7 Episodes
Episode 7: Robert Hass & Ada Limón
Both of the Northern Californian poets lull you into deeper connections through plain intelligence and surprising poetic turns
Episode 6: Constantine Cavafy & Linda Gregg
The early 20th Century Alexandrian poet Cavafy and our contemporary American poet Linda Gregg
Episode 5: Tracy K. Smith & Donald Revell
Two poems discussing the inner life, the lived experience of pain and loss
Episode 4: Rae Armantrout & Li Po
Separated by 1,200 years and half the globe, Armantrout and Li Po each address their own presence and absence
Episode 3: Carl Sandburg & Cesar Vallejo with Guest Reader Yago Cura
Both Sandburg and Vallejo imagine their own deaths, and that is an audacious and political move. Poet, librarian and publisher Yago Cura reads for us and talks about the choice between lyricism and politicism.
Episode 2: Louise Glück & Yusef Komunyakaa
"Vespers" by Louise Glück and "After Summer Fell Apart" by Yusef Komunyakaa
Episode 1: Robinson Jeffers & John Berryman
Two poems from two 20th Century poets put into conversation