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Valzhyna Mort Reads Victoria Amelina and Wisława Szymborska
Valzhyna Mort joins Kevin Young to read “Testimonies,” by Victoria Amelina, which Mort translated from the Ukrainian, and “Map,” by Wisława Szymborsk…
1 year, 9 months ago
Raymond Antrobus Reads John Lee Clark
Raymond Antrobus joins Kevin Young to read “A Protactile Version of ‘Tintern Abbey,’ ” by John Lee Clark, and his own poem “Signs, Music.” Antrobus h…
1 year, 9 months ago
Amy Woolard Reads Charles Wright
Amy Woolard joins Kevin Young to read “Via Negativa,” by Charles Wright, and her own poem “Late Shift.” Woolard, whose debut poetry collection, “Neck…
1 year, 11 months ago
Special Feature: Major Jackson reads Clint Smith on The Slowdown
We have a special episode to share with you today of the daily poetry podcast, “The Slowdown.” “The Slowdown” offers a poem and a moment of reflectio…
2 years ago
José Antonio Rodríguez Reads Naomi Shihab Nye
José Antonio Rodríguez joins Kevin Young to read “[World of the future, we thirsted](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/world-of-the-futur…
2 years ago
Ada Limón Reads Carrie Fountain
Ada Limón joins Kevin Young to read “You Belong to The World,” by Carrie Fountain, and her own poem “Hell or High Water.” Limón is the current United…
2 years, 1 month ago
Donika Kelly Reads Mary Oliver
Episode 98
Donika Kelly joins Kevin Young to read “One Hundred White-Sided Dolphins on a Summer Day,” by Mary Oliver, and her own poem “Sixteen Center.” Kelly i…
2 years, 2 months ago
Richie Hofmann Reads Henri Cole
Episode 97
Richie Hofmann joins Kevin Young to read “Twilight” by Henri Cole, and his own poem “French Novel” Hofmann is the author of two collections of poetry…
2 years, 3 months ago
Bianca Stone Reads Franz Wright
Episode 96
Bianca Stone joins Kevin Young to read “Learning to Read,” by Franz Wright, and her own poem “What’s Poetry Like?” Stone has published several books …
2 years, 5 months ago
Evie Shockley Reads Rita Dove
Episode 95
Evie Shockley joins Kevin Young to read “Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut Grove,” by Rita Dove, and her own poem “the blessings.” Shockley is t…
2 years, 6 months ago