“It’s the Language, Stupid.”
Matthew Zapruder discusses the role of language and meaning in poetry and his book of criticism, Why Poetry. {listen}
A Change of World, Episode 3: Shattering the Blue Velvet Chair
Our series dedicated to the women's movement continues with the changing cultural roles of the 1970s, when women poets refused to be marginalized or tokenized, and public poetry readings and…
The Poetry of Everyday Life
How we use poetry to find meaning and to bring disparate aspects of life together. {listen}
Why Are We So Unwilling to Take Sylvia Plath at Her Word?
New Letters Alleging Abuse are Only Shocking if You Haven't Been Listening {read}
Understanding Poetry Is More Straightforward Than You Think
“I can say that sooner or later poets figure out that there are no new ideas, only the same old ones — and that nobody who loves poetry reads it…