Poems of love and lust, joy and sadness, despair and hope.
Safiya Sinclair joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Natalie Diaz's poem "From the Desire Field" and her own poem "Gospel of the Misunderstood." Sinclair is the author of the poetry collection "Canni...Show More
Mark McGuinness reads and discusses 'They Flee from Me' by Sir Thomas Wyatt. For a full episode transcript go to: https://amouthfulofair.fm/they-flee-from-me-by-sir-thomas-wyatt
In this episode, Robert Alter reads from his translation of the Song of Songs. Alter is a literary critic and translator based at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2018, he published a landm...Show More
In this episode, Sam talks about the poem that has been a friend to him – 'The Hug' by Thom Gunn.Sam visited The Poetry Exchange in Manchester Central Library, as part of the celebrations of Internat...Show More
In a poem of extraordinary poise, Kathleen Flenniken recounts her parents’ lively parties, their rich social life, their summer trips, and their friendships: friendships that were not always straightf...Show More
Recorded by Anne Carson for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on December 10, 2020. www.poets.org
'Donal Og', translated by Lady Augusta Gregory read by Alex Kennedy. 'Donal Og' is an 8th century Irish ballad. A transcript of Lady Augusta's translation can be found at http://www.scottishpoetrylibr...Show More