The New YorkerPoetry Toi Derricotte Reads Tracy K. Smith verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungToi Derricotte joins Kevin Young to discuss “We Feel Now a Largeness Coming On,” by Tracy K. Smith, and her own poem “I give in to an old desire.” Toi Derricotte joins Kevin Young to read “We Feel Now...
The New Yorker Margaret Atwood Reads Saeed Jones verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungMargaret Atwood joins Kevin Young to discuss “A Stranger,” by Saeed Jones, and her own poem “Flatline.” Download a transcript. Margaret Atwood joins Kevin Young to read “A Stranger,” by Saeed Jones, and...
The New Yorker Arthur Sze Reads Robert Hass verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungArthur Sze joins Kevin Young to discuss “The Problem of Describing Trees,” by Robert Hass, and his own poem “Vectors.” Download a transcript. Arthur Sze joins Kevin Young to read “The Problem of Describing...
The New Yorker Joy Harjo Reads Sandra Cisneros verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungJoy Harjo joins Kevin Young to discuss “Still-Life with Potatoes, Pearls, Raw Meat, Rhinestones, Lard, and Horse Hooves,” by Sandra Cisneros, and her own poem “Running.” Download a transcript. Joy Harjo...
The New Yorker Radical Imagination: Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes on Poetry in Our Times verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungIn a special episode of the Poetry Podcast, Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes join Kevin Young to read their work, and to discuss its relationship to protest and liberation. Download transcript....
The New Yorker Clarence Major Reads Billy Collins verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungClarence Major joins Kevin Young to discuss “Downpour,” by Billy Collins, and his own poem “Hair.” Download a transcript. Clarence Major joins Kevin Young to read “Downpour,” by Billy Collins, and his...
The New Yorker Elisa Gonzalez Reads Czeslaw Milosz verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungGonzalez joins Kevin Young to discuss “Gathering Apricots,” by Milosz, and her own poem “Failed Essay on Privilege.” Read a transcript. Elisa Gonzalez joins Kevin Young to read “Gathering Apricots,” by...
The New Yorker Ben Purkert Reads Jorie Graham verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungPurkert joins Kevin Young to discuss “Notes on the Reality of the Self,” by Graham, and his own poem “News.” Ben Purkert joins Kevin Young to read “Notes on the Reality of the Self,” by Jorie Graham, his...
The New Yorker Kwame Dawes Reads Derek Walcott verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungDawes joins Kevin Young to discuss “The Season of Phantasmal Peace,” by Walcott, and his own poem “Before Winter.” Kwame Dawes joins Kevin Young to read “The Season of Phantasmal Peace,” by Derek Walcott,...
The New Yorker Ellen Bass Reads Frank X. Gaspar verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungBass joins Kevin Young to discuss “Quahogs,” by Frank X. Gaspar, and her own poem “Because.” Ellen Bass joins Kevin Young to read “Quahogs,” by Frank X. Gaspar, and her own poem “Because.” A chancellor...
The New Yorker Mary Jo Bang Discusses Purgatorio verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungBang joins Kevin Young to discuss her translation of the second part of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Mary Jo Bang joins Kevin Young to to discuss her translation of Dante’s Purgatorio, excerpts of which are...
The New Yorker Shane McCrae Discusses “Jim Limber in Heaven” verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungShane McCrae joins Kevin Young to discuss his poetry sequence “Jim Limber in Heaven.” Shane McCrae joins Kevin Young to to discuss his poetry sequence “Jim Limber in Heaven,” featured on newyorker.com....
The New Yorker Vijay Seshadri Reads Sylvia Plath verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungVijay Seshadri joins Kevin Young to discuss “The Moon and the Yew Tree,” by Sylvia Plath, and his own poem “Cliffhanging.” Vijay Seshadri joins Kevin Young to read “The Moon and the Yew Tree,” by Sylvia...
The New Yorker Eliza Griswold Discusses “First Person” verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungEliza Griswold joins Kevin Young to discuss her poetry sequence “First Person.” Eliza Griswold joins Kevin Young to discuss her poetry sequence “First Person,” featured on newyorker.com. Griswold is a...
