S3 E12 Making Formal Poetry Cool With Special Guest, Alexis Sears

S3 E14 Poetry and Gender Euphoria with Special Guest, Jory Mickelson (Part1)

Table for Deuce co hosted by  Kate Hanson Foster Michael Schmeltzer  Special Guest Jory Mickelson Special thanks to the sponsors of this episode:  Powerball Bert & Ernie  Horny painters Secret coup chats 44 Subscribers Jory Mickelson is an award-winning writer and educator living in Xwotʼqom / Whatcom / Bellingham on the homelands of the Lummi and Nooksack peoples. They are the author of three books of poetry: Picturing (2025, End of the Line Press), All This Divide (2024, Spuyten Duyvil Press), and Wilderness//Kingdom (2019, Floating Bridge Press) which won a 2020 High Plains Book Award. Their work has appeared in Poetry Northwest, Court Green, DIAGRAM, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Jubilat, Mid-American Review, and other journals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. They are the recipient of an Academy of American Poet’s Prize and have received fellowships from the Dear Butte, The Desert Rat Writers Residency, the Lambda Literary Foundation, The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, and The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. They were also a 2022 Jack Straw Writer for the Jack Straw Cultural Center’s in Seattle, Washington. They are a graduate of the University of Idaho’s MFA Program, the former Poetry Editor of 5×5 Lit Mag, and the creator of the blog Literary Magpie that uplifted LGBTQAI+ writers, editors and publishers. They have taught workshops and retreats on a wide variety of topics including writing and wilderness, mindfulness, zines, allyship, and poetry as a spiritual practice. Get a copy of one of Jory’s books herehttps://jorymickelson.com/books [https://jorymickelson.com/books] Work referenced in this episode: “In haraqa al-film” https://newohioreview.org/2024/03/31/in-haraqa-al-film/ [https://newohioreview.org/2024/03/31/in-haraqa-al-film/] Jory’s poem published at The Seat, “Portraiture” https://www.tablefordeuce.com/theseat/portraiture [https://www.tablefordeuce.com/theseat/portraiture] Herrin Massacre by Paul Cadmus https://reason.com/2019/03/25/modern-art-critic-assumes-1939-painting/ [https://reason.com/2019/03/25/modern-art-critic-assumes-1939-painting/] 101 Things to Learn in Art School https://www.amazon.com/101-Things-Learn-Art-School/dp/026201621 [https://www.amazon.com/101-Things-Learn-Art-School/dp/0262016214] Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music https://www.hbo.com/movies/taylor-macs-24-decade-history-of-popular-music [https://www.hbo.com/movies/taylor-macs-24-decade-history-of-popular-music] Death in the West Podcast https://deathinthewestpod.com [https://deathinthewestpod.com/] Kate Hanson Foster is the author of Crow Funeral (EastOver Press 2022) and Mid Drift, finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award in 2011. A recent recipient of the NEA Sustainable Arts Fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center, she lives and writes in Groton, Massachusetts. Michael Schmeltzer's most recent book of poetry, Empire of Surrender, is the winner of the 2021 Wandering Aengus Book Award. Along with Meghan McClure, he is the co-author of the nonfiction book A Single Throat Opens, a lyric exploration of addiction and family. His debut full-length Blood Song was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award in Poetry, the Julie Suk Award, and the Coil Book Award.  Contact Kate or Michael: table4deuce@gmail.com ©Table For Deuce 2025

S3 E13 Poetry and Piss: Part 2 with Special Guest, Alexis Sears

Special thanks to the sponsors of this episode: Cilantro Gold Dads Brunch RFK Jr. 44 Subscribers Work referenced in this episode: Alexis Sears Out of Order from Autumn House Press https://www.autumnhouse.org/books/out-of-order/ [https://www.autumnhouse.org/books/out-of-order/] Josh Tvrdy “Sliding my Tongue Along a Gold Mirror” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/156907/sliding-my-tongue-along-a-gold-mirror [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/156907/sliding-my-tongue-along-a-gold-mirror] Chen Chen “Winter” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/142861/winter [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/142861/winter] Robert Frost “Nothing Gold Can Stay” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/148652/nothing-gold-can-stay-5c095cc5ab679 [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/148652/nothing-gold-can-stay-5c095cc5ab679] Alexis Sears is the author of Out of Order, winner of the 2021 Donald Justice Poetry Prize and the Poetry by the Sea Book Award: Best Book of 2022. Her work appears in Best American Poetry, Poet Lore, Cortland Review, Cimarron Review, Rattle, and elsewhere. She earned her MFA in poetry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her BA in Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in Los Angeles. More about Alexis: https://www.alexissears.com/about-the-author [https://www.alexissears.com/about-the-author] Kate Hanson Foster is the author of Crow Funeral (EastOver Press 2022) and Mid Drift, finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award in 2011. A recent recipient of the NEA Sustainable Arts Fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center, she lives and writes in Groton, Massachusetts. Michael Schmeltzer's most recent book of poetry, Empire of Surrender, is the winner of the 2021 Wandering Aengus Book Award. Along with Meghan McClure, he is the co-author of the nonfiction book A Single Throat Opens, a lyric exploration of addiction and family. His debut full-length Blood Song was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award in Poetry, the Julie Suk Award, and the Coil Book Award.  Contact Kate or Michael: table4deuce@gmail.com [table4deuce@gmail.com] ©Table For Deuce 2025

