Kristin Garth whispers sonnets from her Charlie and the Chocolate Factory womanchildish poetry collection “Golden Ticket.”
Jan 2017
#54 Laura Dockrill (Poet & Author) - You Don’t Have To Be One Thing
Laura Dockrill is a performance poet, author, illustrator and short story writer. She is the author of the Darcy Burdock series and a YA novel, Lorali with a follow up book coming out this year. She has also written a number of adult poetry collections. "My Mum is a Grown Down" i ... Show More
29m 52s
Jan 2022
Shel Silverstein Stories and Poems Collection Read Aloud,
Shel Silverstein Stories and Poems Collection Read Aloud,
A collection of stories and poems by the writer Shel Silverstein,
Poems include;
The Crocodile Dentist, A Giraffe and a Half, and the wonderful 'Giving Tree' among other stories and poems
24m 52s
Jul 2020
Radical Imagination: Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes on Poetry in Our Times
<p>In a special episode of the Poetry Podcast, Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes join<span> </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/kevin-young">Kevin Young</a><span> </span>to read their work, and to discuss its relationship to protest and liberat ... Show More
45m 41s
Jun 2024
“The End of Poetry” by Ada Limón
An impassioned plea, a yearning for connection — the poem U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón wrote when she says all language failed her. Take in Ada's reading of her piece, “The End of Poetry” — and hear her read more of her work in the On Being episode, “To Be Made Whole.”Ada Limón i ... Show More
1m 43s
May 2023
Kate Baer Reads Ellen Bass
<p><span>Kate Baer joins Kevin Young to read “The Morning After,” by Ellen Bass, and her own poem “Mixup.” Baer is the New York </span><em>Times</em><span><span> </span>bestselling author of three poetry collections, including, most recently “And Yet.”</span></p>
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29m 39s