influence on them in some way. Without further delay, today’s poet is Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Phillips
Poem 1:
“Sunlight and Fog” by Carl Phillips from Scattered Snows, to the North, published in 2024 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, read here by Dav...
Welcome to the podcast where we talk with poets at various stages of their poetry craft and get to know them, In Three Poems. This episode we talk with journalist-turned poet, Justin Strawser about his book Those Who Wait.
Poem One:
“Tree Bark” by Justin Strawser, read by David J. Bauman
Poem Two:
“Moments That Feel Big” by Justin Strawser
Poem Three:
“January,” f...
In Three Poems is the poetry podcast where we read two poems by our guest and one by another poet of their choice. We talk about the poems and let the poems talk among themselves.
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Guest Bio:
Mai-Linh K. Hong is a Vietnamese American poet and literary scholar. Her work explores how refugees kn...
We talk with poet and editor Katie Manning about poetry and Red Tailed Hawks, as well as being disappointed by our heroes.
Poem 1:
"On the Origin" by Katie Manning, read by David
Poem 2:
"At the Bird Rehab Facility in Vermont" Written and read by Katie
Poem 3
"Family Portrait with Time Travel and Dirty Wings" by Sally Rosen Kindred, first published in Whale Road Review (see link), read by Katie. ...
In Three Poems, the podcast where poets and poems talk among themselves. This is Season 2, episode 3.
David chats with Crystal Simone Smith, author of seven books of poetry and nonfiction, most recently, Common Sense: Addressed to Today’s Citizens of America, published by Beacon Press (September 2025), and upcoming Ghostwoman, Arising.
Poem 1:
"Induction" from Crystal's book Common Sense, read by David
Poem 2:
...
Welcome to season two of the In Three Poems Podcast with host David J. Bauman.
We're talking with Claudia Saleeby Savage, author of 4 books of poetry, including most recently: First You Must Destroy the World (First Matter Press, fall 2025).
Her other books are Metal Used for Beauty Alone (from The Poetry Box for print + voice), Bruising Continents (Spuyten Duyvil), and The Last One Eaten: A Maligned Vegetable's H...
Welcome to In Three Poems, where we read three poems with a different guest poet each week, and the third poem is always a work by another poet, chosen by our featured poet.
This episode David talks with poet, editor and podcaster Dr. Han VanderHart about the influences of rural life on childhood as well as poetry, and how a poet can bridge the gulf of experience from one reader to a...
Welcome to In Three Poems, where we read three poems with a different guest poet each episode, and the third poem is always a work by another poet, chosen by our guest.
David talks poetry, faith, and folklore, method and mythology, with Nigerian poet and professor of English, Saddiq Dzukogi.
POEM 1. “Ring” First published in Poetry Magazine (September, 2021), read by...
David and poet Marjorie Maddox talk poetry, inspiration, loss, and transformation as they read poems together and discuss her latest collections, Hover Here, Small Earthly Space, and Seeing Things.
Welcome to In Three Poems, where we read three poems with a different guest poet each episode, and the third poem is always a work by another poet, chosen by our guest.
POEM 1
“How We A...
David and Monica Prince have a fun but also heavy discussion about women and trauma, and about the writing of poetry and the production of choreopoems. The discussion ranges from word choice in poem to forms like lipograms and the distinctions between womanhood and motherhood.
POEM 1
“Political Poem as Prayer”, written by Monica Prince, published in Movable Type ( 2023), read by D...
David reads poetry with his good friend and fellow poet Philip F. Clark. The first two poems are by Philip and from his book The Carnival of Affection (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2017). The third poem was chosen by Philip and written by Cavafy.
POEM 1
“Lacrimosa” from The Carnival of Affection (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2017), read by David.
POEM 2
“The Beggar's Welcome'” from ...
David chats with Donna Vorreyer about her collection Unrivered. As is our custom, we read two poems by our guest poet, one by David and the other by our guest. The third poem is also read by our guest poet, and it can be a poem by anyone from the present or past.
The discussion is lively and includes the structure of Unriverred, which is anchored in a heroic crown of sonnets.
Poem 1. “If You Go Into th...
I am so lucky to get the chance to do this. Some of the poets I've been talking with are artists I'm honored to be meeting for the first time. But today, I get to read poems with a BFF who I've known for almost thirty years. Please enjoy this poetry chat with my dear friend Joel Showalter.
Poem 1
“In the Nursing Home,” by Joel Showalter, read by David, as published in December mag...
David has a delightful conversation with Jehanne Dubrow about her latest books, a poetry collection entitled Civilians and a craft resource called The Wounded Line: A Guide to Writing Poems of Trauma.
Poem One: “My Husband’s Father” From Civilians Louisiana State University Press, 2025, read by David
Poem Two: “Civilians,” a villanelle, one of the title poems of the book, re...
Poet, educator and editor Jerry Wemple is David's featured guest on this episode of In Three Poems.
Poem 1: "A Flower Rests," read by David.
Poem 2: "Colored," read by Jerry.
Poem 3: "The Day Lady Died," by Frank O’Hara, also read by Jerry.
"The Day Lady Died" by Frank O'Hara was published in Lunch Poems (City Lights, 1964). Red by permission, thanks to Frederick T. Courtright
Jerry's Bio:
Jerry ...
David's youngest son, Micah James Bauman joins us to talk about his own poems as well as collaborations with his father. Some of Micah's favorite tools are metaphor and wordplay.
The Poems:
- "My House," originally published in Word Fountain, read by David
- "Tools," from the chapbook, Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems (2021, Seven Kitchens Press). Read by Micah
- "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost ...
In this special episode of anti-fascist poetry, David talks with Hannah Levy about her poem and the current democracy crisis in the United States. They discuss the value of art as a mode to process, as well as art as a vehicle for protest and exploration of truth.
Poems:
- "Apolitical Intellectuals" by Otto Rene Castillo, translated by Margaret Randall. Used with the translator's permission...
David talks with poet Grant Clauser about his recent book, Temporary Shelters (Cornerstone Press, 2025). We talk about poetry grounded in place, and particularly in nature, but also the taking of shelter, however temporary those things that fascinate you, whatever they may be.
Poems:
- "Fireline Trail" from (2025, Cornerstone Press), read by David
- "Talking with Birds" from (2025, Cornerston...
David talks with Mitchell Nobis about his first book of poetry, The Size of the Horizon, or I Explained Everything to the Trees. The poetry discussion spans the topics nature and politics to gun violence and publishing, all wrapped in a discussion centered on three poems.
Poems:
- "A Jackass Offers and Apology" from The Size of the Horizon, or I Explained Everything to the Trees (2025, Matc...
Meet poet and Memoirist Judith Sornberger as we read three poems and chat about her writing inspirations and projects, as well as examine how these poems work on the page and how they communicate with each other and with other art, particularly how "Weaving," an ekphrastic poem by Judith draws on and expands from the mural by Diego Rivera.
Poems:
- "Prayer Flags" by Judith Sornberger, read by Dav...
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