This Afterlife with Poet A.E. Stallings

About this episode

A.E. Stallings discusses her book of selected poems, This Afterlife, and the relationship between poetic constraint and creativity.

Does poetic constraint empower creativity? Known for her received forms like sonnets and sestinas, American poet A.E. Stallings joins us in the studio to discuss her book of selected poems, This Afterlife.

People in this episode

Guest: A.E. Stallings

Topics covered

• poetry
• creativity
• literature
• art
• interview

Keywords

• poetic constraint
• sonnets
• sestinas
• selected poems
• This Afterlife

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Books & works: This Afterlife with, This Afterlife

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