The Poetry of Saving Lives: Anthologies About Sickness & Healing
Scholar Sarah Stewart shares insights from her research on poetry and illness, with highlights from the Poets House collection.
Book Report: Scottish Contemporary Poetry
By Sarah Stewart, Poets House Doctoral Intern
Posted Apr 10, 2019
Sarah Stewart, a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, discusses her favorite poetry books by authors from her native country.
Field Work: Aligning Poetry and Science in Salt Lake City
By Katharine Coles
Posted Apr 4, 2019
Katharine Coles discusses her work as Salt Lake City Poet-in-Residence for Poets House’s Field Work project, exploring poetry & science via programs at museums & public libraries.
Audio Roundup: Epic Voices & Tributes to Influential Poets
Posted Apr 2, 2019
Listen to Bernadette Mayer, Dorianne Laux, Kwame Dawes, and Matt Madden on the long poem, and hear about the legacies of June Jordan, Walt Whitman, and Gerrit Lansing.
Writing and Teaching in a Time of Crisis: Lessons from June Jordan with Bill Zavatsky
By Bill Zavatsky
Posted Mar 28, 2019
Writer and educator Bill Zavatsky discusses June Jordan’s “For the Sake of People’s Poetry: Walt Whitman and the Rest of Us” and the legacy of both poets.
Take Five: J. Mae Barizo on Self, Authenticity & Identity
Posted Mar 22, 2019
Six-week workshop instructor J. Mae Barizo discusses “the power of poetry to cross borders, provoke, instigate, transform the world into a better place” and other topics.
Take Five: Bhisham Bherwani on the Process of Writing Sonnets & More
Posted Mar 19, 2019
Poets House six-week instructor Bhisham Bherwani discusses classic sonnets, contemporary innovations to the “age-old form,” and his path as a poet.
Writing & Teaching in a Time of Crisis: Lessons from June Jordan with Taiyo Na
By Taiyo Na
Posted Mar 15, 2019
Poet, musician & educator Taiyo Na explores June Jordan’s legacy, touching on basketball, activist songwriting & teaching as “an act of creating sanctuary.”
Take Five: Barbara Henning on Memory, Doubts, Speculation & Inspiration
Posted Mar 13, 2019
Poets House six-week workshop instructor Barbara Henning talks about the process of writing poems of commemoration, among other topics.
Book Report: Poetry Picks for Women’s History Month
Posted Mar 8, 2019
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Poets House staff pick their favorite poetry books that take on gender, history, and power.