Dec 31 Vera Pavlova Reads ‘Eternalize Me Just a Bit’ and Other Poems By newshourpoetry Vera Pavlova was born in Moscow and began writing poetry at the age of 20. She is the author of 14 collections of poetry and the librettos to four operas and two cantatas. Her poems have been translated into 17… Continue reading
Dec 31 Russian Poet Vera Pavlova Celebrates Desire in New Collection By Margaret Myers A profile of Russian poet Vera Pavlova, who will release her first collection of poems in English, "If There is Something to Desire," next month. Continue reading
Dec 30 Marie Ponsot Reads ‘Contracted’ and Other Poems Marie Ponsot is an accomplished peoet and translator. Ponsot has published several books of poems, including most recently, "Easy" (2009), "Springing" (2002) and "The Bird Catcher" (1998), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for… Continue reading
Nov 30 Poet Marie Ponsot Celebrating Life at 88 "I'm Marie Ponsot, and I am 88 years old, which is very entertaining. You have not gotten there yet, probably, although quite a few people do. But I recommend it to you. It is really fun. Seventy is great, but… Continue reading
Oct 22 Extended Interview: Sherman Alexie on What Inspires His Poetry Sherman Alexie discusses what inspires him as a poet and reads more of his work, including "The Fight or Flight Response."… Continue reading
Oct 22 Sherman Alexie Talks New Books, ‘Faces’ and ‘War Dances’ Sherman Alexie talks about his new book of poetry called "Faces" and his new short story collection, "War Dances."… Continue reading
Sep 22 Profile of ‘Genius Award’ Winner Heather McHugh Seattle poet Heather McHugh served as Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 1999 to 2006. She is currently Milliman Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the University of Washington in Seattle, a post she has held since 1984. Continue reading