poetry

Poetry as a Weapon of War in Afghanistan

By Tom LeGro

According to two new reports by a leading Afghanistan watcher at the Naval Postgraduate School, "the Taliban blow us away" in getting its message out to the Afghan public by using poetry and music -- means the United States does…

Iowa Writers' Workshop Student Alex Walton Reads a Poem

Alex Walton, a student in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, reads a poem.

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Iowa Writers' Workshop Student Jessica Laser Reads a Poem

Jessica Laser, a student at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, reads a poem.

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Poetry as a Weapon of War in Afghanistan

Two studies say the Taliban is defeating the U.S. in using propaganda poetry as a weapon.

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Weekly Poem: 'The Mascot of Beavercreek High Breaks Her Silence'

Aimee Nezhukumatathil reads "The Mascot of Beavercreek High Breaks Her Silence" at AWP.

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Weekly Poem: 'Distal' by Carol Ann Davis

Poet Carol Ann Davis reads "Distal" at AWP's 2011 Conference & Bookfair in Washington.

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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.

'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.

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.

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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.