Poetry

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.

Heather McHugh

Poet Heather McHugh reads some of her poems.

Heather McHugh Reads 'No Sex for Priests' and Other Poems

Heather McHugh's collections of poetry include "The Father of Predicaments" (2001), "Hinge and Sign: Poems, 1968-1993" (1994) and "A World of Difference" (1981), among others. In 2009 she was named a MacArthur Fellow, receiving $500,000 in "no strings attached" support…

Ricardo Pau-Llosa

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Poet Ricardo Pau-Llosa reads some of his poems.

Ricardo Pau-Llosa Reads 'Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys' and Other Poems

Ricardo Pau-Llosa was born in Havana in 1954 and has lived in the United States since 1960. His sixth book of poetry, "Parable Hunter" was published this year by Carnegie Mellon Press. Other titles include: "Vereda Tropical" (1999); "Cuba" (1993);…

Junk Man: Poet and Professor Albert Goldbarth

Poet and toy collector Albert Goldbarth is a two-time winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as the Mark Twain Prize for Humor. In an interview with Jeffrey Brown, Goldbarth discusses his writing, and his latest book…

Albert Goldbarth

Poet Albert Goldbarth reads some of his poems.

Albert Goldbarth Reads 'How Simile Works' and Other Poems

Poet Albert Goldbarth reads "How Simile Works," as well as a poem that looks back on his youthful attempts at writing verse.

Poet Ricardo Pau-Llosa Reflects on Influences, Art

Ricardo Pau-Llosa, a prolific Miami-based poet and critic of Latin American art, remembers the colors, tastes and memories that shaped his youth and his writing, taking him back to his native Cuba.

Writer Jim Harrison Is a Determined 'Outsider'

Most of Jim Harrison's 32 books have been set in the sparsely populated areas he knows well: Northern Michigan, the Sandhills of Nebraska, the Arizona-Mexico border and in the beautiful "Paradise Valley" near Livingston, Mt., where he now lives much…