Poetry (Video)

Yusef Komunyakaa is known as a "jazz poet," a Southern writer and a "soldier poet." Author of nine books and winner of a Pulitzer Prize for poetry, Komunyakaa sets a provocative stage by rejecting the "write what you know" model in favor of the defying "write what you are willing to discover" premise. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5640]

Trinidad resident Derek Walcott won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. Walcott has published twenty volumes of poetry and is also a published playwright. Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5593]

Poet and novelist Carol Muske-Dukes reads a chapter from her novel, “Saving St. Germ” and selected poetry from “Red Trousseau.” The author accompanies these readings with comments on her work and the creative process. Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge" [Humanities] [Show ID: 2608]

Marilyn Chin reads some of her poetry, including BARBARIAN SWEET, which she says retains ancient Chinese forms in a recognizable Western format Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge" [Humanities] [Show ID: 595]

Poet Quincy Troupe and jazz guitarist Phil Upchurch combine spoken word and music in a fluid, dynamic performance centering on the African-American experience. Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 2787]

Poet Jesus Papoleto Melendez’s experiences as “a Puerto Rican kid in Harlem” and a teacher in San Diego have informed his writing.

Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge" [Humanities] [Show ID: 2645]