Episode Description
Welcome to season two of the In Three Poems Podcast with host David J. Bauman.
We're talking with Claudia Saleeby Savage, author of 4 books of poetry, including most recently: First You Must Destroy the World (First Matter Press, fall 2025).
Her other books are Metal Used for Beauty Alone (from The Poetry Box for print + voice), Bruising Continents (Spuyten Duyvil), and The Last One Eaten: A Maligned Vegetable's History. Claudia also has recent work in Poetry Northwest, Nimrod, About Place, and River Teeth.
More Links:
To Claudia’s Books
Poem 1:
“My Daughter Discovers Synchronicity,” by Claudia, read by David.
Poem 2:
“They Named their child Thawra,” from First You Must Destroy the World, written and read by Claudia.
Poem 3:
“They Said it Was Morning,” by Nathalie Khankan, as published in her book Quiet Orient Riot (Omnidawn Publishing, 2020).
Our Deep thanks to Nathalie Khankan and Omnidawn for allowing us to read the poem on the podcast.