Fenton Johnson
9 Podcast Episodes
Fenton Johnson's "Tired" for National Poetry Month
Fenton Johnson's "Tired" for National Poetry Month
Warning: this 1919 poem by too-little-known Chicago Afro-American poet is disturbing. "Tired" was controversial from the... Read more
27 Apr 2022
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2mins
Solitude at the Center of All Beauty with Fenton Johnson
Solitude at the Center of All Beauty with Fenton Johnson
Fenton Johnson is the author of At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life. His book Geography of the ... Read more
5 Feb 2022
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1hr 8mins
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Fenton Johnson: "Rulers"
Fenton Johnson: "Rulers"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Publishe... Read more
11 Sep 2021
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1min
Poetry Snack, with Fenton Johnson
Poetry Snack, with Fenton Johnson
It's an end of the month Poetry Snack, with Fenton Johnson.Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about ... Read more
29 Mar 2021
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4mins
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Fenton Johnson – At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life
Fenton Johnson – At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life
At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life – Fenton Johnson- 9780393608298 – W.W. Norton – Hardcover – ... Read more
14 Jun 2020
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40mins
"At the Center of All Beauty": author Fenton Johnson on the connection between solitude and creativity
"At the Center of All Beauty": author Fenton Johnson on the connection between solitude and creativity
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How a DNA test revealed a sensitive family secret; and essays from two young women about the ... Read more
24 May 2020
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27mins
Episode 133- Fenton Johnson, Author
Episode 133- Fenton Johnson, Author
Host Bill Goodman talks with author Fenton Johnson on this episode of THINK HUMANITIES. They discuss Johnson's new book ... Read more
20 May 2020
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45mins
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
Fenton Johnson: "The Miracle"
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Publishe... Read more
4 Apr 2020
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1min
“Tired” by Fenton Johnson
“Tired” by Fenton Johnson
American poetry. ⁓The Voice before the Void “Tired” Fenton Johnson I am tired of work; I am tired of building up somebod... Read more
31 Aug 2015
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2mins
