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Essential American Poets

Poetry Foundation

79 episodes

5 months ago

Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.

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Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.

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Performing Arts

Episodes (20/79)

Essential American Poets

Lorine Niedecker: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Lorine Niedecker with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded at home in 1970. Recording courtesy of PennSound.

13 years ago

15 minutes 46 seconds

Essential American Poets

Gertrude Stein: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Gertrude Stein, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1934. Recording courtesy of PennSound.

13 years ago

17 minutes 14 seconds

Essential American Poets

Charles Simic: Essential American Poets

Recordings of former poet laureate Charles Simic, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2003, Key West, FL.

13 years ago

11 minutes 7 seconds

Essential American Poets

Alan Dugan: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Alan Dugan, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1962, New York City, New York. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

13 years ago

11 minutes 50 seconds

Essential American Poets

Gary Snyder: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Gary Snyder, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

13 years ago

22 minutes 15 seconds

Essential American Poets

Adrienne Rich: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Adrienne Rich, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 2002 at the Audio Workshop in London

13 years ago

6 minutes 36 seconds

Essential American Poets

Richard Hugo: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Richard Hugo, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1975, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

13 years ago

13 minutes 43 seconds

Essential American Poets

Robert Pinsky: Essential American Poets

Recordings of former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 2007, in studio, Boston, MA.

13 years ago

29 minutes 26 seconds

Essential American Poets

Michael Palmer: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Michael Palmer, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1995 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

13 years ago

10 minutes 58 seconds

Essential American Poets

A.R. Ammons: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet A.R. Ammons, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1963 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

14 years ago

9 minutes 43 seconds

Essential American Poets

Jorie Graham: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Jorie Graham, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1995 and 1998 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

14 years ago

19 minutes 30 seconds

Essential American Poets

Robinson Jeffers: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Robinson Jeffers, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1941 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

14 years ago

16 minutes 5 seconds

Essential American Poets

Carolyn Kizer: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Carolyn Kizer, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1958 and 1973 in Seattle, WA, and at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

14 years ago

24 minutes 55 seconds

Essential American Poets

Muriel Rukeyser: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Muriel Rukeyser, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1962 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

14 years ago

32 minutes 24 seconds

Essential American Poets

Robert Creeley: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of the poet Robert Creeley, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1961, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

14 years ago

12 minutes 9 seconds

Essential American Poets

Lucille Clifton: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of poet Lucille Clifton, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded 1973 and 1989 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

14 years ago

10 minutes 30 seconds

Essential American Poets

Mona Van Duyn: Essential American Poets

Archival Recordings of former poet laureate poet Mona Van Duyn, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1966. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

14 years ago

17 minutes 42 seconds

Essential American Poets

Kenneth Rexroth: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Kenneth Rexroth, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded October 25, 1965, Library of Congress, Washington DC.

14 years ago

16 minutes 21 seconds

Essential American Poets

Louis Simpson: Essential American Poets

Recordings of poet Louis Simpson, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 1959 and 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

14 years ago

10 minutes 55 seconds

Essential American Poets

Wallace Stevens: Essential American Poets

Archival recordings of the poet Wallace Stevens, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1954, YMHA Poetry Center, New York, NY. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

14 years ago

14 minutes 37 seconds