Artsy
Cult-favorite poet Eileen Myles on their collection Evolution and their art world breakout: Art, Myles says, is all ventriloquism.
Lit Hub
Andre Dubus III and Meg Wolitzer share in a conversation on curiosity, writing as empathy, and how to write a whole novel.
The Guardian
Listen to Terrance Hayes discuss his collection and how writing a sonnet a day is a challenge the present won’t let him put aside.
The New Yorker
Hear Geffrey Davis read his poem “The Fidelity of Water”: Used to be no future/in yearning. Feel how far you’ve come?
NYT Magazine
Javier Zamora’s poem “Exilados:” I stood, remembering what it’s like/to stand on dirt wishing stars would fall/as rain.
The Guardian
Congratulations to Tracy K. Smith and Terrance Hayes who were both shortlisted for the prestigious T.S. Eliot Prize.
wgbh News
Richard Blanco discusses poems about Fall “In All Its Sadness And Glory,” including Maggie Smith’s “First Fall.”
Poetry As A Lifeline
An interview with Linda Gregerson: We’ve forgotten how to talk to one another; we’ve forgotten how to listen.
NPR
Congratulations to all National Book Award finalists – including our very own Jenny Xie and Terrance Hayes!
The Guardian
USPL Tracy K. Smith to host 5-Minute Weekly Poetry Podcast: poems are a necessity – a means of living more deeply with reality.