Dec 16 Watch Rita Dove Shows Off Her Dance Moves Aside from poetry, ballroom dancing is one of Rita Dove's passions. Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Prayer for the Hanoi Man Who Waits for Breakdowns on His Block’ Jennifer Richter reads "Prayer for the Hanoi Man Who Waits for Breakdowns on His Block."… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Radio Crackling, Radio Gone’ by Lisa Olstein Lisa Olstein reads "Radio Crackling, Radio Gone."… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Stephen Mitchell Reads from ‘The Iliad’ by Homer Stephen Mitchell reads from his translation of 'The Iliad' by Homer. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Conversation: Stephen Mitchell’s ‘The Iliad’ by Homer Jeffrey Brown talks to Stephen Mitchell about his translation of 'The Iliad' by Homer. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Weekly Poem: Jim Tilley Reads ‘Half-Finished Bridge’ Jim Tilley reads "Half-Finished Bridge," from his poetry collection, "In Confidence."… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch In ‘Human Chain,’ Nobel-Winning Poet Seamus Heaney Digs Into the Past In his native Ireland, he's known as "Famous Seamus," and indeed, Seamus Heaney -- winner of the Nobel Prize in 1995 -- is a world-famous poet. Now 72, his new collection, "Human Chain," contains poems that are, as always for… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Seamus Heaney Reads ‘Death of a Naturalist’ Seamus Heaney reads "Death of a Naturalist."… Continue watching