On "Having" a Poem. Part I.
From Dialogues on Verbal Behavior by B. F. Skinner Foundation
November 19, 2025 · 46 min · Season 2 · Episode 1
About this episode
David Roth and Dave Palmer discuss the creative process and Skinner's insights in the context of poetry.
In Season 2, David Roth and Dave Palmer discuss supplemental material added to the Extended Edition of Verbal Behavior . In the first episode, David and Dave discuss a paper On "Having" a Poem and dive into Skinner's understanding of the creative process. The episode features Skinner's voice from the recording of the talk On "Having" a Poem .
People in this episode
Hosts: David Roth, Dave Palmer
Topics covered
- creative process
- poetry
- B. F. Skinner
- Verbal Behavior
- literary analysis
Keywords
- B. F. Skinner
- poem
- creative process
- Verbal Behavior
- literary discussion
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Verbal Behavior, On 'Having' a Poem
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