Oct 11 Sharon Olds Reads ‘Bathing the Newborn’ and Other Poems Sharon Olds is one of the country's best-known and best-selling poets. Her latest book, "Stag's Leap," is a story of loss and mourning and healing after the end of a 32-year marriage. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch Poet Sharon Olds Reads From Her Book ‘Stag’s Leap’ Poet Sharon Olds reads from her new book "Stag's Leap."… Continue watching
Oct 08 Dissident Vietnamese Poet Nguyen Chi Thien, Author of ‘Flowers of Hell,’ Dies at Age 73 By Tom LeGro Nguyen Chi Thien, a Vietnamese dissident poet who spent 27 years in communist prisons and was the acclaimed author of "Flowers of Hell," died last week in California after a long bout of illness. Continue reading
Oct 01 Weekly Poem: ‘The Worst Thing’ Sharon Olds is the author of several books of poetry, including "The Dead and the Living," winner of the 1983 National Book Critics Circle Award; "The Unswept Room," a finalist for the 2002 National Book Award and the National Book… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Weekly Poem: Sharon Olds Reads ‘The Worst Thing’ Sharon Olds reads her poem "The Worst Thing" from her book "Stag's Leap."… Continue watching
Sep 24 Weekly Poem: ‘Intravenous’ Hugh Martin recently won the Jeff Sharlet Memorial Award from The Iowa Review for his poetry. His upcoming book, "The Stick Soldiers," received the A. Poulin Jr. First Book Prize from BOA Editions. Hugh served in Iraq for 11 months. Continue reading
Sep 21 U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Talks About Her New Job and Fourth Book Natasha Trethewey is a familiar face to NewsHour viewers and Art Beat visitors. She first talked to us in 2006 as she returned to her hometown in Mississippi to witness the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Recently, Trethewey took on the… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Conversation: Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Jeffrey Brown talks to U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey. Continue watching
Sep 21 U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Talks About Her New Job and Fourth Book By Tom LeGro The new official face of American poetry is one familiar to NewsHour viewers. Natasha Trethewey has just taken on the job of poet laureate of the United States, appointed by the Librarian of Congress. She's the author of four books… Continue reading