Apr 24 For Hayes, Pittsburgh and Poetry Are No Strangers Terrance Hayes is the author of three books of poetry and is a professor of Creative Writing at Carnegie Mellon University. He discusses life as a poet in Pittsburgh, "where no one is a stranger," and shares some of his… Continue reading
Apr 24 Terrance Hayes Reads 'Wind in a Box' and Other Poems Poet Terrance Hayes reads some of his poems, including "Wind in a Box." Hayes writes: "I want the moon's intuition, but not its questions."… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch Mary Jo Bang Examines Grief's Poetic Form, the Elegy Mary Jo Bang is professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program at Washington University. Her fifth book, "Elegy," which won of the National Book Critics Circle Award, examines the pain and grief following the death of her… Continue watching
Apr 08 Mary Jo Bang Examines Grief's Poetic Form By Tom LeGro Mary Jo Bang is professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program at Washington University. Her fifth book, "Elegy," which won of the National Book Critics Circle Award, examines the pain and grief following the death of her… Continue reading
Apr 08 Mary Jo Bang Reads From 'Elegy' By newshourpoetry Poet Mary Jo Bang reads some of her poems from her 2007 collection "Elegy," which explores the poetic form of grief and mourning. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch Poetry of Li-Young Lee Is 'Descended from Dreamers' Li-Young Lee was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents who had been exiled from China. After fleeing the regime of Indonesian President Sukarno in 1959 through Hong Kong, Macau and Japan, his family settled in the United States in… Continue watching
Mar 03 Poetry of Li-Young Lee Is 'Descended from Dreamers' By Tom LeGro Li-Young Lee was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents who had been exiled from China. After fleeing the regime of Indonesian President Sukarno in 1959 through Hong Kong, Macau and Japan, his family settled in the United States in… Continue reading