Our current shows (2025 onward) are all broadcasted through The Poets' Co-op TV Show YouTube Channel , where you can share and embed the entire show or individual poems using the YouTube tools.
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show with Dave Zekman reading This Little Engine, Mark J. Rosoff reading Timing Is Everything and Tim Van Schmidt reading On the Sea of Cortez (m4v video -5 min 40 sec),
Our October 7, 2007, broadcast featured Megan Freeman. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show with Megan reading Divorcing California Takes Time, We Went to War on a Sunday…, Root Cellar & Shadow (m4v video -5 min 20 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show with poet, Mike Adams,& musician, Jim Sheckells. The Free Radical Railroad performs poetry by Mike Adams, Phil Wood & James Taylor III. (m4v video -6 min 4 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show with poet, Hilary DePolo, & musician, James Boyce. performing Questions for the Path & A Billy Collins Morning (m4v video -3 min 13 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show with poet, Katherine West, and Hilary DePolo reading, plus musicians, Jeff Finer & M. D. Friedman performing Katherine West's The Queen's Bath (m4v video -9 min 2 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show with poets, M. D. & Mariamne Friedman performing poems from their upcoming book, Two as One, as well as M. D.'s 2d (2 directional) poem, The Kill. (m4v video -8 min 32 sec),
Our June 1st, 2008, broadcast featured Art Compost & the Word Mechanics. The fantastic improvisations of musicians Ivan Huber (guitar), Mark Lane (bass), Ruel Hatcher (congas) & John Rasmussen (woodwinds) with the poetry and performances of SETH, Lenny Chernila & Dino Delano make this a show you will definitely want to check out. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt that features poets Lenny Chernila and SETH performing Lenny Chernila's poem, "Follow the Money" (m4v video -4 min 25 sec),
Our August 3rd, 2008, broadcast featured Robert King.You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt of Robert King reading from the "Man" section of his book, Old Man Laughing including the poems: Marriage Fire, Accidentals & Dining Alone with Everyone (m4v video -4 min 55 sec),
Our September 7th, 2008, broadcast featured poet, Amy Irish, with Collin Irish on percussion and second voice. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt of Amy Irish reading from her chapbook, Creation Storiesincluding the poems: The Taste of My Language, Becoming Flesh &The Birth of Venus (m4v video -6 min 6sec),
Our October 5th, 2008, broadcast featured poet, George Drew. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt of George Drew performing The Drowning of Christopher French &Reading Jared in the Middle of the Night (m4v video -5 min 45 sec),
Our December 7th, 2008, broadcast featured poet, Leo Goya. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt of Leo Goya performing three of his poems with Jean Hatherley on percussion and Evan Cantor on bass. (m4v video -6 min 27 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring the Friends' School Poets spontaneously talking about what they love about poetry . (a mp4 video -4 min 58 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Peter Neil Carroll reading 3 poems from his book, Riverborne: What They Talk About On Saturday Afternoon, Sunday at the Riverside and We Talk of Our Fathers. (a mp4 video - 4 min 29 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Dan Wilcox reading On Reading the Tibetan Book of the Dead and Charlie Rossiter reading Manhattan Blues (with Dan Wilcox on saxophone). (a mp4 video - 4 min 2 sec), or embed the YouTube version of this excerpt on your web page,
Our July 5, 2009, broadcast featured the WE ARE theUreal. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring a performance of two of Dunce Apprentice of Citizens of Sleep works entitled "A Portrait" & "Stars" and Samul Sax's "Scarlight". (a mp4 video - 5 min 39 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring "Symphony" with Samul Sax's "i can't sell it", Dunce Apprentice's "Lights," Barakanoel Mumbles' "Kool Here" and Dusty Rose's "TJ." (a mp4 video - 6 min 7 sec),
Our October 4, 2009, broadcast featured Pat Maslowski. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Pat Maslowski performing her poems, "Arriving in Faleasao Village" and "Morning Exercises." (a mp4 video - 2 min 54 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer performing "Confession of a Stay at Home Mom," "Moving Toward Smoothfully" & "After Having My Manuscript Rejected by Ghost Road Press." ( a mp4 video - 5 min 23 sec),
Our June 6, 2010, broadcast featured Autumn Guest. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Autumn Guest performing "Lost Picasso Princess," "Funerals and Kitchens" & "Paisley Promise 1." ( a mp4 video - 5 min 52 sec),
Our July 4, 2010, broadcast featured Lynn Emanuel. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Lynn Emanuel performing "What I Would Be Like If I Wasn't What I Am," "My Life" & "Revolution." ( a mp4 video - 6 min 1 sec),
Our September 5, 2010, broadcast featured Rachel Dacus. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Rachel Dacus performing "I Spend an Afternoon with Monet," "Paying Bills Instead 0f Writing a Poem about Monet" & "Salvation."( a mp4 video - 5 min 32 sec),
