Lorine Niedecker: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Lorine Niedecker with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded at home in 1970. Recording courtesy of PennSound.
Mar 14, 2012•16 min•Ep. 78
Essential American Poets
Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.
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Gertrude Stein: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Gertrude Stein, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1934. Recording courtesy of PennSound.
Jan 25, 2012•17 min•Ep. 77
Charles Simic: Essential American Poets
Recordings of former poet laureate Charles Simic, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2003, Key West, FL.
Jan 04, 2012•11 min•Ep. 76
Alan Dugan: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Alan Dugan, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1962, New York City, New York. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Dec 14, 2011•12 min•Ep. 75
Gary Snyder: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Gary Snyder, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Nov 30, 2011•22 min•Ep. 74
Adrienne Rich: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Adrienne Rich, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 2002 at the Audio Workshop in London
Sep 08, 2011•7 min•Ep. 73
Richard Hugo: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Richard Hugo, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1975, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Aug 24, 2011•14 min•Ep. 72
Robert Pinsky: Essential American Poets
Recordings of former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 2007, in studio, Boston, MA.
Aug 10, 2011•29 min•Ep. 71
Michael Palmer: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of poet Michael Palmer, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1995 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Jul 27, 2011•11 min•Ep. 70
A.R. Ammons: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of poet A.R. Ammons, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1963 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Jul 13, 2011•10 min•Ep. 69
Jorie Graham: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of poet Jorie Graham, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1995 and 1998 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Jun 29, 2011•20 min•Ep. 68
Robinson Jeffers: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of poet Robinson Jeffers, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1941 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Jun 15, 2011•16 min•Ep. 67
Carolyn Kizer: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of poet Carolyn Kizer, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1958 and 1973 in Seattle, WA, and at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Jun 01, 2011•25 min•Ep. 66
Muriel Rukeyser: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of poet Muriel Rukeyser, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1962 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
May 19, 2011•32 min•Ep. 65
Robert Creeley: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of the poet Robert Creeley, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1961, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
May 03, 2011•12 min•Ep. 64
Lucille Clifton: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of poet Lucille Clifton, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 1973 and 1989 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Apr 13, 2011•11 min•Ep. 63
Mona Van Duyn: Essential American Poets
Archival Recordings of former poet laureate poet Mona Van Duyn, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1966. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Mar 30, 2011•18 min•Ep. 62
Kenneth Rexroth: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Kenneth Rexroth, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded October 25, 1965, Library of Congress, Washington DC.
Mar 16, 2011•16 min•Ep. 61
Louis Simpson: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Louis Simpson, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1959 and 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Mar 02, 2011•11 min•Ep. 60
Wallace Stevens: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of the poet Wallace Stevens, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1954, YMHA Poetry Center, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Feb 16, 2011•15 min•Ep. 59
Thylias Moss: Essential American Poets
Recordings of the poet Thylias Moss, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 2007, in studio, WBEZ, Chicago. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Feb 02, 2011•26 min•Ep. 58
Stanley Kunitz: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of former poet laureate Stanley Kunitz, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2001, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Jan 19, 2011•22 min•Ep. 57
Robert Hayden: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of the poet Robert Hayden, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1968 and 1977, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Jan 05, 2011•16 min•Ep. 56
Robert Bly: Essential American Poets
Recordings of the poet Robert Bly, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2008, in studio, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Dec 22, 2010•7 min•Ep. 55
Conrad Aiken: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of Conrad Aiken reading his poems, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1959, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Dec 08, 2010•14 min•Ep. 54
Denise Levertov: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of the poet Denise Levertov, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 1976, Library of Congress, Washington DC.
Nov 24, 2010•12 min•Ep. 53
Anthony Hecht: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of the poet Anthony Hecht, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded at Harvard University.
Nov 10, 2010•16 min•Ep. 52
Allen Tate: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of the poet Allen Tate, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1947, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Oct 27, 2010•11 min•Ep. 51
Billy Collins: Essential American Poets
Recordings of the poet Billy Collins, with an introduction to his life and work.
Oct 13, 2010•13 min•Ep. 50
Sharon Olds: Essential American Poets
Recordings of the poet Sharon Olds, with an introduction to her life and work. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .
Sep 29, 2010•11 min•Ep. 49
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