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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The Sin of Being Okay, that’s the title of the most recent book of poetry by Dawn Leas, published by Kinsman Quarterly, and we’ll talk with Dawn about two of the poems from that collection and one she has chosen to share by Ada Limón.
Dawn is also the author of A Person Worth Knowing (Foothills Publishing), Take Something When You Go (Winter Goose Publishing), and I Know When to Keep Quiet (Finishing Line Press)...
Welcome to In Three Poems, the show were we get to know today's poets three poems at a time. Today's guest is Dr. Chrissy Martin.
Chrissy is the author of Whole, Holy, Hot (Write Bloody, 2026). She is an Assistant Professor of English at Centenary College of Louisiana. She holds a PhD in poetry from Oklahoma State and an MFA in Poetry from Columbia College Chicago. She is the Poetry Director and a founding editor for Arcturus....
We talk about rural life, family tension, horror and grief, along with the things we don't or cannot say, today with poet Daniel Lurie.
Guest Bio: Daniel is a writer, editor, and educator from eastern Montana. He holds an MFA from the University of Idaho. Daniel writes about the environment, Judaism, rural life, gentrification, and grief. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in literary journals and magazines like Pleiades, The I...
Welcome to In Three Poems, where each episode, we talk with a guest poet, read two poems by them and one by a poet of their choice. And we explore what connections the works may have. Coincidentally, our guest today, Jessica Whipple has chosen a poem by first-season guest Grant Clauser.
Jessica Whipple writes for adults and children. Her poetry has been published most recently in Paddler Press, Wild Roof Journal, Phi...
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 David J. Bauman.
P...
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,” from Swallowtai...
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 know, tell about...
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.
We thank Sall...
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:
“Loose E...
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 History. Claudi...
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 another.
P...
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
POEM 2. ...
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 Are Found&rdquo...
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 David.
POEM 2
Fro...
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 The Carnival o...
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 the Woods Today,...
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 magazine, Volume ...
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, read by Jehanne
P...
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 Wemple is an a...
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 from New Hamps...
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