By — Margaret Myers Margaret Myers Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/married-poets-craft-love-poems-by-the-clock Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Married Poets Craft Love Poems by the Clock Poetry Feb 14, 2007 8:11 AM EST Poets Mary Jo Salter and Brad Leithauser have taken a new approach to crafting their works, participating in a Web experiment that forces them to write their poems in just 15 minutes. On Valentine’s Day, the husband and wife team write love poems to one another via the site. Read the full 2007 transcript here. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Margaret Myers Margaret Myers Margaret Myers is the former Digital News Editor for PBS NewsHour. She is a former editor for ESPN.com. She also led the features department at the Amarillo Globe-News in west Texas. @margaretvm
Poets Mary Jo Salter and Brad Leithauser have taken a new approach to crafting their works, participating in a Web experiment that forces them to write their poems in just 15 minutes. On Valentine’s Day, the husband and wife team write love poems to one another via the site. Read the full 2007 transcript here. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now