The Poet and The Poem
by Grace Cavalieri
Refresh your life with THE POET AND THE POEM. Hear America’s most beloved poets in reading and conversation. Award winning poet/host Grace Cavalieri presents poets reading their work and talking about their art. After 41 years consecutive on public radio, cited by The Encyclopedia of Broadcasting for longevity, THE POET AND THE POEM has made history for one reason: It’s powerful. Voted top in the nation for ENTERTAINMENT IN MEDIA by The National Commission On Working Women, ALL NEW 30-minute shows are now available. (Made possible by donors McNeil and Shashaani.)
Episodes
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Titanic Poets
Margo Stever, Susana Case, and Sandy Ynonne edited UNSINKABLE, an anthology with poems sponsored by the Titanic.
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Shirley Brewer
Shirley Brewer premieres "Goddess of Swizzle" poetry and humor.
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Carolyn Joyner
Carolyn Joyner reads from her new publication IMAGINE A MOTHER WITNESSING,a moving reconciliation through son's illness and death.
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Brenda Hillman
Brenda Hillman, one of America's most original poets premiers "Still House In The Desert."
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Dan Vera and Jona Colson
Two Washington poets who bring love poems to a new beauty and meaning.
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Nishi Chawla
Poet, playwright, novelist, academic, from Delhi University to American centers of learning.
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Ladi Di and Brenda Bunting
Ladi Di and Brenda Bunting present new books with the power and glory of black poetry.
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Christina Daub and Ellen Wise
Ellen Bass and Chirstina Daub premiere new poems and discuss a life in poetry.
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Mike Maggio, Rose Solari, and Chloe Yelena Miller
A bilingual Italian-American anthology of poems with some of america's favorite poets.
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Indran Amirthanayagam
Diplomat poet Inran Amirthanayagam writes of love and war in his now adopted country of America.
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Michael Gushue and Cortney Bledsoe
Two poets, collaboraters on poetry, novels, and plays, known for satire and wordplay.
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Robin Dunn and Bill Heath
Robin Dunn is originally from Scotland and is a master of linguistics. William Heath writes poems of American Culture. Each present new books of poems.
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Caroline Bock
Caroline Bock premieres an autofictional novel, "THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE," about a TV executive in NYC.
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David Beaudouin and Geoffrey Himes
Two Baltimore poets, one acritic/ musicologist, the other an educator historian, share poems from The Baltimore School of Poetry.
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Julia Lisella and Maria Giura
Two prominent poets writing/ furthering Italian American heritage in the context of today's canon.
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Roberta Beary
Roberta Beary is the international roving ambassador for The Haiku Foundation. She takes Haibun to a new enduring level.
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Jason Gebhardt
Jason Gebhardt is the winner of the Washington Writers' Publishing House 50th Anniversary Editor's Poetry Prize for "DICTIONARY OF AIR." He lives in Washington, DC with his family and works as a preschool teacher.
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Christopher Gorham
Christopher Gorham is the 20th awardee of the Marfield Prize for Writing in the Arts: "Matisse and World War I."
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Marc Vincenz
Multilingual artist, poet, essayist, musician premiers his new work NO MORE ANIMALS with his original music.
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Carol Moldaw
Santa Fe writer pairs her love for art and language in her latest book "GO FIGURE."
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Diane Wilbon Parks and Sistah Joy
Two women poets are leaders in the field, writing, presenting and furthering african american poetry.
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Kadija Sesay
Kadija Seesay George is a Sierra Leone/British poet.
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Harryette Mullen
Harryette Mullen is an icon in American literature, able to excel in all language esthetics. This podcast premieres her new book: "Regaining Unconsciousness."
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Ellen Carter
Ellen Carter premiers her debut book THE MEANING OF LIFE and talks about the writing craft.
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Eric Baker
An emerging poet of consequence writes of his identity as a Korean /Jewish person, and uses Krean folklore as a tool.
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Gail Bartlett and Jan Booth
Two poets premiere debut collections of poems of nature, history, and lineage.
