Aug 15 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Observation’ by Jenn Koiter Jenn Koiter reads a poem called "Observation."… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Working-Class Poet Levine Named Nation’s Next Laureate Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was named Wednesday as the next poet laureate of the United States. Jeffrey Brown profiled Levine last year. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Poet Philip Levine Reads His Work Poet Philip Levine reads some of his work. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Elegy VII (Last Moment)’ by Jason Schneiderman Jason Schneiderman reads "Elegy VII (Last Moment)" from his book, "Striking Surface."… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘(Interior Life of Tumbler:’ by Julie Sheehan Julie Sheehan reads from her book, "Bar Book: Poems and Otherwise."… Continue watching
Jul 25 Weekly Poem: (Interior Life of Tumbler: Julie Sheehan is the author of three poetry collections: "Thaw" (2001); "Orient Point" (2006), which won the Barnard Women Poets Prize; and "Bar Book: Poems and Otherwise" (2010). She teaches in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch Floods, Fires, Storms Are Fodder for Centuries of Poems Jeffrey Brown and Yang discuss the poetic perspective of the beauty and power of nature. Continue watching
Jul 18 Weekly Poem: ‘Morning, and as sun is born’ By Tom LeGro Joan Houlihan has published three books, including "The Us" (2009, Tupelo Press). In 2004, she founded the Concord Poetry Center, and in 2006 she established the Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference for advanced writers. She teaches at Lesley University's low-residency M.F.A. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Morning, and as Sun Is Born’ by Joan Houlihan Joan Houlihan reads a poem from her book, "The Us" (Tupelo Press, 2009). Continue watching