Poetry Lectures

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Poetry Lectures episodes

May 18, 2012 Nikola Madzirov: International Poets in Conversation
Macedonian poet Nikola Madzirov and Ilya Kaminsky discuss the poetics of war and its aftermath, and the nature of memory and rediscovering.
36 min
April 17, 2012 Poetry and Piano
Poets Reginald Gibbons, Rachel Jamison Webster, Christina Pugh, and Ed Roberson are accompanied on piano by Mabel Kwan and Ari Brown. Recorded in April 2011, recording courtesy of WBEZ Chicago Amplified.
52 min
March 21, 2012 Three Native American Poets
The Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute hosts a conversation between Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Linda Hogan, and Sherwin Bitsui.
46 min
February 15, 2012 Kwame Dawes
Kwame Dawes reads poems from four of his books at the Art Institute of Chicago in January 2008.
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40 min
January 11, 2012 Raúl Zurita: International Poets in Conversation
A conversation between Chilean poet Raúl Zurita and American poet Forrest Gander.
32 min
December 16, 2011 Rita Dove
Rita Dove speaking at the Key West Literary Seminar.
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37 min
November 16, 2011 Aleš Šteger: International Poets in Conversation
The Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute hosts Aleš Šteger who reads from his works and talks about poetry in Slovenia.
37 min
September 14, 2011 Philip Levine
Poet Philip Levine reads from his own work.
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48 min
June 20, 2011 Blas Falconer and Gina Franco
The second half of a 2008 reading featuring four Latino poets, as part of the American Perspectives series at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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28 min
May 18, 2011 Francisco Aragón and Brenda Cárdenas
The first half of a 2008 reading featuring four Latino poets, as part of the American Perspectives series at the Art Institute of Chicago.
40 min

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Talks given by notable scholars and critics on poets, poetry, and their intersections with other art forms. Features recordings from historic archives and live events.