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Weekly Poem: 'The Nomad Flute'

By Tom LeGro

U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin reads "The Nomad Flute."…

Weekly Poem: 'Hammer Is the Prayer'

Christian Wiman is the editor of Poetry magazine and the author of three collections of poems: "Every Riven Thing" (2010), "Hard Night" (2005) and "The Long Home" (1998).

Conversation: Poet Nikki Giovanni

By Tom LeGro

Nikki Giovanni is the author of several books of poetry, including most recently, "Bicycles: Love Poems." She is a professor at Virginia Tech, where she teaches writing and literature. "The 100 Best African American Poems" was edited by Giovanni and…

Weekly Poem: 'Fish Head for Katrina'

By Tom LeGro

Terrance Hayes, a poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, won the 2010 National Book Award. Here, he reads a poem from his award-winning volume, "Lighthead."…

National Book Award-Winning Poet Hayes Reads From 'Lighthead'

Terrance Hayes, a poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, won the National Book Award earlier this week. Here, he reads a poem from his award-winning volume called "Lighthead."…

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Poet Christian Wiman's 'Every Riven Thing'

Christian Wiman's new collection of poetry, Every Riven Thing, is filled with powerfully profound poems, many of which are deeply personal. He had taken a break from writing poetry for a few years, but a recent diagnosis of a rare…

Poet Christian Wiman's 'Every Riven Thing'

By Tom LeGro

Christian Wiman's new collection of poetry, "Every Riven Thing," is filled with powerfully profound poems, many of which are deeply personal. He had taken a break from writing poetry for a few years, but a recent diagnosis of a rare…

Patti Smith, Indie-Published Novel are Rock Stars of 2010 National Book Awards

Known for her poetry and her rock 'n' roll, music legend Patti Smith has now been honored for her prose with a National Book Award, given out Wednesday night in New York.

Weekly Poem: 'Nikki-Rosa'

By Tom LeGro

Nikki Giovanni is the author of several books of poetry, including most recently "Bicycles: Love Poems." "Nikki-Rosa" is taken from "The 100 Best African American Poems," edited by Giovanni and published in November.

Weekly Poem: 'She Is Awakened by a Hair'

By Tom LeGro

Kim Dower taught poetry for two years at Emerson College, her alma mater, before moving to Los Angeles and founding Kim-from-LA, a literary publicity company that specializes in coaching authors and speakers on how to present themselves to the media.