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Essential American Poets

Poetry Foundationwww.poetryfoundation.org
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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Episodes

Carl Sandburg: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of the poet Carl Sandburg, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1954, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Sep 15, 201017 minEp. 48

Josephine Miles: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of the poet Josephine Miles, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1981, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Sep 01, 201013 minEp. 47

William Matthews: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of the poet William Matthews, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1979, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Aug 18, 201010 minEp. 46

George Oppen: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of the poet George Oppen, with an introduction to his life and work. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Aug 09, 201032 minEp. 45

Delmore Schwartz: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of the poet Delmore Schwartz, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded at the National Poetry Festival, in 1962.

Jul 07, 201012 minEp. 43

Jane Kenyon: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of the poet Jane Kenyon, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 1988, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Jun 24, 201010 minEp. 42

Robert Duncan: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Robert Duncan, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1976, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Jun 09, 201017 minEp. 41

W.S. Merwin: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet W.S. Merwin, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1999, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

May 26, 201010 minEp. 40

Barbara Guest: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Barbara Guest, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 1969, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

May 12, 201014 minEp. 39

Thomas McGrath: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Thomas McGrath, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1960, KPFK Radio, Los Angeles, CA. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Apr 28, 201013 minEp. 38

E.E. Cummings: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet E.E. Cummings, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded at the YMHA Poetry Center New York, NY in 1959.

Apr 14, 201011 minEp. 37

W.D. Snodgrass: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet W. D. Snodgrass, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1963, Library of Congress, Washington DC, and 2007, Baldwinsville, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Mar 31, 201016 minEp. 36

Howard Nemerov: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Howard Nemerov, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1962 and 1964, Library of Congress, Washington DC.

Mar 03, 201015 minEp. 35

Anne Sexton: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Anne Sexton, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1960.

Feb 17, 201029 minEp. 34

Weldon Kees: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Weldon Kees, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in Berkeley, California in 1952. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Feb 03, 201011 minEp. 33

James Schuyler: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet James Schuyler, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded at the Chelsea Hotel in New York in 1986, and at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1989. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Jan 21, 201020 minEp. 32

William Stafford: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet William Stafford, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1970 and 1978, Library of Congress. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Jan 06, 201013 minEp. 31

John Ashbery: Essential American Poets

Recordings of John Ashbery, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2008, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Dec 30, 200922 minEp. 30

Robert Hass: Essential American Poets

Recordings of Robert Hass, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2007, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Dec 10, 200917 minEp. 29

Kenneth Koch: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Kenneth Koch, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1960 and 1976, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Dec 01, 200922 minEp. 28

Mark Strand: Essential American Poets

Recordings of Mark Strand, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2008, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Nov 11, 200910 minEp. 27

James Tate: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet James Tate, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded at the Library of Congress in 1976. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Oct 28, 20098 minEp. 26

Gerald Stern: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Gerald Stern, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in New York, NY and Austin, TX. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Oct 14, 200914 minEp. 25

Louise Bogan: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Louise Bogan, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded at the Library of Congress in 1944 and 1968. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Oct 08, 20099 minEp. 24

Yvor Winters: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Yvor Winters, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded July 2, 1945, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Sep 16, 200913 minEp. 23

Li-Young Lee: Essential American Poets

Recordings of Li-Young Lee, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded March 3, 2008, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Sep 02, 200918 minEp. 22

J. V. Cunningham: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of J. V. Cunningham, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1958, Cambridge Massachusetts, and 1968, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here .

Jul 22, 200910 minEp. 19
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