Poetry Lectures

Poetry Foundation

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.

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62 episodes
Updated Nov 23, 2015

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Nikola Madzirov: International Poets in Conversation
Macedonian poet Nikola Madzirov and Ilya Kaminsky discuss the poetics of war and its aftermath, and the nature of memory and rediscovering.
May 18, 2012 · 35 min
Poetry and Piano
Poets Reginald Gibbons, Rachel Jamison Webster, Christina Pugh, and Ed Roberson are accompanied on piano by Mabel Kwan and Ari Brown. Recorded in April 2011, recording courtesy of WBEZ Chicago Amplified.
Apr 17, 2012 · 51 min
Three Native American Poets
The Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute hosts a conversation between Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Linda Hogan, and Sherwin Bitsui.
Mar 21, 2012 · 45 min
Kwame Dawes
Kwame Dawes reads poems from four of his books at the Art Institute of Chicago in January 2008. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Feb 15, 2012 · 39 min
Raúl Zurita: International Poets in Conversation
A conversation between Chilean poet Raúl Zurita and American poet Forrest Gander.
Jan 11, 2012 · 31 min
Rita Dove
Rita Dove speaking at the Key West Literary Seminar. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Dec 16, 2011 · 36 min
Aleš Šteger: International Poets in Conversation
The Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute hosts Aleš Šteger who reads from his works and talks about poetry in Slovenia.
Nov 16, 2011 · 36 min
Philip Levine
Poet Philip Levine reads from his own work. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Sep 14, 2011 · 47 min
Blas Falconer and Gina Franco
The second half of a 2008 reading featuring four Latino poets, as part of the American Perspectives series at the Art Institute of Chicago. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Jun 20, 2011 · 27 min
Francisco Aragón and Brenda Cárdenas
The first half of a 2008 reading featuring four Latino poets, as part of the American Perspectives series at the Art Institute of Chicago.
May 18, 2011 · 39 min
Don Paterson on Robert Frost
In November 2010, Don Paterson delivered the 22nd Aldeburgh PoetryFestival's annual poet-on-poet lecture on Robert Frost. The lecture, titled "Frost as a Thinker," was co-supported by Poetry magazine and Oxford Poetry.This is an edited version of the live event, organized by The Poetry Trust. Enjoy more podcasts on The Poetry Channel at thepoetrytrust.org.
May 4, 2011 · 42 min
William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams speaks at Harvard University in 1951. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Mar 28, 2011 · 48 min
Jahan Ramazani
Jahan Ramazani presents examples of non-European post-colonial poetry that relate to the language of song, prayer, law, and post-colonial theory. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Feb 18, 2011 · 43 min
Brenda Hillman: Stronach Memorial Lecture
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.
Jan 19, 2011 · 51 min
Peter Sacks: Stronach Memorial Lecture
Peter Sacks delivers a 2007 talk entitled "'You Only Guide Me by Surprise': Poetry and the Dolphin's Turn" 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.
Dec 16, 2010 · 1 hr 1 min
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney in conversation with Michael Laskey, fellow poet and co-founder of the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival. This is an edited version of an interview recorded live at the Poetry Prom 2010 organised by The Poetry Trust. Enjoy more podcasts on The Poetry Channel at thepoetrytrust.org.
Nov 16, 2010 · 22 min
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks speaking in 1990 at Poetry Day in Chicago.
Oct 19, 2010 · 52 min
Billy Collins
Two-term poet laureate Billy Collins speaks at the Key West Literary Seminar.
Sep 16, 2010 · 27 min
Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky speaking on “Modernism and Memory” at the Key West Literary Seminar. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
May 26, 2010 · 50 min
Mary Karr and Stuart Dybek
Mary Karr and Stuart Dybek read from their own work and discuss how writing poetry relates to writing prose. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.
Apr 26, 2010 · 57 min

Poetry Lectures

Nikola Madzirov: International Poets in Conversation

Poetry and Piano

Three Native American Poets

Kwame Dawes

Raúl Zurita: International Poets in Conversation

Rita Dove

Aleš Šteger: International Poets in Conversation

Philip Levine

Blas Falconer and Gina Franco

Francisco Aragón and Brenda Cárdenas

Don Paterson on Robert Frost

William Carlos Williams

Jahan Ramazani

Brenda Hillman: Stronach Memorial Lecture

Peter Sacks: Stronach Memorial Lecture

Seamus Heaney

Gwendolyn Brooks

Billy Collins

Robert Pinsky

Mary Karr and Stuart Dybek