PoetryNow

Tyrone Williams imagines a dark and rainy night in a strip mall, reminiscent of film noir. Produced by Sarah Geis.

Quraysh Ali Lansana recalls a compromised night on the U.S./Mexico border. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Shane McCrae imagines the life of the adopted son of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Philip Jenks considers the word “dust,” from Biblical language to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Hannah Brooks-Motl reflects on the course of a life and its future. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Roberto Tejada guides through an underworld of surveillance. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Eric Amling remembers the death of a beloved celebrity and considers a world saturated in pharmaceuticals. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Monica McClure remembers a river from her childhood as she experiences a sense of bitterness in her adult life. Produced by Sarah Geis.  

Garrett Caples pays tribute to poet Bill Berkson, a personal friend and a central figure in American poetry since the 1960s. Produced by Sarah Geis.

Emily Pérez portrays a person on a train fleeing from a past life. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

For the 2017 Presidential Inauguration, Joshua Clover offers to read poetry at the White House. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Yusef Komunyakaa remembers a swimming hole frequented as a child. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Rachel Galvin contemplates the politics of complicity. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

John Yau meditates on mortality and the remembrance of the dead. Produced by Katie Klocksin.

Andrew Joron mediates on the cycle of the moon in language that shifts and slips in meaning. Produced by Katie Klocksin.