The New YorkerPoetry Radical Imagination: Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes on Poetry in Our Times The New Yorker - Condé NastIn 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 YorkerPoetry Clarence Major Reads Billy Collins The New Yorker - Condé NastClarence 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 YorkerPoetry Elisa Gonzalez Reads Czeslaw Milosz The New Yorker - Condé NastGonzalez 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 YorkerPoetry Ben Purkert Reads Jorie Graham The New Yorker - Condé NastPurkert 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 YorkerPoetry Kwame Dawes Reads Derek Walcott The New Yorker - Condé NastDawes 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,