Our November 7, 2010, broadcast featured Lynn Wagner. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Lynn Wagner performing "Listen," "Compliant to Memphis Minnie," "Three Scenes," "98 Degrees" and "About the Only Thing That Will Save Us." ( a mp4 video - 6 min 32 sec),
Our December 5, 2010, broadcast featured Chris Hoffman. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Chris Hoffman performing "In the Cradle of Morning," "Handies Peak," "In the Pine Forest" and "Oasis."( a mp4 video - 5 min 4 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Bobby LeFebre performing "Forget Me Not" and "Recognize" and Suzi Q. Smith performing "Tatoo" and "Ronald Reagan is Single-Handedly Responsible for the Jheri Curl." ( a mp4 video -7 min 39 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Suzi Q. Smith performing "Blue" and Bobby LeFebre performing "Something Beautiful." ( a mp4 video -4 min 39 sec),
Ted Kooser reading at the Boulder Library. This special feature for the month of March, 2011, captures the historic free reading and discussion with the 13th Poet Laureate of the United States at the Boulder Library on March 5, 2011. This Episode 41 of the Poets Co-op TV Show is a special unedited 58 minute video filmed and produced by M. D. Friedman. This show was broadcast on CCTV 54 at Catalyst High School in Lafayette, Colorado, in March & April of 2011 and is made available now by the Internet Poets’ Cooperative. We want to thank the Boulder Library and the Lafayette Cultural Arts Commission for making this show possible. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Ted Kooser reading "Pearl" & "That Was I" at the Boulder Library, a special feature for the month of March, 2011 . ( a mp4 video -8 min 29 sec),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring excerpt of the full "book launch" reading with M. D. Friedman performing "Raven's Treat," "Spring Love Poem," "Li Po Returns to His Lover in the Night" and "Never Ask a Poet Directions.( a mp4 video -7 minutes 18 seconds),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring excerpt from the Long Conversation featuring Janet Glovinsky's art and poem, "Some Women" and Rosannne Sterne's art and poem, "A Life Chosen."( a mp4 video -7 minutes 27 seconds),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Anita Jepson-Gilbert reading her poems, "Midlife Blossom, "Even Song" & "Anima"( a mp4 video -5 minutes 0 seconds),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring John Amen performing " Narcissism," "Enough Is Enough" & "Portraits of Mary #1" (a mp4 video - 7minutes, 7 seconds),
You also may want to listen to John Amen reading his work at the Internet Poets' Co-op's Open Reading on September 3, 2009 or watch the episode from 2009 recorded in our studio.
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show with Jared Smith performing "The American Museum of Neutral History," "Nobody Writes about Children," "Pebbles in the Stram" & "Father." (m4v video - 8 minutes, 9 seconds),
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer performing "Rumi Goes to the Beach," "Rumi Goes to the Kindergarten" & "Dear Rumi." (m4v video - 7minutes, 5 seconds),
On April 14th, 2012, we recordedSam I Am, Man of Steel, Phil the Thrill and Herb reading their original work at the open reading portion of our 2012 Poetry Month Extravaganza. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show featuring the Man of Steel reading "Wild Wild West" and Phil the Thrill reading an excerpt from the "Stoned Poem with Many Titles." (m4v video - 9minutes, 15 seconds),
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show featuring Roseanna Frechette performing "Pandora's Box," "Eldorado Night Sky" & "Holes" with Asalott accompanying on various instruments. (m4v video - 9 minutes, 54 seconds),
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show featuring Asalott performing "Secret Brew" and "Everything and Nothing." (m4v video - 7 minutes, 29 seconds),
Watch* or download an excerpt from the show featuring Lynda La Rocca reading four of her poems from her chapbook, Spiral, (2012 – Liquid Light Press). (m4v video - 4 minutes, 40 seconds),
On November 18, 2012, we recorded the performance of Robert Lashley. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Robert Lashley performing "Blues for Big Mama" on Poets' Co-op TV Show Episode #59( a mp4 video - 5 minutes, 41 seconds),
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Theo "Lucifury" Wilson performing "Masters of Illusion" and "Theo" on Poets' Co-op TV Show Episode #61( a mp4 video - 10 minutes, 24 seconds),
On January 8, 2013, we recorded the performance of Casey. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Casey performing "Johnny" and "Theo" on Poets' Co-op TV Show Episode #62. She is joined by musician, Brandon Calano, on guitar and vocals on these two pieces.( a mp4 video - 9 minutes, 23 seconds),
On March 17, 2013, we recorded the performance of Susan M. Peiffer. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Susan M. Peiffer performing "Pills," "Dreaming Delaware" and "Belated" on Poets' Co-op TV Show Episode #63. ( a mp4 video - 8 minutes, 56 seconds),
On January 14, 2015, we recorded the performance of Valerie A. Szarek at Ziigies in Denver. You may:
Watch* or download an excerpt featuring Valerie A. Szarek performing "Signs of Life" on Poets' Co-op TV Show Episode #64. ( a mp4 video - 8 minutes, 0 seconds),
