Thomas Devaney

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  • PoemTalk for the Poetry Foundation, a podcast hosted by Al Filreis
    On John Ashbery's "Crossroads in the Past"
    On Cid Corman's "Enuresis"
    On Kit Robinson's “Return on Word,”
    On Lyn Hejinian's "constant change figures"

  • Host, A Murder of Ravens, featuring multiple readings of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" to mark Poe's 200th birthday. January 15, 2009.

  • Co-host, A Celebration of George Oppen's 100th Birthday, featuring an introduction and a talk on Mary Oppen's Meaning a Life. April 7, 2008.

  • The Seven-Up Series: seven guests speak for seven minutes on a given topic.
    7-Up on Ben Franklin, January 29, 2006
    7-Up on Gold, September 29, 2004
    7-Up on Gold covered in the Penn Current

  • A conversation and reading with Carl Rakosi at the Kelly Writers House, on the occasion of his 99th birthday. October 30, 2002.

  • Producer, 2001-2005, LIVE at the Writers House radio reading series.

  • The Poet Painter Series, in collaboration with The School of Design, Penn's Creative Writing Program and the Kelly Writers House. A program in which distinguished poets and painters known for their collaborative work present slides talks, poetry readings, and discussions.

  • Co-host, The Philly Sound: New Poetry Weekend, featuring 50 poets reading for two days and nights. August 8 and 9, 2003.

  • Guest editor, "Death Poems & PennSound," an essay accompanying the winter 2006/2007 PennSound featured resources selection.