Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellström: International Poets in Conversation
Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellerström discuss Swedish poetry and the challenges of translation, and they read some poems in both Swedish and E...
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20 of 62 episodesHarris Khalique: International Poets in Conversation
Christopher Merrill speaks with Harris Khalique about literary traditions in Pakistan, the cultural influences of different cities, and the...
Matthew Shenoda: International Poets in Conversation
Kwame Dawes speaks with Matthew Shenoda about Shenoda's poetry and identity as an Egyptian American, and the poetry of the African diaspora....
Gabeba Baderoon: International Poets in Conversation
South African poet Gabeba Baderoon speaks with Matthew Shenoda about poetry and apartheid in South Africa.
Les Murray: International Poets in Conversation
American poet Kevin Young talks to Les Murray about Australian poetry and culture.
Zeyar Lynn: International Poets in Conversation
Burmese poet Zeyar Lynn and English poet and translator James Byrne speak with Ilya Kaminsky about poetry from Burma. Need a transcript of t...
Patrick Cotter & Matthew Sweeney: International Poets in Conversation
Irish poets Patrick Cotter and Matthew Sweeney discuss the history and current state of Irish poetry.
Chris Abani: International Poets in Conversation
Matthew Shenoda talks with Chris Abani about poetry in Nigeria, the oral and religious traditions in African poetry, and the one-sided conve...
Patrizia Cavalli: International Poets in Conversation
Italian poet Patrizia Cavalli and American poet Geoffrey Brock speak with Ilya Kaminsky about Contemporary Italian Poetry and translation. N...
Vera Pavlova & Valzhyna Mort: International Poets in Conversation
Vera Pavlova from Russia and Valzhyna Mort from Belurus speak with the director of the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute, Ilya Kaminsky.
Simon Ortiz
Native American poet Simon Ortiz reads at the University of Arizona in 1975. The recording is used with permission of the University of Ariz...
Kwame Dawes: International Poets in Conversation
Egyptian-American writer Matthew Shenoda speaks with poet Kwame Dawes about African poetics, reggae, and poetry of the African diaspora. Nee...
Adam Zagajewski: International Poets in Conversation
Polish poet Adam Zagajewski talks to American translator Clare Cavanaugh and Ilya Kaminsky about contemporary Polish poetry. Need a transcri...
Robin Blaser
Robin Blaser talks at “The Recovery of the Public World” Conference—devoted to his poetry—at the University of British Columbia in June 1995...
Ghassan Zaqtan: International Poets in Conversation
Fady Joudah and Ghassan Zaqtan discuss Palestinian poetry with Ilya Kaminsky. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Oral History Initiative: On Elizabeth Bishop
An informal conversation remembering the life and work of Elizabeth Bishop, with Lloyd Schwartz, Frank Bidart, Rosanna Warren, Gail Mazur, a...
Jan Wagner: International Poets in Conversation
German poet Jan Wagner discusses some of the major German poets of the twentieth century with Ilya Kaminsky.
Dark Room Collective
A reunion of the Dark Room Collective at the Poetry Foundation in April 2012. This reading features Nehassaiu deGannes, John Keene, Kevin Yo...
Dunya Mikhail: International Poets in Conversation
American poet Katie Ford talks to Iraqi poet Dunya Mikhail about how the experience of natural and human disasters inform their work.
Oral History Initiative: On Frank O'Hara
An informal conversation between poets John Ashbery and Ron Padgett, remembering the life of Frank O’Hara. Conducted at Harvard University i...