Feb 20 Watch Weekly Poem: Mark Conway Reads 'City Out of Time' Mark Conway reads "City Out of Time," a poem from his book, "Dreaming Man, Face Down."… Continue watching
Feb 14 Poet Tony Hoagland Explores Species' 'Romantic Moments' In honor of Valentine's Day, poet Tony Hoagland reads "Romantic Moment," a poem about a man and woman who have just watched a nature documentary on a date and how their expressions of affection stack up against those of leopard… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch Weekly Poem: Rita Dove Reads 'Chocolate' In celebration of Valentines Day, Rita Dove reads her poem, "Chocolate."… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Weekly Poem: Nick Flynn Reads 'haiku (failed)' Nick Flynn reads "haiku (failed)" from his book, "The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands."… Continue watching
Feb 02 The Life, Work of Poet Wislawa Szymborska By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Wislawa Szymborska's longtime translator, Clare Cavanagh, professor of Slavic languages and comparative literate at Northwestern University, about the poet's life and work. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch Weekly Poem: Rae Armantrout Reads 'Around' Rae Armantrout reads her poem, "Around."… Continue watching
Jan 27 In 'Money Shot,' Poet Armantrout Reacts to Financial Crisis in Verse Rae Armantrout's poetry finds its place at the intersection of the public and the private. Armantrout won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award for her 2009 collection, "Versed."… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch In 'Money Shot,' Poet Armantrout Reacts to Financial Crisis in Verse In 'Money Shot,' Poet Armantrout Reacts to Financial Crisis in Verse… Continue watching