Mar 04 Poet David Ferry on Writing Verse, Reading Poems, Winning Awards at 88 Jeffrey Brown profiles David Ferry, a poet concerned with making connections to classical literature. Ferry was recently honored with the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize as well as the National Book Award for poetry. At age 88, he is currently tackling… Continue reading
Mar 04 Weekly Poem: 'Soul' By Tom LeGro, Mary Jo Brooks David Ferry is the author of several books of poetry and translations. His collection "Bewilderment" won last year's National Book Award for poetry. A profile of Ferry will air soon on the NewsHour. Continue reading
Mar 04 David Ferry Reads From 'Bewilderment' Jeffrey Brown profiles David Ferry, a poet concerned with making connections to classical literature. Ferry was recently honored with the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize as well as the National Book Award for poetry. At age 88, he is currently tackling… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch Weekly Poem: 'Soul' Poet David Ferry reads "Soul," a poem from his book "Bewilderment."… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Poet David Ferry Reads From His Collection 'Bewilderment' Poet David Ferry reads from his collection "Bewilderment."… Continue watching
Feb 25 Weekly Poem: 'The One Thing in Life' By Tom LeGro Gerald Stern is the author of several collections of poetry and is the winner of numerous awards, including the National Book Award for "This Time: New and Selected Poems" (1998). Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Weekly Poem: Sally Keith Reads 'The Fact of the Matter' Sally Keith reads the title poem from her collection "The Fact of the Matter."… Continue watching
Jan 31 Gerald Stern Reads His Poem 'The One Thing in Life' By Tom LeGro At 87, Gerald Stern has been writing poetry for a long time and has been one of the nation's most honored poets. He recently received a new honor for a collection called "Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992": the prestigious Bobbitt National… Continue reading
Jan 31 Gerald Stern By Tom LeGro At 87, Gerald Stern has been writing poetry for a long time and has been one of the nation's most honored poets. He recently received a new honor for a collection called "Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992": the prestigious Bobbitt National… Continue reading
Jan 31 Conversation: Poet Gerald Stern By Tom LeGro At 87, Gerald Stern has been writing poetry for a long time and has been one of the nation's most honored poets. He recently received a new honor for a collection called "Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992": the prestigious Bobbitt National… Continue reading