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Readings and conversations with The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Kevin Young.
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Edward Hirsch Reads Gerald Stern
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “96 Vandam,” by Gerald Stern, and his own poem “Man on a Fire Escape.”
Jericho Brown Reads Elizabeth Alexander
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “When,” by Elizabeth Alexander, and his own poem “Colosseum.”
Kevin Young and Deborah Garrison Discuss “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker”
The poets talk about “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker.”
Dobby Gibson Reads Diane Seuss
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Wireless Warning System.”
Rae Armantrout Reads Dorothea Lasky
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Mother,” by Dorothea Lasky, and her own poem “Finally.”
Jim Moore Reads Jane Mead
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I wonder if I will miss the moss,” by Jane Mead, and his own poem “Mother.”
Amber Tamblyn Reads Didi Jackson
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “The Dahlias,” by Didi Jackson, and her poem “This Living.”
Valzhyna Mort Reads Victoria Amelina and Wisława Szymborska
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss her translation of “Testimonies,” by Amelina, and Clare Cavanaugh’s translation of “Map,” by Szymborska.
Raymond Antrobus Reads John Lee Clark
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “A Protactile Version of ‘Tintern Abbey,’ ” and his own poem “Signs, Music.”
Amy Woolard Reads Charles Wright
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Via Negativa,” by Charles Wright, and her own poem “Late Shift.”
José Antonio Rodríguez Reads Naomi Shihab Nye
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “World of the future, we thirsted,” by Naomi Shihab Nye, and his own poem “Tender.”
Ada Limón Reads Carrie Fountain
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “You Belong to the World,” by Carrie Fountain, and her own poem “Hell or High Water.”
Donika Kelly Reads Mary Oliver
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “One Hundred White-Sided Dolphins on a Summer Day,” by Mary Oliver, and her own poem “Sixteen Center.”
Richie Hofmann Reads Henri Cole
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Twilight,” by Henri Cole, and his own poem “French Novel.”
Bianca Stone Reads Franz Wright
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Learning to Read,” by Franz Wright, and her own poem “What’s Poetry Like?”
Evie Shockley Reads Rita Dove
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut Grove,” by Rita Dove, and her own poem “the blessings.”
Dorothea Lasky Reads Louise Bogan
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Three Songs,” by Louise Bogan, and her own poem “The Green Lake.”
Diane Mehta Reads Eavan Boland
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “The Lost Art of Letter Writing,” by Eavan Boland, and her own poem “Landscape with Double Bow.”
Adrienne Su Reads Maxine Kumin
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “The Longing to Be Saved,” by Maxine Kumin, and her own poem “The Days.”
David Baker Reads Stanley Plumly
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “In Passing,” by Stanley Plumly, and his own poem “Six Notes.”