Malena Mörling

Jonas Ellström

Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellerström discuss Swedish poetry and the challenges of translation, and they read some poems in both Swedish and English from their anthology, The Star By My Head.

Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellerström discuss Swedish poetry and the challenges of translation, and they read some poems in both Swedish and English from their anthology, The Star By My Head.

Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellström: International Poets in Conversation

Harris Khalique

Christopher Merrill speaks with Harris Khalique about literary traditions in Pakistan, the cultural influences of different cities, and the important role of women in Pakistani literature.

Christopher Merrill speaks with Harris Khalique about literary traditions in Pakistan, the cultural influences of different cities, and the important role of women in Pakistani literature.

Harris Khalique: International Poets in Conversation

Matthew Shenoda

Kwame Dawes speaks with Matthew Shenoda about Shenoda's poetry and identity as an Egyptian American, and the poetry of the African diaspora. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Kwame Dawes speaks with Matthew Shenoda about Shenoda's poetry and identity as an Egyptian American, and the poetry of the African diaspora. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Matthew Shenoda: International Poets in Conversation

South African poet Gabeba Baderoon speaks with Matthew Shenoda about poetry and apartheid in South Africa.

South African poet Gabeba Baderoon speaks with Matthew Shenoda about poetry and apartheid in South Africa.

Gabeba Baderoon: International Poets in Conversation

American poet Kevin Young talks to Les Murray about Australian poetry and culture. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

American poet Kevin Young talks to Les Murray about Australian poetry and culture. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Les Murray: International Poets in Conversation

Zeyar Lynn

Burmese poet Zeyar Lynn and English poet and translator James Byrne speak with Ilya Kaminsky about poetry from Burma. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Burmese poet Zeyar Lynn and English poet and translator James Byrne speak with Ilya Kaminsky about poetry from Burma. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Zeyar Lynn: International Poets in Conversation

Patrick Cotter

Matthew Sweeney

Irish poets Patrick Cotter and Matthew Sweeney discuss the history and current state of Irish poetry.

Irish poets Patrick Cotter and Matthew Sweeney discuss the history and current state of Irish poetry.

Patrick Cotter & Matthew Sweeney: International Poets in Conversation

Chris Abani

Matthew Shenoda talks with Chris Abani about poetry in Nigeria, the oral and religious traditions in African poetry, and the one-sided conversation between African and European poets.

Matthew Shenoda talks with Chris Abani about poetry in Nigeria, the oral and religious traditions in African poetry, and the one-sided conversation between African and European poets.

Chris Abani: International Poets in Conversation

Patrizia Cavalli

Italian poet Patrizia Cavalli and American poet Geoffrey Brock speak with Ilya Kaminsky about Contemporary Italian Poetry and translation. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Italian poet Patrizia Cavalli and American poet Geoffrey Brock speak with Ilya Kaminsky about Contemporary Italian Poetry and translation. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Patrizia Cavalli: International Poets in Conversation

Vera Pavlova

Valzhyna Mort

Vera Pavlova from Russia and Valzhyna Mort from Belurus speak with the director of the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute, Ilya Kaminsky.

Vera Pavlova from Russia and Valzhyna Mort from Belurus speak with the director of the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute, Ilya Kaminsky.

Vera Pavlova & Valzhyna Mort: International Poets in Conversation

Talks given by notable scholars and critics on poets, poetry, and their intersections with other art forms. Features recordings from historic archives and live events.

As a student of poetry, I appreciate this podcast bringing new ways of thinking about translations, censorships, localized poetic forms and much more into the forefront.

Connecting Poetic Thoughts

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Poetry Lectures

Paul Muldoon

Paul Muldoon reads and discusses his own work. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Paul Muldoon reads and discusses his own work. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Marjorie Perloff

Marjorie Perloff discusses the poetry of Frank O'Hara. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Marjorie Perloff discusses the poetry of Frank O'Hara. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Marjorie Perloff: American Perspectives

Eavan Boland

Eavan Boland speaking at the 53rd Annual Poetry Day. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Eavan Boland speaking at the 53rd Annual Poetry Day. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Adam Zagajewski

Polish poet Adam Zagajewski talks to American translator Clare Cavanaugh and Ilya Kaminsky about contemporary Polish poetry. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Polish poet Adam Zagajewski talks to American translator Clare Cavanaugh and Ilya Kaminsky about contemporary Polish poetry. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Adam Zagajewski: International Poets in Conversation

