Sep 07 Weekly Poem: ‘Watching the Towers Go Down’ By Tom LeGro Peter Balakian is the author of many books, including a new volume of poems, "Ziggurat," just published by University of Chicago Press, and "June-tree: New and Selected Poems, 1974-2000."… Continue reading
Sep 01 Pulitzer Winner Natasha Trethewey Looks ‘Beyond Katrina’ By Molly Finnegan Poet Natasha Trethewey's latest book, "Beyond Katrina," is a personal account of how the people of the Gulf Coast region, including her family, have lived with the threat and consequences of natural disasters for generations. Continue reading
Aug 30 Weekly Poem: ‘Watcher’ By Tom LeGro Natasha Trethewey has written three collections of poetry: "Domestic Work," "Bellocq's Ophelia" and "Native Guard," which won the "2007 Pulitzer Prize. Her latest book, "Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast," is a mix of prose and poetry. Continue reading
Aug 23 Weekly Poem: ‘My God’ By Tom LeGro Sandra Beasley is the author of "I Was the Jukebox," winner of the 2009 Barnard Women Poets Prize, and "Theories of Falling," winner of the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize. Continue reading
Aug 09 Weekly Poem: from ‘Doppler Elegies’ By Tom LeGro Ben Lerner first book, "The Lichtenberg Figures," won the Hayden Carruth Award from Copper Canyon Press and was named one of 2004's best books of poetry by Library Journal. His second book, "Angle of Yaw," was a finalist for the… Continue reading
Aug 02 Weekly Poem: ‘The Fight or Flight Response’ Sherman Alexie is a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian born on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Wash. He is the author of several novels and collections of short fiction and poetry, including "Face" and "War Dances," winner of the 2010 PEN/Faulkner… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Levine Reflects on Factory Life in Detroit Jeffrey Brown profiles Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Continue watching
Jul 20 Weekly Poem: ‘July in Washington’ By Tom LeGro Back in March, we were excited to give attention to the Poetry Foundation's DC Poetry Tour, a multimedia tour that reveals our nation's capital through the eyes of its great poets. It seems more appropriate now to highlight the tour… Continue reading
Jul 12 Weekly Poem: ‘The Picketwire’ By Tom LeGro David Mason, who appeared on the NewsHour in April, was named Poet Laureate of Colorado earlier this month by Gov. Bill Ritter. Continue reading
Jul 01 W.S. Merwin Appointed as Next Poet Laureate By Tom LeGro The Library of Congress has appointed W.S. Merwin as the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2010-2011. Merwin will assume the post in the fall, succeeding Kay Ryan. Continue reading