Garrett Hongo Reads Charles Wright

Garrett Hongo joins Kevin Young to read “ T’ang Notebook , ” by Charles Wright, and his own poem “ On Emptiness .” Garrett Hongo is the author of several books of poetry and nonfiction, including “ Ocean of Clouds ” and “ The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo .” He's received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, and he's a distinguished professor at the University of Oregon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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Garrett Hongo Reads Charles Wright is an episode from The New Yorker: Poetry by The New Yorker.

This episode is 42:04 long.

This episode was published on Aug 15, 2025.

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