Simon Ortiz

Native American poet Simon Ortiz reads at the University of Arizona in 1975. The recording is used with permission of the University of Arizona Poetry Center and Simon Ortiz. The full recording, and many others, are permanently available on voca, the Poetry Center's online audio video library. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Native American poet Simon Ortiz reads at the University of Arizona in 1975. The recording is used with permission of the University of Arizona Poetry Center and Simon Ortiz. The full recording, and many others, are permanently available on <a href="http://voca.arizona.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">voca</a>, the Poetry Center's online audio video library. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Robin Blaser

Robin Blaser talks at “The Recovery of the Public World” Conference—devoted to his poetry—at the University of British Columbia in June 1995. The recording of this program is used by permission of the Bennett Library Special Collections and Rare Books, Simon Fraser University; and the Estate of Robin Blaser.

Robin Blaser talks at “The Recovery of the Public World” Conference—devoted to his poetry—at the University of British Columbia in June 1995. The recording of this program is used by permission of the Bennett Library Special Collections and Rare Books, Simon Fraser University; and the Estate of Robin Blaser.

Kwame Dawes

Egyptian-American writer Matthew Shenoda speaks with poet Kwame Dawes about African poetics, reggae, and poetry of the African diaspora. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Egyptian-American writer Matthew Shenoda speaks with poet Kwame Dawes about African poetics, reggae, and poetry of the African diaspora. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Kwame Dawes: International Poets in Conversation

Fady Joudah and Ghassan Zaqtan discuss Palestinian poetry with Ilya Kaminsky. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Fady Joudah and Ghassan Zaqtan discuss Palestinian poetry with Ilya Kaminsky. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Ghassan Zaqtan: International Poets in Conversation

Ed Roberson

Ed Roberson reads and discusses his own work. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Ed Roberson reads and discusses his own work. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Willard Spiegelman

Willard Spiegelman discusses poet Amy Clampitt. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Willard Spiegelman discusses poet Amy Clampitt. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Peter Sacks finds common themes between the paintings of Edward Hopper and the works of poets such as Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and TS Eliot.

Peter Sacks finds common themes between the paintings of Edward Hopper and the works of poets such as Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and TS Eliot.

Peter Sacks: American Perspectives

Joshua Mehigan and Thomas Sayers Ellis read at the Museum of Modern Art. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Joshua Mehigan and Thomas Sayers Ellis read at the Museum of Modern Art. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Futurism and the New Manifesto: Part II

Brenda Hillman

Brenda Hillman delivers a 2006 talk entitled "Cracks in the Oracle Bone: Teaching Certain Contemporary Poems" at the Judith Lee Stronach Memorial Lectures on The Teaching of Poetry at the University of California, Berkeley. Audio courtesy of the Bancroft Library at Berkeley.

Brenda Hillman delivers a 2006 talk entitled "Cracks in the Oracle Bone: Teaching Certain Contemporary Poems" at the Judith Lee Stronach Memorial Lectures on The Teaching of Poetry at the University of California, Berkeley. Audio courtesy of the Bancroft Library at Berkeley.

Brenda Hillman: Stronach Memorial Lecture

Charles Bernstein and A.E. Stallings read at the Museum of Modern Art.

Charles Bernstein and A.E. Stallings read at the Museum of Modern Art.

Futurism and the New Manifesto: Part I

Elizabeth Bishop

An informal conversation remembering the life and work of Elizabeth Bishop, with Lloyd Schwartz, Frank Bidart, Rosanna Warren, Gail Mazur, and Megan Marshall. Conducted at Harvard University in March 2012, and used by permission of the participants and the Woodberry Poetry Room, Harvard College Library. Watch the event video on Youtube here. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

An informal conversation remembering the life and work of Elizabeth Bishop, with Lloyd Schwartz, Frank Bidart, Rosanna Warren, Gail Mazur, and Megan Marshall. Conducted at Harvard University in March 2012, and used by permission of the participants and the <a href="https://library.harvard.edu/libraries/poetryroom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Woodberry Poetry Room</a>, Harvard College Library. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xunoLTJerr8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watch the event video on Youtube here</a>. Need a transcript of this episode? <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/transcript-request" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Request a transcript here</a>.

Oral History Initiative: On Elizabeth Bishop

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