Jan 20 Weekly Poem: Elizabeth Alexander honors MLK Day with stories of the black experience By Victoria Fleischer Poet Elizabeth Alexander "cant untether" herself from history, especially when reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. When she offered her own work in commemoration of the holiday, Alexander read four poems that travel through history to "give us a… Continue reading
Oct 07 Poet Lorna Goodison reads ‘To Make Various Sorts of Black’ By Ellen Rolfes For a long time, poet Lorna Goodison thought her creative talents would lead to a profession in the visual arts. But "one day the painting stopped coming, and I was just writing all the time," Goodison said. Like a scorned… Continue reading
Sep 30 Poet Gregory Orr: Poetry Is ‘Concentrated Testimony’ of Being Human Poet Gregory Orr rhapsodizes on a theme he has explored for nearly a decade: the "beloved," the things we love. Of course, what we love can change over time, he says. "It can make you crazy by ... shifting from… Continue reading
Sep 16 Weekly Poem: ‘Experimental Geography’ Meena Alexander reads a poem, "Experimental Geography," from her soon to be published collection, "Birthplace with Buried Stones." Alexander is an English professor at the City University of New York and teaches at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City… Continue reading
Jul 01 Weekly Poem: ‘Inside The Good Idea’ By Victoria Fleischer Matthea Harvey is the author of "Modern Life," a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and a New York Times Notable Book. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and is a contributing editor to jubilat, Meatpaper, and BOMB. Continue reading
Jun 24 Weekly Poem: ‘I Go Back to May 1937’ By Molly Finnegan Actor John Lithgow reads the poem "I Go Back to May 1937," by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds. Continue reading
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Jun 17 Weekly Poem: ‘From the Grandiloquent Dictionary’ By Molly Finnegan Hailey Leithauser's poetry has appeared in the Gettysburg Review, Poetry and in the Best American Poetry and Best New Poets anthologies. Her first book, "Swoop," won the Poetry Foundation's Emily Dickinson First Book Award. That collection will be published in… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch Weekly Poem: Sally Keith Reads ‘Providence’ Sally Keith reads "Providence'," a poem from her recent book, "The Fact of the Matter."… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Weekly Poem: Sharon Olds Reads ‘Diagnosis’ Sharon Olds reads her poem "Diagnosis,' which is from her new book "Stag's Leap."… Continue watching