Essential American Poets

Mar 13 2012 3.4k

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Listen to Donald Hall's selection of classic American poets reading from their work. These recordings are being made available as the result of a collaboration between US and UK poet laureates Donald Hall and Andrew Motion.

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Lorine Niedecker: Essential American Poets

Mar 13 2012 15 mins

Recordings of poet Lorine Niedecker with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded at home in 1970. Recording courtesy of PennSound.

Gertrude Stein: Essential American Poets

Jan 24 2012 17 mins

Recordings of poet Gertrude Stein, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 1934. Recording courtesy of PennSound.

Charles Simic: Essential American Poets

Jan 03 2012 11 mins

Recordings of former poet laureate Charles Simic, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded 2003, Key West, FL.

Alan Dugan: Essential American Poets

Dec 13 2011 11 mins

Recordings of poet Alan Dugan, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1962, New York City, New York. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Gary Snyder: Essential American Poets

Nov 29 2011 22 mins

Recordings of poet Gary Snyder, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1966, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Adrienne Rich: Essential American Poets

Sep 07 2011 6 mins

Recordings of poet Adrienne Rich, with an introduction to her life and work. Recorded in 2002 at the Audio Workshop in London

Richard Hugo: Essential American Poets

Aug 23 2011 13 mins

Recordings of poet Richard Hugo, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1975, Library of Congress, Washington DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

Robert Pinsky: Essential American Poets

Aug 09 2011 29 mins

Recordings of former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 2007, in studio, Boston, MA.

Michael Palmer: Essential American Poets

Jul 26 2011 10 mins

Archival recordings of poet Michael Palmer, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1995 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here.

A.R. Ammons: Essential American Poets

Jul 12 2011 9 mins

Archival recordings of poet A.R. Ammons, with an introduction to his life and work. Recorded in 1963 at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.