The New Gen! Rising African Poets with Kwame Dawes & Chris Abani
Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani highlight 9 rising poets from this year’s “New-Generation African Poets.” Presented in partnership with the Center for Fiction.
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One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives
The founding members of the Poetry Coalition present One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives. Featuring 21 poets reading original poems.
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.
Audio Roundup: Black Poets Honoring Black Poets
By Suzanne Wise, Staff Writer
Posted Feb 19, 2019
A gathering of highlights from our audio archives, featuring prominent black poets discussing the work and legacy of other influential black writers.