Essential American Poets

Poetry Foundation

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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79 episodes
Updated Mar 14, 2012

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Jul 10, 2009 · 11 min
Linda Gregg: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Linda Gregg, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 2008, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Jun 24, 2009 · 9 min
William Carlos Williams: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet William Carlos Williams, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1942, New York, NY, and May 5, 1945, Recording Laboratory, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Jun 12, 2009 · 12 min
David Wagoner: Essential American Poets
Recordings of David Wagoner, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2008, in Seattle. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
May 28, 2009 · 24 min
Elizabeth Bishop: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of former poet laureate Elizabeth Bishop, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in New York City in 1947 and at the Library of Congress in 1974.
May 13, 2009 · 9 min
Charles Wright: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Charles Wright, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 2008, in studio, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Apr 30, 2009 · 18 min
August Kleinzahler: Essential American Poets
Recordings of August Kleinzahler with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded October 2, 2007, in studio, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Apr 16, 2009 · 7 min
Yusef Komunyakaa: Essential American Poets
Recordings of Yusef Komunyakaa, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded April 5, 2007, in studio, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Apr 2, 2009 · 20 min
Marilyn Hacker: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Marilyn Hacker, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded February 28, 2007, in studio, Atlanta, GA. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Mar 19, 2009 · 7 min
Maxine Kumin: Essential American Poets
Recordings of former poet laureate Maxine Kumin, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded September 27, 2007, in studio, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Mar 4, 2009 · 10 min
C.K. Williams: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet C.K. Williams, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded May 16, 2007, in studio, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Feb 19, 2009 · 17 min
Ted Kooser: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Ted Kooser, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded July 10, 2007, Lincoln, NE.
Feb 4, 2009 · 10 min
Heather McHugh: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Heather McHugh, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded September 21, 2007, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Jan 26, 2009 · 13 min
Galway Kinnell: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Galway Kinnell, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded September 19, 2007, New York, NY.
Jan 6, 2009 · 8 min
Theodore Roethke: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of Theodore Roethke, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1950s, YMHA Poetry Center, New York, NY. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Dec 19, 2008 · 7 min
Jean Valentine: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Jean Valentine, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded July 10, 2007, in studio, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Dec 3, 2008 · 10 min
Rodney Jones: Essential American Poets
Recordings of poet Rodney Jones, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded March 1, 2008, in studio, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Nov 18, 2008 · 10 min
Hayden Carruth: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of Hayden Carruth, with an introduction to his life and work. All recordings are from Hayden Carruth: A Listener’s Guide. Copper Canyon Press, 1999.
Oct 17, 2008 · 8 min
Kay Ryan: Essential American Poets
Recordings of current poet laureate Kay Ryan, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded September 11, 2007, in studio, San Francisco, CA. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Sep 16, 2008 · 11 min
Gwendolyn Brooks: Essential American Poets
Archival recordings of former poet laureate Brooks, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded January 19, 1961, Recording Laboratory, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Essential American Poets

Linda Gregg: Essential American Poets

William Carlos Williams: Essential American Poets

David Wagoner: Essential American Poets

Elizabeth Bishop: Essential American Poets

Charles Wright: Essential American Poets

August Kleinzahler: Essential American Poets

Yusef Komunyakaa: Essential American Poets

Marilyn Hacker: Essential American Poets

Maxine Kumin: Essential American Poets

C.K. Williams: Essential American Poets

Ted Kooser: Essential American Poets

Heather McHugh: Essential American Poets

Galway Kinnell: Essential American Poets

Theodore Roethke: Essential American Poets

Jean Valentine: Essential American Poets

Rodney Jones: Essential American Poets

Hayden Carruth: Essential American Poets

Kay Ryan: Essential American Poets

Gwendolyn Brooks: Essential American Poets