Poetry Off the Shelf

Kimiko Hahn on tie-dying on the stove, puns, and her father's things.

C. Dale Young on sugar cane fields, his favorite saint, and the machinations of the mind.

Poet and founder of Friends of the Los Angeles River Lewis MacAdams, in the words of his friend Kevin Opstedal.

Hafizah Geter on shelves full of Black writers, forgiveness, and knowing your history.

Meg Day on the poetry and activism of the late Laura Hershey, lip reading in a masked world, and the joy of connection.

A look back at the early days of the pandemic—eight poets about Zoom calls, the egg shortage, and being stranded abroad.

How a Victorian and a Harlem Renaissance poet struggled with poverty and the publishing world—while facing racism and classism—to become widely read and legends to us. Featuring interviews with experts Dr. Gene Jarrett, Dr. Tara Betts, Dr. Elizabeth McHenry, Dr. Joe Trotter, and Dr. R. Baxter Miller.

Lilly Rosenberg Fellowship winner Khaty Xiong on intergenerational trauma, a chicken's neck, and the long wave of grief.

Lilly Rosenberg Fellowship winner Luther Hughes on crows, processing trauma, and the allure of the wind.

Alexandria Hall on farm sounds, solo time, and the way into a difficult poem.