Feb 08 Weekly Poem: ‘Those Winter Sundays’ By Tom LeGro Robert Hayden was the first black poet to be chosen as consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Understanding Haiti’s Disaster Through a Poet’s Eyes Michele Voltaire Marcelin, an artist, poet, spoken word performer and teacher, was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Since the earthquake struck that country last month, she has been struggling to make sense of the destruction. Continue watching
Feb 04 Karl Case’s (Poetic) Reflections on the Housing Market We've been interviewing Wellesley economics professor Karl 'Chip' Case since the last housing crash here in Boston in the late '80s, and as recently as a few weeks ago with his well-known collaborator Bob Shiller. He… Continue reading
Feb 01 Weekly Poem: ‘Centuries of Ashes’ By Tom LeGro Patrick Sylvain is a Haitian-American writer, essayist and poet, and instructor of Haitian language and culture at Brown University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Continue reading
Jan 25 Weekly Poem: ‘Ports of Sorrow’ By Tom LeGro Patrick Sylvain is a Haitian-American writer, essayist and poet, and instructor of Haitian language and culture at Brown University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Continue reading
Jan 18 Weekly Poem: ‘Root’ By Arts Desk Terrance Hayes is the author of three books of poems: "Muscular Music" (1999); "Hip Logic" (2002, National Poetry Series winner); and "Wind in a Box" (2006), and the recipient of many awards, including a Pushcart Prize, a Best American Poetry… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch Poet Philip Levine Recalls Life at the Factory Jeffrey Brown profiles Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Continue watching
Jan 11 Weekly Poem: ‘Our Valley’ By Tom LeGro Philip Levine is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently "News of the World" (2009). The poem above, "Our Valley," originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of Poetry. Continue reading
Jan 04 Weekly Poem: ‘New Year’s’ By Tom LeGro Robert Creeley (1926-2005) was one of the most important and influential American poets of the twentieth century. Continue reading
Dec 31 Thursday on the NewsHour: Poetic Partnership By Tom LeGro You can watch Vera Pavlova read poems not shown on the program below and also check out our Poetry Series page for additional material. Continue reading