May 04 Arielle Greenberg reads ‘I’m Not Saying Your Mother is a Vampire’ By artsdesk Arielle Greenberg is the author of three poetry collections, including "Slice," "My Kafka Century" and "Given." Watch Greenberg read her poem “I’m Not Saying Your Mother is a Vampire” at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Apr 27 Poet reflects on his time ‘Sleeping in Gaza’ during airstrikes By artsdesk Najwan Darwish is one of the foremost Arabic-language poets of his generation. His English translator, Kareem James Abu-Zeid, reads "Sleeping in Gaza" from his collection "Nothing More To Lose."… Continue reading
Apr 20 Poet writes a letter to her ‘high school obsession,’ the Atom Bomb By artsdesk Watch poet Catherine Pierce read her poem “Dear Atom Bomb” at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Apr 13 Poet delivers a challenge: ‘change is not made by cowards’ By artsdesk Jonathan B. Tucker is the Youth Programs Coordinator for Split This Rock, a national nonprofit organized devoted provoking social justice through poetry. Listen to Tucker recite his poem "Live United" at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Apr 06 Poet Bill Berkson reads ‘The One God’ By artsdesk Listen to Bill Berkson read “The One God” from his new collection “Expect Delays.”… Continue reading
Mar 30 Poet writes unflinchingly about self-inflicted violence and women By artsdesk Sarah Rose Nordgren reads "The Performance" from her debut collection, "Best Bones." When she wrote the poem, she was thinking about self-inflicted violence and women. Continue reading
Mar 25 Lawrence Ferlinghetti recounts more than six decades of life in San Francisco By Joanne Elgart Jennings The first time I met Lawrence Ferlinghetti was unforgettable: It was early on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, and Elizabeth Farnsworth and I were working on a story about him for the PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Mar 23 Dead Japanese poets make great collaborators By Ashira Morris Matthew Rohrer's new collection, "Surrounded by Friends," collects poems written in collaboration with famous writers, daily life and inanimate objects. Continue reading
Mar 16 A poet looks to his own family to understand forgiveness By artsdesk When Thomas Dooley was writing his poem "Aunt Peggy," he was preoccupied with understanding forgiveness. Continue reading
Mar 09 Poet posits, ‘We humans, we’re kind of a disappointment’ By artsdesk Listen to J. Allyn Rosser read "As If," her poem that "contemplates humanity as not quite worthy of the world,"… Continue reading