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Beth Dulin and Jennifer Keith Ciattei
Two Maryland poets premiere new work with different voices and styles, superior in craft.
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Arthur Sze
A Chinese American poet, appointed the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate, reads his poems inspired by Zen practices.
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Katie Lehman
Katie Lehman brings Emily Dickingon to readers in a new light with her poems: "Emily Dickinson's Lexicon."
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Tom Mandel
One of the founders of the Language School of Poetry reads from his new books, "Letter To Poetry" and "Simple Syrup."
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Nin Andrews
Nin Andrews celebrated poet premieres her new book: Son Of A Bird: A Memoir in Prose Poems.
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Mary Jo Bang
Mary Jo Bang is an eminent American poet, reading from her 9th book, "A Film In Which I Play Everyone."
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Askold Melnyczuk
Ukrainian poet premieres a poetry selected from 50 years of writing, "The Venus of Odesa."
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Susan Scheid
Susan Scheid premiers her second book "TRUE BLUE" reveailng what memory is worth.
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Barbara Quick
Poet and novelist premiers forthcoming poetry collection "This Dark Earth" in reverence to the land.
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Mary Morris
"Lanterns in The Night Market," is this prize winning author's poetry from 20 years of traveling the world.
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Winifred Hughes
Winner of the Passager Mogenthau Prize for a poet 70 years (or older) with a debut poetry book.
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Natalie Dykstra
Natalie Dykstra, winner of the 2024 Marfield Award for writing in the arts; "Chasing Beauty; the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner."
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Kymberly Taylor
Kymberly Taylor debuts stunning book of poems, "Thinandflying dress" where sensuality is the metaphor for freedom. She is the publisher of "Annapolis Home Magazine," journalist/poet.
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Carolyn Forche
Carolyn Forche is one of America's most valued, admired and beloved poet. She leads the POET AS WITNESS activism for human rights.
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Youn-Seok Seo
Korean-American writer is a surgeon and poet and combines science and art as a daily practice. From a harsh life, a child, during the Korean war, he now heals others.
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Richard Colaresi
Richard Colaresi is the translator of a new edition of VIRGIL's AENEID bringing the masterwork into a sparkling new version.
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Maria Terrone
Maria Terrone, editor, educator, premiers her new collection of poems, "No Known Coordinates."
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Daniel Mendelsohn
DANIEL MENDELSOHN, editor of "NY Times Review of Books" is the new translator of Homer's "ODYSSEY." Scholar, editor, essayist, translator.
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George Bilgere
George Bilgere is the master of poetry combining humor and tragedy. He's producer of radio show "WORDPLAY" and author of daily newsletter "POETRY TOWN."
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Marilyn Nelson
Acclaimed poet now writes an African American ghost story enriched by her Petrachan sonnets.
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Tim Donnelly
Tim Donnelly directs Columbia University's MFA program. He's the author of 4 books and the winner of some of America's top literary awards.
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Gigi Bradford
Poet, teacher, former Director,Academy of American Poets, the NEA, The Folger Poetry Board, and more.
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Young-Key Kim-Renaud
Young-Key Kim-Renaud is a linguist, scholar and poet. She writes penetrating poems about her culture; and edited the (English) SONGS IN THE SECOND LANGUAGE KOREAN ANTHOLOGY.
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Gregory Orr
Gregory Orr One of America's great poets and teachers, created and directed the MFA program in Writing at the Univ of VA where he taught for 45 years.
About this show
Refresh your life with THE POET AND THE POEM. Hear America’s most beloved poets in reading and conversation. Award winning poet/host Grace Cavalieri presents poets reading their work and talking about their art. After 41 years consecutive on public radio, cited by The Encyclopedia of Broadcasting for longevity, THE POET AND THE POEM has made history for one reason: It’s powerful. Voted top in the nation for ENTERTAINMENT IN MEDIA by The National Commission On Working Women, ALL NEW 30-minute shows are now available. (Made possible by donors McNeil and Shashaani.)
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