Shows
The Poetry ProfessorReading Lorca Beside the Ocean — Including Quotes in Poems Listen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Reading Lorca Beside the Ocean" and discuss including quotes in poems. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2026-01-3009 min
The Poetry ProfessorThe First Date and Everything After — Magical Realism Listen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "The First Date and Everything After" and discuss magical realism in poetry. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Content: this poem contains mild sexual references. In this episode, Stephen mentions the amazing poet Michael Hettich.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2026-01-2207 min
The Poetry ProfessorPocket Universes — Whimsical PoemsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Pocket Universes" and discuss whimsical poems. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2026-01-1506 min
The Poetry ProfessorLavender Soap — How to Talk about Tough TopicsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Lavender Soap" and discuss how to talk about tough topics in poetry. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Explicit label: This poem contains references to sexual abuse and may not be appropriate for younger listeners. Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2026-01-0807 min
The Poetry ProfessorThree Poems — How to Structure a Poetry CollectionListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "South of Missoula," "Quapaw Ridge," and "Usumacinta Blues" and discuss small, deliberate choices in poetry. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-12-1811 min
The Poetry ProfessorForty is Another Country — Writing PromptsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Forty is Another Country" and discuss writing prompts. Click here to read the full transcript.Stephen's poetry collection NoctisTerrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-12-1106 min
The Poetry ProfessorNotes from a Grocery Store Psychic — Logical Leaps in Prose PoemsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Notes from a Grocery Store Psychic" and discuss logical leaps in prose poems. Click here to read the full transcript.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-12-0408 min
The Poetry ProfessorSummer in San Carlos — Consistent Imagery in PoemsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Summer in San Carlos" and discuss consistent imagery in poems. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-11-2707 min
The Poetry ProfessorThe Classification of Trees — How Poems Make the CutListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "The Classification of Trees" and discuss small, deliberate choices in poetry. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-11-2008 min
The Poetry ProfessorFlorida Nights — Small, Deliberate Choices in PoetryListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Florida Nights" and discuss small, deliberate choices in poetry. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-11-1309 min
The Poetry ProfessorUnderstanding English Poetry — Response PoemsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Understanding English Poetry" and discuss persona poems. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.In this episode, Stephen mentions poets.org and https://www.poetryfoundation.org.
2025-11-0611 min
The Poetry ProfessorGhost Story — Keeping a Slush FundListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Ghost Story" and discuss keeping a "slush fund" of poems to use later, Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.In this episode, Stephen gives a shoutout to the tiny journal, where this poem first appeared.
2025-10-3006 min
The Poetry ProfessorNocte Visita — Writing in CommunityListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Nocte Visita" and discuss writing in community. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Contains brief mention of drug use and sexual themes.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-09-0907 min
The Poetry ProfessorNatura — How Individual Poems Fit into a Poetry CollectionListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Natura" and discuss how individual poems fit into a poetry collection. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-09-0407 min
The Poetry ProfessorBoxing and the Breath — Inviting the Reader into Your Subculture through PoetryListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Boxing and the Breath" and inviting the reader into your subculture. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-08-2809 min
The Poetry ProfessorOne of These Things is Not Like the Other — Dialogue in PoetryListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "One of These Things is Not Like the Other" and discuss dialogue in poetry. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Contains sexual themes.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-08-2108 min
The Poetry ProfessorFire Comes from a Place Beyond this World — Precise Moves in PoetryListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Fire Comes from a Place Beyond this World" and discuss precise moves in poetry. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Contains sexual themesStephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-08-1410 min
The Poetry Professor The Ghost of Fremont Canyon — Poetic CoupletsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read " The Ghost of Fremont Canyon" and discuss couplets. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Explicit rating: sexual abuseStephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-08-0713 min
The Poetry ProfessorCanyon Vigil — Sentence Length in PoetryListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Canyon Vigil" and discuss sentence length. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Explicit rating: contains brief mention of suicidal thoughts.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-07-3108 min
The Poetry ProfessorMiddle Aged White Man Drives West — Implied Backstory in PoemsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Middle Aged White Man Drives West" and discuss implied backstory in poetry. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-07-2407 min
The Poetry ProfessorFarm Talk — Sharing Your Subculture Through PoetryListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Farm Talk" and discuss sharing your subculture in a poem. Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-07-1707 min
The Poetry ProfessorPetroglyphs— Persona PoemsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Petroglyphs" and discuss persona poems. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-07-1010 min
The Poetry ProfessorWaking Up in America — Writing the Inevitable Ending to a PoemListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Waking Up in America" and discuss writing inevitable endings. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-07-0307 min
The Poetry ProfessorGoing Alone — Image vs. Statement in PoetryListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Going Alone" and discuss the ration of imagery to statement in a poem. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-06-2607 min
The Poetry ProfessorPurgatory is a Greyhound Bus Across America — Prose PoemsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "Purgatory is a Greyhound Bus Across America" and discuss prose poems. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Explicit rating: mild sexual references.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-06-1908 min
The Poetry ProfessorOne Scream — Segmented PoemsListen to poetry professor Stephen Cavitt read "One Scream" and discuss segmented poems. Click here for a full transcript of the show.Stephen's poetry collection Noctis Terrores is available now on Kindle Unlimited and in print at major online booksellers. Visit him on the web at stephencavitt.com.
2025-06-1208 min
The Poetry ProfessorThe Trailer: Poetry Professor PodcastThe Poetry Professor Podcast: one real-life professor dissecting his poems to show you their poetic techniques...and help you get famous. Here's the trailer for Season 1.
2025-06-0903 min
Audio Fiction Releases: A Cambridge Geek PodcastStephen Cavitt PresentsEnjoy new science fiction from Stephen Cavitt, the author ofThe Und Wars series, which spans 800+ years and begins with The Distance Between Stars. Stephen Cavitt, MFA, teaches creative writing at Florida Gulf Coast University. He has lived in a tipi, studied with shamans, fed wild bears, walked on fire, and climbed New Mexico's highest mountains in skinny jeans. The lead sniper for a SWAT team taught him to shoot. Tom Brown Jr. taught him to track animals. His mother taught him to sing. Stephen is the author of The Distance Between Stars, available now on Kindle Unlimited and in...
2025-04-2300 min
Three Song StoriesEpisode 221 - Stephen Cavitt Stephen Cavitt teaches English and creative writing at FGCU and he’s led groups around the world, from the back trails of the Appalachians to the streets of Shanghai. Stephen has also taught for Duke University, the University of Tennessee, Georgia College, and Chattanooga State Community College.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-06-031h 03
Living the Present Moment#31: Spirit of the Shamanic Drum (Stephen Cavitt)“What we are hungry for in the Western world is a reanimation of spirit.”
~ Prof. Stephen Cavitt
The shaman enters the dream-like state to bring back wisdom, guidance, and healing. There are many ways to navigate the multiple layers of reality. One of those ways is the drum. Many shamanic traditions use the hypnotic beat of the drum to induce a shamanic journey into altered states of consciousness.
Stephen Cavitt was called to explore the shamanic teachings while in university also studying creative writing and poetry. What do these two very different areas of stud...
2019-10-2839 min
Zach on FilmZach on Film: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)This week, the lives of Bonnie and Clyde go under the microscope as Zach learns about bloody violence in 1967's Bonnie and Clyde.
Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 American crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the title characters Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The film features Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons, with Denver Pyle, Dub Taylor, Gene Wilder, Evans Evans, and Mabel Cavitt in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by David Newman and Robert Benton. Robert Towne and Beatty provided uncredited contributions...
2014-04-2500 min