The conclusion on the Poet's Table Podcast with the writer in his own words of poetry. Goodbye for now, friend.

Austin shares the poetry of Nova Scotia born poet Elizabeth Bishop who won the Pullitzer Prize for Poetry in 1956. Dwight Garner argued that she was perhaps "the most purely gifted poet of the 20th century".

Austin explores the work of Minneosta born writer Robert Bly

Austin discusses the "land based" poetry of this contemporary writer.

Austin looks at the writing of Levis who often employed an imagist or surrealist approach in his work

Austin discusses the work of Irish-American poet Eavan Boland. Her work deals with the Irish national identity, and the role of women in Irish history.

Like Keats, she attempts to redeem morbidity with a peculiar kind of gusto, one which seeks a quiet annihilation of self-identity through identification with benign things.”

Austin shares time with his father, the land based poet Dan Smith

Exploring the writings of Pullitzer Prize winning poet W.S. merwin

Ted Kooser is one of our country's great poetic voices, writing of universal themes from a very particular place - the center of Nebraska.