Myles on the ’70s
Eileen Myles Talks to The Civilians about the 70’s, Patti Smith, and “Poetry Voice.”
The Guardian
Mary Gaitskill talks to The Guardian about writing, parenting and teaching.
Stop and Frisk
Claudia Rankine on race and reactions to gun violence in America with NPR Weekend Edition.
A Fragile America
George Saunders examines “the Trump appeal” for The New Yorker and emerging cultural implications with NPR’s Weekend Edition.
@ the Crossroads
Juan Felipe Herrera reacts to recent violence with @ the Crossroads— A Sudden American Poem–as covered by the Los Angeles Times.
Ars Poetica
Terrance Hayes reads Ars Poetica With Bacon for The New Yorker.
NYT Dot Earth
Filmmaker Josh Fox teaches the New York Times video blog Dot Earth how to cope with global climate change.
Green Arrow #2
Benjamin Percy taps Dante Alighieri for Green Arrow #2, as reviewed by Newsarama.
Teen Opinion
How Simon Armitage awakened a teenage boy’s interest in poetry, for The Guardian.
On Memoir
Dani Shapiro shares her experience as a memoirist for The New York Times.