Poetry Lectures

Raúl Zurita: International Poets in Conversation

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

A conversation between Chilean poet Raúl Zurita and American poet Forrest Gander.

Rita Dove

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Rita Dove speaking at the Key West Literary Seminar.

Aleš Šteger: International Poets in Conversation

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute hosts Aleš Šteger who reads from his works and talks about poetry in Slovenia.

Philip Levine

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Poet Philip Levine reads from his own work.

Blas Falconer and Gina Franco

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The second half of a 2008 reading featuring four Latino poets, as part of the American Perspectives series at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Francisco Aragón and Brenda Cárdenas

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The first half of a 2008 reading featuring four Latino poets, as part of the American Perspectives series at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Don Paterson on Robert Frost

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600

In November 2010, Don Paterson delivered the 22nd Aldeburgh PoetryFestival's annual poet-on-poet lecture on Robert Frost. The lecture, titled "Frost as a Thinker," was co-supported by Poetry magazine and Oxford Poetry.This is an edited version of the live event, organized by The Poetry Trust. Enjoy more podcasts on The Poetry Channel at thepoetrytrust.org.

William Carlos Williams

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600

William Carlos Williams speaks at Harvard University in 1951.

Jahan Ramazani

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Jahan Ramazani presents examples of non-European post-colonial poetry that relate to the language of song, prayer, law, and post-colonial theory.

Brenda Hillman: Stronach Memorial Lecture

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Brenda Hillman delivers a 2006 talk entitled "Cracks in the Oracle Bone: Teaching Certain Contemporary Poems" at the Judith Lee Stronach Memorial Lectures on The Teaching of Poetry at the University of California, Berkeley. Audio courtesy of the Bancroft Library at Berkeley.

Peter Sacks: Stronach Memorial Lecture

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Peter Sacks delivers a 2007 talk entitled "'You Only Guide Me by Surprise': Poetry and the Dolphin's Turn" at the Judith Lee Stronach Memorial Lectures on The Teaching of Poetry at the University of California, Berkeley. Audio courtesy of the Bancroft Library at Berkeley.

Seamus Heaney

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Seamus Heaney "in conversation" with Michael Laskey, fellow poet and co-founder of the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival. This is an edited version of an interview recorded live at the Poetry Prom 2010 organised by The Poetry Trust. Enjoy more podcasts on The Poetry Channel at thepoetrytrust.org.

Gwendolyn Brooks

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Gwendolyn Brooks speaking in 1990 at Poetry Day in Chicago.

Billy Collins

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Two-term poet laureate Billy Collins speaks at the Key West Literary Seminar.

Robert Pinsky

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Robert Pinsky speaking on "Modernism and Memory" at the Key West Literary Seminar.

Mary Karr and Stuart Dybek

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Mary Karr and Stuart Dybek read from their own work and discuss how writing poetry relates to writing prose.

Five Muslim American Poets: Part II

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Literary discussion featuring readings by poets Raza Ali Hasan, Ibtisam Barakat, Fady Joudah, Kazim Ali, and Khaled Mattawa.

Five Muslim American Poets: Part I

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Literary discussion featuring readings by poets Raza Ali Hasan, Ibtisam Barakat, Fady Joudah, Kazim Ali, and Khaled Mattawa.

Mark Doty

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Mark Doty speaking at the Key West Literary Seminar.

Carl Sandburg

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Archival recording of Carl Sandburg from 1956.

Helen Vendler

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Helen Vendler discusses the poet Robert Lowell.

Futurism and the New Manifesto: Part II

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Joshua Mehigan, and Thomas Sayers Ellis read at the Museum of Modern Art.

Futurism and the New Manifesto: Part I

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Charles Bernstein and A.E. Stallings read at the Museum of Modern Art.

Paul Muldoon

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Paul Muldoon reads and discusses his own work.

Peter Sacks: American Perspectives

Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Peter Sacks finds common themes between the paintings of Edward Hopper and the works of poets such as Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and TS Eliot.