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:

1. "My House," originally published in Word Fountain, read by David
2. "Tools," from the chapbook, Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems (2021, Seven Kitchens Press). Read by Micah
3. "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost from New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1923): Public domain.

Links:

"My House:" https://wordfountain.net/2016/07/14/micah-bauman-2016/

"Tools:" https://sevenkitchenspress.com/editors-series-1/volume-four/david-micah-bauman-mapping-the-valley/

"Fire and Ice:" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44263/fire-and-ice

Micah's Blog: https://micahbauman.wordpress.com/

Micah's Bio:

Micah James Bauman’s poems have been published in South 85 Journal, Whale Road Review, Anti-heroin Chic, and Sage Cigarettes and has poems forthcoming in the Keystone Anthology. His chapbook Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems (Seven Kitchens Press, 2021) is a collaboration with his father, David J. Bauman.

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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:

1. "Apolitical Intellectuals" by Otto Rene Castillo, translated by Margaret Randall. Used with the translator's permission, read by David
2. "The Day a Poet Is Murdered by ICE," written and recited by Hannah Levy
3. "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," by Renee Nicole Good. Read by David

Links:

Otto Rene Castillo, Apolitical Intellectuals/ Intelectuales apolíticos

Writer and Translator Margaret Randall's Poetry Foundation Page

https://margaretrandall.org/

Hannah Levy's poem, "The Day a Poet Is Murdered by ICE"

https://hannaheve.substack.com/

"Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," by Renee Nicole Good

Andre Henry's Instagram Post

"Beaumont to Detroit: 1943" by Langston Hughes

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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:

1. "Fireline Trail" from (2025, Cornerstone Press), read by David
2. "Talking with Birds" from (2025, Cornerstone Press), read by Grant
3. "From a Country Overlooked” by Tom Hennen, read by Grant, as published in Hennen’s book Darkness Sticks to Everything, published by Copper Canyon, 2013. Used on the podcast with permission.

Grant's Bio:

Grant Clauser is the author of several books, including Muddy Dragon on the Road to Heaven (2020) and Reckless Constellations (2018). His poems have appeared in the American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review, Greensboro Review, and Tar River Poetry. He teaches in Rosemont College’s MFA program and works for the New York Times.

Links:

GrantClauser.com

Temporary Shelters