The New Yorker Ariel Francisco Reads James Wright verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungAriel Francisco joins Kevin Young to discuss “By a Lake in Minnesota,” by James Wright, and his own poem “Along the East River and in the Bronx Young Men Were Singing.” Ariel Francisco joins Kevin Young...
The New Yorker Campbell McGrath Reads Czeslaw Milosz verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungCampbell McGrath joins Kevin Young to discuss “Realism,” by Czeslaw Milosz, and his own poem “The Human Heart.” Campbell McGrath joins Kevin Young to discuss “Realism,” by Czeslaw Milosz, and his own “The...
The New Yorker Natasha Trethewey Reads Charles Wright verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungThe poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Charles Wright’s “Toadstools,” and her own poem “Repentance.” Natasha Trethewey joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Charles Wright’s poem “Toadstools,”...
The New Yorker Safiya Sinclair Reads Natalie Diaz verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungSafiya Sinclair joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Natalie Diaz’s poem “From the Desire Field” and her own “Gospel of the Misunderstood.” Safiya Sinclair joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Natalie...
The New Yorker Rachel Eliza Griffiths Reads W. S. Merwin verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungRachel Eliza Griffiths joins Kevin Young to discuss “Rain Light,” by W. S. Merwin, and her own poem “Heart of Darkness.” Rachel Eliza Griffiths joins Kevin Young to discuss “Rain Light,” by W. S. Merwin,...
The New Yorker Peter Balakian Reads Theodore Roethke verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungPeter Balakian joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Theodore Roethke’s poem “In a Dark Time” and his own poem “Eggplant.” Peter Balakian joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Theodore Roethke’s poem a...
The New Yorker Craig Morgan Teicher Reads Forrest Gander verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungCraig Morgan Teicher joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Forrest Gander’s poem “Son,” and his own poem, also titled “Son.” Craig Morgan Teicher joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Forrest Gander’s...
The New Yorker Deborah Landau Reads Anne Sexton verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungDeborah Landau joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Anne Sexton’s poem “Little Girl, My Stringbean, My Lovely Woman” and her own poem “Solitaire.” Deborah Landau joins Kevin Young to read and discuss...
The New Yorker Kaveh Akbar Reads Ellen Bryant Voigt verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungKaveh Akbar joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Ellen Bryant Voigt’s poem “Groundhog” and his own poem “What Use Is Knowing Anything If No One Is Around.” Kaveh Akbar joins Kevin Young to read and discuss...
The New Yorker Nick Flynn Reads Zoë Hitzig verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungNick Flynn joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Zoë Hitzig’s poem “Objectivity as Blanket” and his own poem “The King of Fire.” Nick Flynn joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Zoë Hitzig’s poem “Objectivity...
The New Yorker Catherine Barnett Reads Wisława Szymborska verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungBarnett joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Szymborska’s poem “Maybe All This” and her own poem “Son in August.” Catherine Barnett joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Wisława Szymborska’s poem “Maybe...
The New Yorker Nicole Sealey Reads Ellen Bass verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungNicole Sealey joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Ellen Bass’s poem “Indigo,” and her own poem “A Violence.” Nicole Sealey joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Ellen Bass’s poem “Indigo” and her own...
The New Yorker Tiana Clark Reads Natasha Trethewey verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungClark joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Natasha Trethewey’s poem “Repentance,” and her own poem “Nashville.” Tiana Clark joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Natasha Trethewey’s poem “Repentance,”...
The New Yorker Ada Limón and Natalie Diaz Discuss “Envelopes of Air” verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungThe two poets join Kevin Young to discuss their collaborative letter-writing project. Ada Limón and Natalie Diaz join Kevin Young to discuss their collaborative poetry project, “Envelopes of Air,” a series...
The New Yorker Marie Howe Reads Lucie Brock-Broido verified_publisherThe New Yorker - With Kevin YoungMarie Howe joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Lucie Brock-Broido’s poem “The American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act” and her own poem “The Star Market.” Marie Howe joins Kevin Young to read discuss...
