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Susan Stewart: Poetry and Perception
Susan Stewart
April 16, 2009
00:49:26
Susan Stewart argues that poetry is a “slow” art form. What does she mean by this claim? Literary and academic critics acclaimed her last book of poems,
Columbarium
, published in 2003, as majestic. She took eight years to write it.
Lloyd Schwartz: Cairo Traffic
Lloyd Schwartz
April 1, 2009
00:33:04
Lloyd Schwartz, a poet who incorporates idiomatic, spoken vernacular into his work, explains why he considers himself, above all, an American poet in temperament and subject.
Jill McDonough: Habeas Corpus
Jill McDonough
March 4, 2009
00:38:07
Jill McDonough reads from her first book,
Habeas Corpus
, which includes fifty sonnets, each about a historical execution, including those of Mary Dyer, Mary Surratt, and Nicola Sacco and
Rafael Campo: The Enemy
Rafael Campo
February 4, 2009
00:34:19
Rafael Campo, the poet and physician, speaks about his newest book of poetry,
The Enemy
.
Meet the Poet: Robin Becker
Robin Becker
February 13, 2003
01:01:54
Poet Robin Becker discusses her writing.
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