The New Yorker: Poetry

The New Yorker

Readings and conversation with The New Yorker's poetry editor, Kevin Young.

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128 episodes
Updated Wednesday

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Mar 16, 2016 · 17 min
Andrea Cohen Reads Philip Levine
Andrea Cohen joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Philip Levine's "The Mercy," and her own poem “Major to Minor.”
Feb 17, 2016 · 25 min
Stephen Dunn Reads Donald Justice
Stephen Dunn joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Donald Justice's "There is a gold light in certain old paintings," and his own poem “History.”
Jan 20, 2016 · 32 min
J. D. McClatchy Reads James Merrill
J. D. McClatchy joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss James Merrill's "164 East 72nd Street," and his own poem “CaĞaloĞlu.”
Dec 16, 2015 · 20 min
Ellen Bass Reads Adam Zagajewski
Ellen Bass joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Adam Zagajewski’s “Try to Praise the Mutilated World,” and her own poem “Reincarnation.”
Nov 18, 2015 · 29 min
Meghan O'Rourke Reads John Ashbery
Meghan O'Rourke joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss John Ashbery's "Tapestry,” and her own poem “Apartment Living."
Oct 21, 2015 · 22 min
Calvin Trillin Reads Ogden Nash
Calvin Trillin joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Ogden Nash's "Autres Bêtes, Autres Mœurs” and his own poem "Oh, Y2K, Yes Y2K, How Come It Has to End This Way?"
Sep 16, 2015 · 24 min
Rosanna Warren Reads Ellen Bryant Voigt
Rosanna Warren joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Ellen Bryant Voigt’s “Bear,” and her own poem “Man in Stream.”
Aug 19, 2015 · 22 min
Sophie Cabot Black Reads Donald Hall
Sophie Cabot Black joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Donald Hall’s “The Ship Pounding,” and her own poem “Chemotherapy.”
Jul 15, 2015 · 19 min
Matthea Harvey Reads W. S. Merwin
Matthea Harvey joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss W. S. Merwin’s “Vixen,” and her own poem “Everything Must Go.”
Jun 18, 2015 · 22 min
Michael Robbins Reads John Ashbery
Michael Robbins joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss “Myrtle,” by John Ashbery, and his own poem “Country Music.”
May 20, 2015 · 19 min
Ada Limón Reads Jennifer L. Knox
Ada Limón joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Jennifer L. Knox’s “Pimp My Ride” and her own poem “State Bird.”
Apr 16, 2015 · 26 min
Robert Pinsky Reads Elizabeth Bishop
Robert Pinsky joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Elizabeth Bishop’s “At the Fishhouses” and a poem of his own.
Mar 19, 2015 · 21 min
Major Jackson Reads Derek Walcott
Major Jackson joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Derek Walcott’s “In Italy” and a poem of his own.
Mar 10, 2015 · 20 min
Rowan Ricardo Phillips Reads Nick Laird
Rowan Ricardo Philips joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Nick Laird’s “Feel Free” and a poem of his own.
Jan 21, 2015 · 20 min
Timothy Donnelly Reads Yusef Komunyakaa
Timothy Donnelly joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Yusef Komunyakaa’s “Fortress” and a poem of his own.
Dec 16, 2014 · 20 min
Stephen Burt Reads Liz Waldner
Stephen Burt joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Liz Waldner’s “Sad Verso of the Sunny _______.”
Nov 20, 2014 · 19 min
Maureen McLane Reads Liz Waldner
Maureen McLane joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Liz Waldner’s “The Sovereignty and the Goodness of God, Together with the Faithfulness of His Promises Displayed.”
Oct 16, 2014 · 20 min
James Richardson Reads W. S. Merwin
James Richardson joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss W. S. Merwin’s “A Single Autumn.”
Sep 18, 2014 · 20 min
Rae Armantrout Reads Susan Wheeler
Rae Armantrout joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss Susan Wheeler’s “The Split.”
Aug 20, 2014 · 17 min
Lucie Brock-Broido reads Franz Wright
Lucie Brock-Broido reads and discusses with host Paul Muldoon a poem by Franz Wright and poem of her own.

The New Yorker: Poetry

Andrea Cohen Reads Philip Levine

Stephen Dunn Reads Donald Justice

J. D. McClatchy Reads James Merrill

Ellen Bass Reads Adam Zagajewski

Meghan O'Rourke Reads John Ashbery

Calvin Trillin Reads Ogden Nash

Rosanna Warren Reads Ellen Bryant Voigt

Sophie Cabot Black Reads Donald Hall

Matthea Harvey Reads W. S. Merwin

Michael Robbins Reads John Ashbery

Ada Limón Reads Jennifer L. Knox

Robert Pinsky Reads Elizabeth Bishop

Major Jackson Reads Derek Walcott

Rowan Ricardo Phillips Reads Nick Laird

Timothy Donnelly Reads Yusef Komunyakaa

Stephen Burt Reads Liz Waldner

Maureen McLane Reads Liz Waldner

James Richardson Reads W. S. Merwin

Rae Armantrout Reads Susan Wheeler

Lucie Brock-Broido reads Franz Wright