By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/mary-jo-bang-examines-griefs-poetic-form Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Mary Jo Bang Examines Grief’s Poetic Form Poetry Apr 8, 2008 7:38 PM EDT Mary Jo Bang is professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program at Washington University. Her fifth book, “Elegy,” which won of the National Book Critics Circle Award, examines the pain and grief following the death of her son. She shares two poems from the collection. Read the full transcript here. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro
Mary Jo Bang is professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program at Washington University. Her fifth book, “Elegy,” which won of the National Book Critics Circle Award, examines the pain and grief following the death of her son. She shares two poems from the collection. Read the full transcript here. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now