Feb 14 Mary Jo Salter By newshourpoetry Poet Mary Jo Salter reads some of her poems. Continue reading
Feb 14 Mary Jo Salter Reads ‘Aubade for Brad’ and Other Poems By newshourpoetry Mary Jo Salter is the author of several books of poetry, including "Open Shutters," a 2003 New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She has written a children's book, "The Moon Comes Home" (1989) and a play, "Falling Bodies,"… Continue reading
Feb 14 Brad Leithauser By newshourpoetry Poet Brad Leithauser reads some of his poems. Continue reading
Feb 14 Brad Leithauser Reads Humorous ‘Rabbit’ and Other Poems By newshourpoetry Poet and novelist Brad Leithauser was born in 1953 in Detroit. He is the author of five books of poetry and five novels, including ""Darlington's Fall," a novel in verse. He is also co-author of a book of light verse,… Continue reading
Feb 14 Married Poets Craft Love Poems by the Clock By Margaret Myers Poets Mary Jo Salter and Brad Leithauser have taken a new approach to crafting their works, participating in a Web experiment that forces them to write their poems in just 15 minutes. On Valentine's Day, the husband and wife team… Continue reading
Dec 15 Galway Kinnell By newshourpoetry Poet Galway Kinnell reads some of his poems. Continue reading
Dec 15 Galway Kinnell Reads From ‘Strong Is Your Hold’ By newshourpoetry Poet Galway Kinnell reads some of his poems from his collection "Strong Is Your Hold," and discusses the connection to a work by Walt Whitman. Continue reading
Dec 15 Galway Kinnell on the Pleasures of Ordinary Things By Tom LeGro Poet Galway Kinnell reads "Why Regret?" a poem from his new book about "engaging ourselves with the common acts, the ordinary things, the other creatures."… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Galway Kinnell on the Pleasures of Ordinary Things Poet Galway Kinnell reads "Why Regret?" a poem from his new book about "engaging ourselves with the common acts, the ordinary things, the other creatures."… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Poet Robert Wrigley Reads Verse About Partisanship Robert Wrigley, Professor of English at the University of Idaho, casts his vote in the county fair building in a peaceful corner of rural Idaho, but that has not enabled him to escape the anger or passion of partisanship. Continue watching