Poetry in America

Celebrated guests join Elisa New for a lively discussion of poems by renowned poets.

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    Poems about Motherhood by Sharon Olds and Bernadette Mayer

    S3 Ep6 |
    Elisa New, Emily Oster, Sharon Olds, & Bernadette Mayer explore poems on motherhood.
  • Mending Wall, by Robert Frost: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Mending Wall, by Robert Frost

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    Caroline Kennedy, Tracy K. Smith & more read Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall” with Elisa New.
  • you can say that again, billie, by Evie Shockley: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    you can say that again, billie, by Evie Shockley

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    Cassandra Wilson, Elisa New & more read Evie Shockley’s “you can say that again, billie.”
  • Cascadilla Falls, by A. R. Ammons: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Cascadilla Falls, by A. R. Ammons

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    DJ Spooky, Joshua Bennett, & more discuss A.R. Ammon’s “Cascadilla Falls” with Elisa New.
  • Looking for The Gulf Motel, by Richard Blanco: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Looking for The Gulf Motel, by Richard Blanco

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    Gloria Estefan & more read Richard Blanco’s "Looking for The Gulf Motel" with Elisa New.
  • The Wound-Dresser, by Walt Whitman: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Wound-Dresser, by Walt Whitman

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    Tony Kushner, David Strathairn & more read Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser” with Elisa New.
  • Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman

    S2 Ep8 |
    Join host Elisa New to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth.
  • This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams

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    Williams' poem “This is Just to Say” is only 28 words and ireads like a refrigerator note.
  • You and I Are Disappearing, by Yusef Komunyakaa: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    You and I Are Disappearing, by Yusef Komunyakaa

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    Explore the mingled beauty and horror of war, with this Yusef Komunyakaa poem.

About Poetry in America

In the second season of Poetry in America, guests join Elisa New for a lively and immersive discussion of the poems of Marilyn Chin, Elizabeth Bishop, Marianne Moore, Mark Doty, Yusef Komunyakaa, Stephen Sondheim, William Carlos Williams, and Walt Whitman. POETRY IN AMERICA premieredApril 4, 2020 (check local listings).

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