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
Sep 17 Weekly Poem: 'Elegy' U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads Elegy," a poem from her new book "Thrall."… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Weekly Poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey reads "Elegy," a poem from her new book "Thrall."… Continue watching
Sep 11 Iraq War Veteran Wins Inaugural Prize From Iowa Review Iraq War veteran Hugh Martin has won the first-ever Jeff Sharlet Memorial Award from The Iowa Review, the literary journal announced Tuesday. Martin, a poet and author who served in the Ohio Army National Guard from 2001 to 2007 and… Continue reading
Sep 10 Weekly Poem: 'Second Helping' Michael Robbins is the author of the collection of poems "Alien vs. Predator" (Penguin, 2012). His poems have appeared in several publications, including the New Yorker, Poetry, Harper's and Boston Review. He reviews books for the London Review of Books… Continue reading
Aug 20 Weekly Poem: 'Wolf' Joseph Campana a poet, critic and scholar of Renaissance literature. He is the author of two collections of poetry, "The Book of Faces" (Graywolf, 2005) and "Natural Selections," which won the 2011 Iowa Poetry Prize. He teaches Renaissance literature and… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Finding Poetry in the Athleticism and Lingo of the Olympics Writer and professor Priscila Uppal is serving as "Poet in Residence" for Canadian Athletes Now, a non-profit group supporting Canada's athletes at the 2012 London Olympics. Uppal talks to Jeffrey Brown about her residency and where she's found inspiration, as… Continue watching