January 1, 2025 - Robert Pinsky, Cakeswagg, and Keefer Glenshaw

The three-time US Poet Laureate  Robert Pinsky has been lauded as one of the last civic poets. Yes, he’s an esteemed professor and renowned critic of poetry,  but he is first and foremost a poet’s populist. It has been his mission to bring poetry to the people and the people to poetry. Robert Pinsky joins The Culture Show to discuss a new collection of work called: “Proverbs of Limbo.” From there, it’s  rapper Cakeswagg. By day she is a theater teacher working with youth, and by night, she puts her theatrical skills to use, assuming her larger-than-life  alter ego, Cakeswagg. After making a splash at Boston Calling she joins us to talk about her sophomore album, “Michelin Star.”Finally, artist Keefer Glenshaw has turned playing cello into an endurance sport. He’s  performed for 24 hours straight. And, with a prompt from Yoko Ono,  he performed another work that took him into the woods of Lexington. He joins The Culture Show with a performance and  to talk about his creative pursuits.