Oct 25 Watch Billy Collins reads ‘Cheerios’ Billy Collins reads a poem titled "Cheerios" from his new collection "Aimless Love."… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Stanley Plumly reads poem from collection ‘Orphan Hours’ Stanley Plumly reads poem from collection 'Orphan Hours'… Continue watching
Sep 30 Poet Gregory Orr: Poetry Is ‘Concentrated Testimony’ of Being Human Poet Gregory Orr rhapsodizes on a theme he has explored for nearly a decade: the "beloved," the things we love. Of course, what we love can change over time, he says. "It can make you crazy by ... shifting from… Continue reading
Sep 30 Poet Gregory Orr: Poetry Is ‘Concentrated Testimony’ of Being Human By News Desk Poet Gregory Orr rhapsodizes on a theme he has explored for nearly a decade: the "beloved," the things we love. Of course, what we love can change over time, he says. "It can make you crazy by ... shifting from… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Natasha Trethewey reads "Why Some People be Mad at Me…" Natasha Trethewey reads "Why Some People be Mad at Me Sometimes" by Lucille Clifton… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Natasha Trethewey reads "Give and Take" Natasha Trethewey reads "Give and Take"… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Poet Sharon Olds’ New Collection Mourns and Heals the End of a Marriage Poet Sharon Olds' New Collection Mourns and Heals the End of a Marriage… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch New Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey ‘Explores the Human Struggles We All Face’ New Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey 'Explores the Human Struggles We All Face'… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 4:58 Poet Naomi Shihab Nye: ‘Telling a Story Helped Us Figure Out Who We Were’ Poet Naomi Shihab Nye: 'Telling a Story Helped Us Figure Out Who We Were'… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Naomi Shihab Nye Reads Two Poems Poet Naomi Shihab Nye reads "Hello Palestine" and "Cinco de Mayo."… Continue watching