Dec 14th, 2008 · Robert Lowell was a Pulitzer Prize winner before he was 30. Elizabeth Bishop was compared to Emily Dickenson. A new book explores one of the literary world's most entwined relationships — an unlikely pairing and, in its way, a kind of love story.
Dec 11th, 2008 · Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new CD of Scott Wheeler's opera, based on a hymn to Boston by the New York poet Kenneth Koch. The disc captures a live performance by the Boston Cecilia choral society.
Nov 24th, 2008 · Eighth century Chinese poet Du Fu, one of the most admired lyric poets in the world, left behind some 1,400 poems and a record of a life that translator and editor David Young has now turned into a biography in verse.
Nov 24th, 2008 · Slam poet Gayle Danley has won international acclaim as a slam poet. Her newest endeavor is could be her most challenging one yet. Danley is taking the themes within her poems and passing them on to children. The artist, recently featured in the Washington Post Magazine, explains her passion for the spoken word and for sharing her message with young people.
Oct 18th, 2008 · "To the Family of the Man We Ate 130 Years Ago" is just one of the provocative poems in Sharon Dolin's new collection, Burn and Dodge. Dolin recites some of her poems and discusses the underlying theme of sin.
Oct 6th, 2008 · In her latest project, poet and wordsmith Nikki Giovanni brings together poetry and hip hop that's suitable for young ears. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with Giovanni about the new book, Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · National Book Award-winning poet Hayden Carruth drew inspiration from nature, music and the troubled times of his own life. He died Sept. 29 in his home in Munnsville, N.Y.; he was 87.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Known as a cultural critic, Clive James is gaining deserved recognition as a poet. Lucid and fun, these poems touch on literary life, mortality, religion — and unrequited love for the stars of women's tennis.