How do poets write about place, and how does place shape a poet? Play along as the queens place these poems!

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SHOW NOTES:

 Poems/Poets mentioned in this week's show include:

Traci Brimhall, "Shelter in Place." Visit Brimhall's website here. And you can watch her craft talk on revision here (1 hour).

 José Olivarez, "Eat the Rich." Watch Olivarez read his poem "Guapo" here. And visit him online: https://joseolivarez.com/

Jayne Cortez, "I Am New York City"

Peter Oresick, "When in 2009 the G20 Summit Convened in Pittsburgh"

James Wright, "Autumn Begins in Martin's Ferry, Ohio"

Adrian Matejka, "16 Bars Poetica." Listen to a fascinating reading and talk Matejka gave at Bread Loaf in 2024 on his newest book, Last on His Feet, a graphic novel about the boxer Jack Jackson. Matejka's website is https://www.adrianmatejka.com/ 

Megan Pinto, "Tonight it is Snowing in Rome." Megan Pinto is the author of Saints of Little Faith (Four Way Books, 2024). Visit her online at https://www.meganpinto.com/. And watch her give a reading for Massachusetts Review.

Ezra Pound, "In a Station of the Metro"

Denis Johnson's "Now" Watch Johnson read in 2016 at Cornell here (~40 min).

Naomi Shihab Nye, "Jerusalem"