S3 E12 Making Formal Poetry Cool With Special Guest, Alexis Sears

Kate and Michael sit down with special guest, Alexis Sears, and talk about her recent collection Out of Order, formal poetry, being casual like a hot dog, and so much more! Prepare yourself for a huge gush-sesh, as Kate & Michael cannot contain themselves when they are in the presence of greatness! co starring Kate Hanson Foster Michael Schmeltzer Special Guest Alexis Sears Special thanks to the sponsors of this episode: Tumbler Hot Dogs Mad Libs Fan Fiction Romance 75 buttholes Zebra Print Jackets 45 Subscribers Work referenced in this episode: Alexis Sears Out of Order from Autumn House Press https://www.autumnhouse.org/books/out-of-order/ [https://www.autumnhouse.org/books/out-of-order/] W.S. Merwin “Separation” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/28891/separation-56d21285b2140 [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/28891/separation-56d21285b2140] Miller Williams Patterns of Poetry, An Encyclopedia of Forms https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/566952.Patterns_of_Poetry [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/566952.Patterns_of_Poetry] Name Drops: Clint Margrave Richie Hoffman Greg Williamson Randall Mann Marilyn Hacker Jean Valentine Robert Frost William Shakespeare Langston Hughes Matthew Nienow Alexis Sears is the author of Out of Order, winner of the 2021 Donald Justice Poetry Prize and the Poetry by the Sea Book Award: Best Book of 2022. Her work appears in Best American Poetry, Poet Lore, Cortland Review, Cimarron Review, Rattle, and elsewhere. She earned her MFA in poetry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her BA in Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in Los Angeles. More about Alexis: https://www.alexissears.com/about-the-author [https://www.alexissears.com/about-the-author] Kate Hanson Foster is the author of Crow Funeral (EastOver Press 2022) and Mid Drift, finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award in 2011. A recent recipient of the NEA Sustainable Arts Fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center, she lives and writes in Groton, Massachusetts. Michael Schmeltzer's most recent book of poetry, Empire of Surrender, is the winner of the 2021 Wandering Aengus Book Award. Along with Meghan McClure, he is the co-author of the nonfiction book A Single Throat Opens, a lyric exploration of addiction and family. His debut full-length Blood Song was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award in Poetry, the Julie Suk Award, and the Coil Book Award.  Contact Kate or Michael: table4deuce@gmail.com [table4deuce@gmail.com] ©Table For Deuce 2025

S3 E11 Poetry And Literary Citizenship

Table for Deuce co starring Kate Hanson Foster Michael Schmeltzer Special thanks to the sponsors of this episode: Poets On The Moon Residency Gulf of Kate Beyonce's Country Album Aggrieved White Men Anxiety Work referenced in this episode: "the cycle of omitted names" by John Compton https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/the-cycle-of-omitted-names [https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/the-cycle-of-omitted-names] Name Drops: Dianne Suess Billy Collins Frank Bidart Ocean Vuong Jericho Brown Special shoutout to Samantha Burns and Stacy Boe Miller at The WorkWhile Podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/workwhile/id1777743546 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/workwhile/id1777743546] Kate Hanson Foster is the author of Crow Funeral (EastOver Press 2022) and Mid Drift, finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award in 2011. A recent recipient of the NEA Sustainable Arts Fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center, she lives and writes in Groton, Massachusetts. Michael Schmeltzer's most recent book of poetry, Empire of Surrender, is the winner of the 2021 Wandering Aengus Book Award. Along with Meghan McClure, he is the co-author of the nonfiction book A Single Throat Opens, a lyric exploration of addiction and family. His debut full-length Blood Song was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award in Poetry, the Julie Suk Award, and the Coil Book Award.  Contact Kate or Michael: table4deuce@gmail.com [table4deuce@gmail.com] ©Table For Deuce 2025

S3 E10 Poetry and Maga

Special thanks to the sponsors of this episode:  Barack Obama The woke mind virus Sharpie markers Drake Bootlickers DOGE Bros John Kuchera “America Is the Poem” by Joseph Massey https://www.poetrydispatches.com/p/america-is-the-poem [https://www.poetrydispatches.com/p/america-is-the-poem] “How I am Like Donald Trump” by Rachel Custer https://rattle.com/how-i-am-like-donald-trump-by-rachel-custer/ [https://rattle.com/how-i-am-like-donald-trump-by-rachel-custer/] Kate Hanson Foster is the author of Crow Funeral (EastOver Press 2022) and Mid Drift, finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award in 2011. A recent recipient of the NEA Sustainable Arts Fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center, she lives and writes in Groton, Massachusetts. Michael Schmeltzer's most recent book of poetry, Empire of Surrender, is the winner of the 2021 Wandering Aengus Book Award. Along with Meghan McClure, he is the co-author of the nonfiction book A Single Throat Opens, a lyric exploration of addiction and family. His debut full-length Blood Song was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award in Poetry, the Julie Suk Award, and the Coil Book Award.  Contact Kate or Michael: table4deuce@gmail.com ©Table For Deuce 2025