Apr 20 Poem of the Week: ‘Where’ Taha Muhammad Ali has published several collections of poetry and is also writes short stories. He has published two collections in English, and a new biography of Taha Muhammad Ali written by Adina Hoffman has just come out. Continue reading
Apr 20 Well-traveled Poet Nathalie Handal Finds Consistency in Words Poet, playwright and editor Nathalie Handal has lived in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Arab world. She talks with Jeffery Brown about how she has ensconced her memory and transient experiences in poetry. Continue reading
Apr 13 Weekly Poem: ‘Since Nine–‘ By Arts Desk Constantine Cavafy, the greatest Greek poet since antiquity, never published a complete book of his poems during his lifetime. But last week, we got a new look at his work in two volumes. Continue reading
Apr 09 Conversation: Daniel Mendelsohn Discusses Two New Collections of Poet C.P. Cavafy Constantine Cavafy, the greatest Greek poet since antiquity, never published a complete book of his poems during his lifetime. Instead, he would print them himself as pamphlets or broadsheets and distribute them to a small group of friends. Continue reading
Apr 06 Weekly Poem: ‘Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down’ Bob Hicok is the author of five collections of poems, including "This Clumsy Living" (2007), which won the 2008 Bobbitt Prize from the Library of Congress. Continue reading
Apr 01 Poems Spring Up Everywhere On this first day of April when you're playing practical jokes on your friends or family, do it poetically. Even better, celebrate the beginning of National Poetry Month instead. Continue reading
Mar 30 Weekly Poem: ‘Evening Walk’ Charles Simic was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1938 and moved to the United States in 1954. He was Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2007-2008. Continue reading
Mar 25 Kay Ryan Reads ‘The Other Shoe’ and ‘Salvage’ Kay Ryan was named 16th Poet Laureate in July 2008. She was born in California in 1945 and grew up in the small towns of the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. Her work has been selected four times… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Kay Ryan Reflects on Role as Nation’s Poet Laureate Known for compact writing and for leading a quiet life, Kay Ryan has taken on a very public role as the nation's poet laureate. For more than 30 years, she has taught remedial English in Marin County, Calif. Her poems… Continue watching