Feb 23 Poet embraces eastern philosophy to heal from sexual abuse By Anya van Wagtendonk Poet Afaa Michael Weaver’s newest book,“City of Eternal Spring,” concludes a trilogy dealing with a painful childhood that included sexual abuse. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 6:18 How poet W.S. Merwin found paradise by planting palm trees By PBS News Hour In the late 1970s, the renowned poet W.S. Merwin bought three acres of an old pineapple plantation in Hawaii -- a “paradise lost,” where little would grow due to deforestation and chemicals leftover in the soil. Little by little, he… Continue watching
Feb 16 Poet Jericho Brown looks back at Saturdays spent cutting grass By artsdesk Listen to Jericho Brown read “Labor” from his new collection, “The New Testament.”… Continue reading
Feb 15 Former U.S. poet laureate Philip Levine dies at 87 By Carey Reed Philip Levine, a former auto worker turned acclaimed poet, died Saturday. He was 87. His death was caused by complications from pancreatic cancer, the New York Times reported. Levine was perhaps best known for tackling the world of the… Continue reading
Feb 09 This is poet David Roderick’s take on suburban life By artsdesk Listen to David Roderick read "Dear Suburb" from his new collection, "The Americans."… Continue reading
Feb 02 Poet W. S. Merwin recites ‘Rain Light’ among the lush palms at his Maui home By Jeffrey Brown W. S. Merwin reads his poem "Rain Light" from his home in Hawaii. Continue reading
Feb 01 8 quotes to celebrate Langston Hughes on his 113th birthday By Rebecca Lee “My soul has grown deep like the rivers.”… Continue reading
Jan 26 Poet Saskia Hamilton on vinyl records and the ‘warmth of the scratches’ By artsdesk Saskia Hamilton reads her poem "Once" from her new collection, “Corridor.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 Poet Jane Hoogestraat writes intimate dispatches from America’s hinterlands By Ashira Morris In "Border States," her first published collection of poetry, published in November, Jane Hoogestraat's native state of South Dakota and her current home of Missouri, are as front and center as their geography. Continue reading