Oct 15 Watch Weekly Poem: Sharon Olds Reads 'Diagnosis' Sharon Olds reads her poem "Diagnosis,' which is from her new book "Stag's Leap."… Continue watching
Oct 12 Dodge Poetry Festival Gets Underway The 2012 Dodge Poetry Festival is underway, billed as the largest poetry gathering in North America. This will be the third time it's being held in Newark, after many years in the woods in a much more rural New Jersey… Continue reading
Oct 11 Poet Sharon Olds' New Collection Mourns and Heals the End of a Marriage Sharon Olds shares work from her latest collection of poetry, "Stag's Leap." The poet also talks about her partner's New Hampshire nature retreat where she spends her days, about finding her poetic voice in her 30s, and the "usefulness" of… Continue reading
Oct 11 Thursday on the NewsHour: Sharon Olds Poet Sharon Olds reads from her new book, "Stag's Leap."… Continue reading
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