Aug 08 Finding Poetry in the Athleticism and Lingo of the Olympics By Margaret Myers 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 reading
Aug 06 Weekly Poem: ‘How to Make Fatherhood Lyrical’ Gibson Fay-LeBlanc is a writer and teacher. His first collection of poems, "Death of a Ventriloquist," won the Vassar Miller Prize and was published by the University of North Texas Press in 2012. He lives in Portland, Maine, with his… Continue reading
Jul 30 Weekly Poem: ‘Tavern. Tavern. Church. Shuttered Tavern,’ Patricia Smith is the author of five volumes of poetry, including "Blood Dazzler," a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, "Teahouse of the Almighty," a National Poetry Series selection, and most recently "Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah." She is a… Continue reading
Jul 16 Weekly Poem: ‘Quarantine’ By Tom LeGro Eavan Boland is one of Ireland's most prominent poets. Her poems often examine the lives of women, looking at larger cultural issues through the lens of the details of everyday life. She's published more than 10 books of verse, most… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Weekly Poem: Tracy K. Smith Reads From ‘The Speed of Belief’ Tracy K. Smith reads from her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Life on Mars."… Continue watching
Jul 09 Weekly Poem: From ‘The Speed of Belief’ By Tom LeGro Tracy K. Smith's poem is from her book "Life on Mars" (2011, Graywolf Press), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry earlier this year. She is the author of two other collections of poetry: "Duende" (Graywolf, 2007), winner of the… Continue reading
Jul 02 Weekly Poem: ‘Immigrant Picnic’ By Tom LeGro Gregory Djanikian has written several books of poetry, including "So I Will Till the Ground" (2007), "Years Later" (2000), "Falling Deeply into America" (1989) and "The Man in the Middle" (1984). He directs the creative writing program at the University… Continue reading
Jun 25 Weekly Poem: ‘I’ll Say It Again’ Amanda Nadelberg is the author of "Bright Brave Phenomena" (Coffee House Press, 2012) and "Isa the Truck Named Isadore" (Slope Editions, 2006). Originally from Boston, she is a graduate of Carleton College and the University of Iowa, where she was… Continue reading
Jun 20 On a Mission for Preservation, Poet Natalie Diaz Returns to Her Roots After spending several years away from home, poet Natalie Diaz felt a calling to return to her reservation to help preserve the Mojave language, which is rapidly being lost. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch On a Mission for Preservation, Poet Natalie Diaz Returns to Her Roots On a Mission for Preservation, Poet Natalie Diaz Returns to Her Roots… Continue watching