Close Readings

Jahan Ramazani on Derek Walcott ("A Far Cry from Africa")


Listen Later

How can a poet choose between his language and his idea of home? A postcolonial turn this week, as Jahan Ramazani joins the podcast to talk about Derek Walcott's "A Far Cry from Africa."

Jahan Ramazani is University Professor and Edgar F. Professor and the Director of Modern and Global Studies in the Department of English at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books, most recently Poetry in a Global Age (Chicago, 2020). 

Please follow, rate, and review the podcast if you like what you hear. Share an episode with a friend. And subscribe to my Substack, where you'll get occasional updates about the podcast and my other work.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Close ReadingsBy Kamran Javadizadeh

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

80 ratings


More shows like Close Readings

View all
Bookworm by KCRW

Bookworm

572 Listeners

Poetry Off the Shelf by Poetry Foundation

Poetry Off the Shelf

424 Listeners

On Being with Krista Tippett by On Being Studios

On Being with Krista Tippett

10,282 Listeners

The New Yorker: Fiction by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: Fiction

3,335 Listeners

Otherppl with Brad Listi by Brad Listi

Otherppl with Brad Listi

521 Listeners

The LRB Podcast by The London Review of Books

The LRB Podcast

292 Listeners

London Review Bookshop Podcast by London Review Bookshop

London Review Bookshop Podcast

125 Listeners

The New Yorker: Poetry by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: Poetry

511 Listeners

The TLS Podcast by The TLS

The TLS Podcast

180 Listeners

The Shakespeare and Company Interview by Shakespeare and Company

The Shakespeare and Company Interview

88 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,685 Listeners

Backlisted by Backlisted

Backlisted

576 Listeners

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

2,128 Listeners

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily by American Public Media

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

1,191 Listeners

Close Readings by London Review of Books

Close Readings

63 Listeners