Aug 09 Weekly Poem: from ‘Doppler Elegies’ By Tom LeGro Ben Lerner first book, "The Lichtenberg Figures," won the Hayden Carruth Award from Copper Canyon Press and was named one of 2004's best books of poetry by Library Journal. His second book, "Angle of Yaw," was a finalist for the… Continue reading
Aug 02 Weekly Poem: ‘The Fight or Flight Response’ Sherman Alexie is a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian born on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, Wash. He is the author of several novels and collections of short fiction and poetry, including "Face" and "War Dances," winner of the 2010 PEN/Faulkner… Continue reading
Jul 26 Weekly Poem: Two from ‘Newspaper Blackout’ For Austin Kleon, an exercise for breaking writer's block developed into a method for creating poetry. Using a marker and a copy of the New York Times, Kleon blacks out words to reveal the ones he likes. Continue reading
Jul 20 Weekly Poem: ‘July in Washington’ By Tom LeGro Back in March, we were excited to give attention to the Poetry Foundation's DC Poetry Tour, a multimedia tour that reveals our nation's capital through the eyes of its great poets. It seems more appropriate now to highlight the tour… Continue reading
Jul 12 Weekly Poem: ‘The Picketwire’ By Tom LeGro David Mason, who appeared on the NewsHour in April, was named Poet Laureate of Colorado earlier this month by Gov. Bill Ritter. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Reflections on the 4th of July As the United States celebrated Independence Day this past Sunday, poet Gregory Djanikian of the University of Pennsylvania shares some 4th of July reflections. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 3:28 Author W.S. Merwin Named U.S. Poet Laureate By PBS News Hour The Library of Congress has named prominent American poet W.S. Merwin as the country's new poet laureate. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Merwin about his life and work in 2008. Continue watching
Jul 01 W.S. Merwin Appointed as Next Poet Laureate By Tom LeGro The Library of Congress has appointed W.S. Merwin as the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2010-2011. Merwin will assume the post in the fall, succeeding Kay Ryan. Continue reading
Jun 30 Benjamin Alire Sáenz Reads Meditations on Living in the Desert By newshourpoetry Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a Chicano poet, writer, professor and painter who has lived most of his life near the U.S.-Mexico border. He calls himself a "fronterizo" -- a Spanish word for border resident -- because, he says, the border… Continue reading