The Beat: Maurice Manning Joins Us Live for All Over the Page!

Recorded live, April 10, 2023. In celebration of National Poetry Month, Maurice Manning joined us for Lawson McGhee Library's monthly book discussion group, All Over the Page. Hear Manning read his poems and talk about his book Bucolics. Manning also discusses more recent work including his new podcast, The Grinnin' Possum. Maurice Manning has published seven books of poetry. His first book, Lawrence Booth’s Book of Visions, won the Yale Younger Poets Award, and his fourth, The Common Man, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He teaches Transylvania University.Links:The Grinnin' Possum Podcast: Poetry Music History with Maurice ManningEight Bucolics in VQRBucolics XXII, XXXV, and LVIII at Art and TheologyBio and poems at the Poetry FoundationArticle in Garden & GunInterview at PlumeManning reading at the Sewanee Writer's Conference (Video)Mentioned in this episode:KnoxCountyLibrary.orgThank you for listening and sharing this podcast. Explore life-changing resources and events, sign up for newsletters, follow us on social media, and more through our website, www.knoxcountylibrary.org.Rate & review on Podchaser