Linda Gregerson

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Linda Gregerson's poem "Variations on a Phrase by Cormac McCarthy."

Episode 68: Linda Gregerson 

David Romero

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads David Romero's poem "Micro Machines."

Episode 67: David Romero 

Nathan McClain

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Nathan McClain's poem "Love Elegy in the Chinese Garden, with Koi".

Episode 66: Nathan McClain

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Michael Kleber-Diggs' poem "Every Mourning" from his collection Worldly Things.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Michael Kleber-Diggs' poem "Every Mourning" from his collection Worldly Things.

Episode 65: Michael Kleber-Diggs

Tanya Ko Hong

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Tanya Ko Hong's poem "Waiting" from her collection the WAR still within.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Tanya Ko Hong's poem "Waiting" from her collection the WAR still within.

Episode 64: Tanya Ko Hong

Aurielle Marie

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Aurielle Marie's poem no name in the street from their collection Gumbo Ya Ya.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Aurielle Marie's poem no name in the street from their collection Gumbo Ya Ya.

Episode 63: Aurielle Marie 

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Mai Der Vang's poem "They Think Our Killed Ones Cannot Speak to Us" from her collection Yellow Rain.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Mai Der Vang's poem "They Think Our Killed Ones Cannot Speak to Us" from her collection Yellow Rain.

Episode 62: Mai Der Vang

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Will Alexander's poem "Eruption From the Compound of Living" from his collection Refractive Africa.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Will Alexander's poem "Eruption From the Compound of Living" from his collection Refractive Africa.

Episode 61: Will Alexander

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads francine j. harris’ poem "My hair is falling out " from her collection here is the sweet hand.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads francine j. harris’ poem "My hair is falling out " from her collection here is the sweet hand.

Episode 60: francine j. harris

Douglas Kearney

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Douglas Kearney’s poem "Eulogy for a Pair of Kicks" from his collection Sho.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Douglas Kearney’s poem "Eulogy for a Pair of Kicks" from his collection Sho.

Episode 59: Douglas Kearney

A weekly reading of poetry by Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson.

Diane Seuss

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Diane Seuss’ poem [My favorite scent is my own funk] from her collection frank: sonnets.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Diane Seuss’ poem [My favorite scent is my own funk] from her collection frank: sonnets.

Episode 58: Diane Seuss

Hao Nguyen

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Hao Nguyen’s poem "Napalm Notes" from her collection A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Hao Nguyen’s poem "Napalm Notes" from her collection A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure.

Episode 57: Hao Nguyen

Diamond Forde

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Diamond Forde’s poem "Trying to Write A Music Poem" from her collection Mother Body.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Diamond Forde’s poem "Trying to Write A Music Poem" from her collection Mother Body.

Episode 56: Diamond Forde

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Threa Almontaser’s poem "Dream Interpretation [Fox]" from her collection The Wild Fox of Yemen.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Threa Almontaser’s poem "Dream Interpretation [Fox]" from her collection The Wild Fox of Yemen.

Episode 55: Threa Almontaser

Benjamin Garcia

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Benjamin Garcia’s poem "To the Unborn Sibling" from his collection Thrown in the Throat.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Benjamin Garcia’s poem "To the Unborn Sibling" from his collection Thrown in the Throat.

Episode 54: Benjamin Garcia

Desiree C. Bailey

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Desiree C. Bailey’s poem "Fleshed Cartographies" from her collection What Noise Against the Cane.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Desiree C. Bailey’s poem "Fleshed Cartographies" from her collection What Noise Against the Cane.

Episode 53: Desiree C. Bailey

Jane Hirshfield

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jane Hirshfield’s poem "Today, Another Universe" from her collection Ledger.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jane Hirshfield’s poem "Today, Another Universe" from her collection Ledger.

Episode 52: Jane Hirshfield

Natasha Trethewey

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Natasha Trethewey’s poem "Elegy" from her collection Thrall.

Episode 51: Natasha Trethewey

Patricia Smith

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Patricia Smith’s "Thankful" from her collection Blood Dazzler.

Episode 50: Patricia Smith

Ilya Kaminsky

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ilya Kaminsky's poem "We Lived Happily During the War."

Episode 49: Ilya Kaminsky

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