Aug 04 Weekly Poem: W.S. Di Piero reads 'The Smell of Spearmint' By artsdesk W.S. Di Piero is a poet, essayist, art critic and translator. He is the author of 10 books of poetry including "The First Hour," "Skirts and Slacks," and "Nitro Nights." "Tombo" is his most recent collection of poems. The winner… Continue reading
Jul 28 Weekly Poem: Marianne Boruch brings life to her 'favorite cadaver' By Victoria Fleischer When poet Marianne Boruch took a gross anatomy class at Purdue University, she was most interested in a woman who had been nearly 100 years old when she died. “For some reason, this figure, my favorite cadaver, just pushed me… Continue reading
Jul 25 Garrison Keillor on loving poetry 'as clear statement' By Victoria Fleischer In college, Garrison Keillor, the host of American Public media’s “A Prairie Home Companion” and “The Writer’s Almanac,” majored in poetry. After he wrote his papers and received his degree, he didn’t look at it again until decades later, when… Continue reading
Jul 25 I sing the book old-fashioned: Printing Whitman's masterpiece by hand By Cat Wise The Arion Press in San Francisco is one of the country’s last fine book printers creating limited edition, handmade books using centuries-old letterpress printing equipment. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch How Garrison Keillor's relationship to poetry changed over time By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 Weekly Poem: Jennifer Michael Hecht riffs off iconic poems By Victoria Fleischer In her book “Who Said,” Jennifer Michael Hecht is in conversation with a wide variety of poems, from Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” to the beginning of Dante’s “Inferno” and John Keats' “Ode to Autumn.”… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Meet the new U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Wright By PBS News Hour Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Wright was recently named the U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. In this NewsHour encore piece, we traveled to the author’s home in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2011 to listen to Wright read his work… Continue watching
Jul 14 Weekly Poem: Mark Bibbins reads 'Breakout Session' By artsdesk "They Don’t Kill You Because They’re Hungry, They Kill You Because They’re Full" was published in March 2014. Mark Bibbons' other collections include "The Dance of No Hard Feelings" and "Sky Lounge," for which he received a Lamba Literary Award. Continue reading
Jul 07 Weekly Poem: Rachel Zucker reads 'wish you were here you are' By artsdesk "The Pedestrians," a collection of prose and poetry, is Rachel Zucker's ninth book. She has published several books of poetry, including "Museum of Accidents," which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She also recently authored a… Continue reading