What this episode covers
Host Rachel Zucker speaks with award-winning poet Jericho Brown about the differences between poetry and journalism, the role of truth and facts in poetry, the complexities of separating a poet’s autobiography from the work especially in the age of Facebook, writing about family and about queerness, coming out, “bad people,” the complications of assembling a collection a poems, poetry projects v. poems, and treasuring the “small, complete thing.”
No transcript yet.
Similar podcasts
Frequently asked questions
How long is this episode of Commonplace Podcast?
This episode is 1 hour and 9 minutes long.
When was this Commonplace Podcast episode published?
This episode was published on January 3, 2017.
Can I download this Commonplace Podcast episode?
Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.