Nov 23 Conversation: Poet Nikki Giovanni By Tom LeGro Nikki Giovanni is the author of several books of poetry, including most recently, "Bicycles: Love Poems." She is a professor at Virginia Tech, where she teaches writing and literature. "The 100 Best African American Poems" was edited by Giovanni and… Continue reading
Nov 22 Weekly Poem: ‘Fish Head for Katrina’ By Tom LeGro Terrance Hayes, a poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, won the 2010 National Book Award. Here, he reads a poem from his award-winning volume, "Lighthead."… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch National Book Award-Winning Poet Hayes Reads From ‘Lighthead’ Terrance Hayes, a poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, won the National Book Award earlier this week. Here, he reads a poem from his award-winning volume called "Lighthead."… Continue watching
Nov 18 Poet Christian Wiman’s ‘Every Riven Thing’ By Tom LeGro Christian Wiman's new collection of poetry, "Every Riven Thing," is filled with powerfully profound poems, many of which are deeply personal. He had taken a break from writing poetry for a few years, but a recent diagnosis of a rare… Continue reading
Nov 15 Weekly Poem: ‘Nikki-Rosa’ By Tom LeGro Nikki Giovanni is the author of several books of poetry, including most recently "Bicycles: Love Poems." "Nikki-Rosa" is taken from "The 100 Best African American Poems," edited by Giovanni and published in November. Continue reading
Nov 08 Weekly Poem: ‘She Is Awakened by a Hair’ By Tom LeGro Kim Dower taught poetry for two years at Emerson College, her alma mater, before moving to Los Angeles and founding Kim-from-LA, a literary publicity company that specializes in coaching authors and speakers on how to present themselves to the media. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 7:27 W.S. Merwin on Becoming the New Poet Laureate By PBS News Hour Jeffrey Brown has a conversation with W.S. Merwin, who was appointed as the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by The Library of Congress. Continue watching
Oct 27 Wednesday on the NewsHour: W.S. Merwin Watch Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin read more of his work. Continue reading
Oct 25 Weekly Poem: ‘From the Start’ By Tom LeGro W.S. Merwin is the Library of Congress' 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. He has had a prolific writing career, crafting more than 50 books of verse, translations, memoirs and more. Continue reading