Mar 21 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘The Mascot of Beavercreek High Breaks Her Silence’ Aimee Nezhukumatathil reads "The Mascot of Beavercreek High Breaks Her Silence" at AWP. Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Distal’ by Carol Ann Davis Poet Carol Ann Davis reads "Distal" at AWP's 2011 Conference & Bookfair in Washington. Continue watching
Mar 07 Weekly Poem: ‘Green Door’ By Tom LeGro Charles Baxter is the author of four novels, four collections of short stories, three collections of poems, a collection of essays on fiction and is the editor of other works. He teaches at the University of Minnesota. Continue reading
Mar 02 ‘Fifty April Years’ By Tom LeGro Libyan poet, translator and associate professor at the University of Michigan Khaled Mattawa reads "'Fifty April Years," a poem about Libya. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Virginia Poet Charles Wright Explores ‘Inexhaustible Power of Words’ Poet Charles Wright has authored more than 20 books of verse and won numerous awards. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reads some of his work and shares his sources of inspiration. Continue watching
Mar 01 Charles Wright Reads ‘No Angel’ By artsdesk Charles Wright reads “No Angel.” No Angel In the Kingdom of the Hollow-at-Heart, the insect is king. In the Kingdom of the Beyond, all lie where the ground is smooth. Everything’s what it seems to be, and a little less. Continue reading
Mar 01 Charles Wright reads ‘Hasta la Vista Buckaroo’ By artsdesk Charles Wright reads “Hasta la Vista Buckaroo.” Hasta la Vista Buckaroo So many have come and gone, undone like a rhinestone cowboy, Dazzle and snuff, Lord, dazzle and snuff, In a two-bit rodeo. The entrance to hell is just… Continue reading
Mar 01 Charles Wright reads ‘When the Horses Gallop Away from Us, It’s a Good Thing’ By artsdesk Charles Wright reads “When the Horses Gallop Away from Us, It’s a Good Thing.” When the Horses Gallop Away from Us, It’s a Good Thing I always find it strange—though I shouldn’t—how creatures don’t care for us the… Continue reading
Mar 01 Charles Wright Reads ‘Together’ By artsdesk Charles Wright reads “Together.” Together I wish I had the capacity to see through my own death. Some flash light, some force of flame Picking out diamond points of falling leaves and the river of stars. This is the… Continue reading
Mar 01 Conversation: Libyan Poet Khaled Mattawa By Tom LeGro Khaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya, which is now much in the news, and came to the United States as a teenager in 1979. Jeffrey Brown spoke to Mattawa about the uprising in Libya, and about the history of… Continue reading