Feb 02 Weekly Poem: 'Pittsburgh' In honor of the Steelers' Super Bowl victory, we've gone into the Poetry Series archive. Continue reading
Jan 28 Remembering John Updike The poem Nicholas Delbanco read during Tuesday's program first appeared in the June 1999 issue of Poetry, and later, in a slightly different form in 2001, in "Americana."… Continue reading
Jan 26 'People's Poet' Robert Burns Turns 250 By Tom LeGro The image of poetry fans gathered in a pub enjoying bagpipes, haggis, drinks and verse is a very Scottish one, but Scotland's national poet Robert Burns has fans worldwide who know there's no better way to honor the man and… Continue reading
Jan 26 'People's Poet' Robert Burns Turns 250 The image of poetry fans gathered in a pub enjoying bagpipes, haggis, drinks and verse is a very Scottish one, but Scotland's national poet Robert Burns has fans worldwide who know there's no better way to honor the man and… Continue reading
Jan 26 Weekly Poem: 'A Man's A Man for A' That' A Man's A Man for A' That by Robert Burns. Is there for honest Poverty That hings his head, an' a' that; The coward slave-we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that!… Continue reading
Jan 20 Weekly Poem: 'Praise Song for the Day' By Arts Desk Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander. Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each other's eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch Poet Elizabeth Alexander Reflects on Inaugural Reading Only a few poets have participated in the swearing-in ceremony for our nation's highest office, and on Jan. 20, Elizabeth Alexander will become just the fourth to hold that honor when she will recite an original poem at President-elect Barack… Continue watching
Jan 12 Weekly Poem: 'Rose Hips' Sean Norton is the author of the book of poems, "Bad With Faces," from Red Morning Press. He lives in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he is the Assistant Director of the University of Michigan's Graduate Creative Writing Program. Continue reading
Jan 05 Weekly Poem: 'American Sublime' By Arts Desk Elizabeth Alexander will become just the fourth poet to recite a poem at a president's swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20 at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. Continue reading
Dec 29 Weekly Poem: 'Rain Light' W.S. Merwin is counted as one of the nation's greatest living poets. He is the author of more than 50 books of his own poetry, translations of others, memoirs and more. Continue reading