Episode 32: Rick Barot, Cascades 501

In this episode, poet Rick Barot guides us in our reading of his poem "Cascades 501" from The Galleons, his most recent collection. Rick's insights into how poets engage with place, create juxtapositions, and arrive at insights taught us so much about how poets create their best work. To learn more about Rick Barot, you can visit his website: https://www.rickbarot.com/about/ To learn more about The Galleons, you can visit the Milkweed Editions website: https://milkweed.org/book/the-galleons To read "Cascade 501," visit the Academy of American Poets website: https://poets.org/poem/cascades-501