Dec 31 Vera Pavlova Reads 'Eternalize Me Just a Bit' and Other Poems By newshourpoetry Vera Pavlova was born in Moscow and began writing poetry at the age of 20. She is the author of 14 collections of poetry and the librettos to four operas and two cantatas. Her poems have been translated into 17… Continue reading
Dec 31 Russian Poet Vera Pavlova Celebrates Desire in New Collection By Margaret Myers A profile of Russian poet Vera Pavlova, who will release her first collection of poems in English, "If There is Something to Desire," next month. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Russian Poet Pavlova Celebrates Desire in New Collection A profile of Russian poet Vera Pavlova, who will release her first collection of poems in English, "If There is Something to Desire," next month. Continue watching
Dec 30 Marie Ponsot Reads 'Contracted' and Other Poems Marie Ponsot is an accomplished peoet and translator. Ponsot has published several books of poems, including most recently, "Easy" (2009), "Springing" (2002) and "The Bird Catcher" (1998), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for… Continue reading
Dec 28 Weekly Poem: 'Longing' By Arts Desk Dennis Brutus was a South African poet and activist up until his death on Saturday at the age of 85 at his home in Cape Town. Continue reading
Dec 21 Weekly Poem: 'Mount Kearsarge' By Tom LeGro Donald Hall is considered one of the major American poets of his generation. He has published 15 books of poetry, beginning with "Exiles and Marriages" in 1955. His latest was "White Apples and the Taste of Stone: Selected Poems" in… Continue reading
Dec 07 Weekly Poem: 'TV, Evening News' Marie Ponsot has published several books of poems, including most recently, "Springing" (2002) and "The Bird Catcher" (1998), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the 1999 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. Continue reading