May 05 Spicy curry and spaghetti with ‘100 onions’: Poet shares beloved dishes of her late husband By Mary Jo Brooks From Spicy Red Lentil and Tomato Curry to Spaghetti with 100 Onions (not really!), poet Elizabeth Alexander shares the recipes that her late husband, artist and chef Ficre Ghebreyesus, loved to prepare for his family. Continue reading
May 04 Arielle Greenberg reads ‘I’m Not Saying Your Mother is a Vampire’ By artsdesk Arielle Greenberg is the author of three poetry collections, including "Slice," "My Kafka Century" and "Given." Watch Greenberg read her poem “I’m Not Saying Your Mother is a Vampire” at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Minneapolis. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 2:10 Arielle Greenberg reads ‘I’m Not Saying Your Mother is a Vampire’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 27 Poet reflects on his time ‘Sleeping in Gaza’ during airstrikes By artsdesk Najwan Darwish is one of the foremost Arabic-language poets of his generation. His English translator, Kareem James Abu-Zeid, reads "Sleeping in Gaza" from his collection "Nothing More To Lose."… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 1:56 Kareem James Abu-Zeid reads Najwan Darwish’s poem ‘Sleeping in Gaza’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 20 Poet writes a letter to her ‘high school obsession,’ the Atom Bomb By artsdesk Watch poet Catherine Pierce read her poem “Dear Atom Bomb” at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Apr 13 Poet delivers a challenge: ‘change is not made by cowards’ By artsdesk Jonathan B. Tucker is the Youth Programs Coordinator for Split This Rock, a national nonprofit organized devoted provoking social justice through poetry. Listen to Tucker recite his poem "Live United" at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 2:38 Jonathan B. Tucker recites his poem ‘Live United’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 06 Poet Bill Berkson reads ‘The One God’ By artsdesk Listen to Bill Berkson read “The One God” from his new collection “Expect Delays.”… Continue reading