The Poet and The Poem

Korean-American writer is a surgeon and poet and combines science and art as a daily practice. From a harsh life, a child, during the Korean war, he now heals others.

Richard Colaresi is the translator of a new edition  of VIRGIL's AENEID bringing the masterwork into a sparkling new version.

Maria Terrone, editor, educator, premiers her new collection of poems, "No Known Coordinates."

DANIEL MENDELSOHN, editor of "NY Times Review of Books" is the new translator of Homer's "ODYSSEY."  Scholar, editor, essayist, translator.

George Bilgere is the master of poetry combining humor and tragedy. He's producer of radio show "WORDPLAY" and author of daily newsletter "POETRY TOWN."

Acclaimed poet now writes an African American ghost story enriched by her Petrachan sonnets.

Tim Donnelly directs Columbia University's MFA program. He's the author of 4 books and the winner of some of America's top literary awards.

Poet, teacher, former Director,Academy of American Poets, the NEA, The Folger Poetry Board, and more.

Young-Key Kim-Renaud is a linguist, scholar and poet. She writes penetrating poems about her culture; and edited the (English) SONGS IN THE SECOND LANGUAGE KOREAN ANTHOLOGY.

Gregory Orr One of America's great poets and teachers, created and directed the MFA program in Writing at the Univ of VA where he taught for 45 years.

Detroit's favorite son, known for his fight for justice with poetry; and music groups, especially the famous Magic Poetry Band.

Pulitzer finalist discusses her Memoir, "What You Have Heard Is True."

Novelist, poet, is author of the famed novel "Vivaldi's Virgins" and four other historical novels.

Robert Haywood, art historian/curator features pop artists KAPROW and OLDENBURG's "Happenings" in a groundbreaking book.

Dennis Maloney, poet, publisher, translator, whose own books of poems have been translated in more than a dozen languages.

Judith Bowles premiers her third book of deceptively simple poetry that deepens, and fulfills, our reality.

A.B. Spellman is a seminal figure from the Black arts Movement of the 1960's. He is renowned as a jazz scholar, and reads from his new book 'Between The Night And Its Music.'

Patrick Washington, former Hip Hop artist, is now an arts educator and youth advocate.

Pulitzer Prize winner reads from her new book GO FIGURE.

Marc Vencenz is a poet, musician, publisher/editor, translator and artist who upholds the poetry canon in this world.

Leo Woodman radio tv producer/poet/ started writing poetry 10 years ago, at age 68, and authors 5 books.

Uruguayan poet visits America with his book "Aguas,"  translated by poet Jona Colson, Co-President The Washington Writers' Publishing House.

Poet and novelist and valuable citizen in the poetry republic.

December Magazine presents the Marvin Bell 2024 poetry awards judged by Dorianne Laux.

James Hall is author of ROMANTIC COMEDY. This ruthlessly beautiful funny book of poems won the FourWay Book Prize judged by Diane Seuss.

Grace Cavalieri's Legacy in Radio, Television and Literature interviewed by CYNTHIA MANION.

Dr. Nishi Chawla is a poet, playwright, and filmmaker, transported from teaching English at Delhi University for 20 years, to teaching English in USA for 20 more.

Patrick Bringley is the 18th recipient of the NATIONAL MARFIELD BOOK PRIZE for Writing in The Arts. "All The Beauty In The World" is life as a guard in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Jean Nordhaus premieres "The Music of Being" illustrating grief; as well as the many facets language. She holds advanced degrees in Philosophy and German Literature. Jean is also dance critic and essayist.

Remica Bingham-Risher writes a monumental book of poems, "Room Swept Home," chronicling her African American family history from the 19th century to the present day -- and  her own world of poetry.

A VietNam Marine Veteran and a VietNam survivor, both writers, read and discuss the impact of that war.

David Lehman is a poet and literary critic, known for his curation of American culture, and for creating "The Best American Poetry" anthologies.

Ryler Dustin is the Univ/Pittsburgh winner for "Trailer Park Psalms." It is a must-hear book and an American favorite. Dustin lives in the Pacific Northwest, the locus for his poetry.

Quique Aviles is a political activist, poet, performer, and theater producer, originally from San Salvadore, now in Washington, D.C. 

Joseph Fasano is a New York poet, and fast becoming one of America's favorites. Don't miss this show.

Cathy Hailey, Virginia poet, educator, debuts her new book,"I'd Rather Be A hyacinth."

Majda Gama is the author of  award winning "The Call of Paradise." Born in Beirut, and having lived in Arabia, Egypt, and England, she now lives and writes in Virginia.

Nancy Arbuthnot is a poet and Professor Emerita at the U.S.Naval Academy, following the blue and gold tradition, having been a 'Navy Child.' Her book about this is "Blue Rhapsodies."

Fahima Ife is a language poet who brings the black diaspora into her work from Africa to the Caribbean.

AF veteran, engineer, visual artist, poet reads from her new book of poems.

Poet, producer, educator, NYT Award winning author, his book "Crossover" became a film on Disney Plus.

A poet and a cultural worker, Ali teaches Creative Writing at Morgan State Univ and is author of the award-winning book of poems, "Trouble Sleeping."

"Love Warp" is Joan Selby's debut collection in elder years after a lifetime of poetry.

New York poet writes a sassy classy stunning poetry book about love, "If This Isnt Love."

Two Latin poets who change the world with magnificence, the children of immigrants bring poetry up a notch.

Laura Shovan author of Monsterville, poems for children.

Edgar Kunz is the author of two poetry collections: Fixer, published by Ecco in 2023 and named a New York Times Editors' Choice book, and Tap Out, published by Ecco in 2019. He has been a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, a MacDowell Fellow, and a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Recent poems appear in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Poetry, APR, and Oxford American. He lives in Baltimore and teaches at Goucher College.

Publisher of Innisfree poetry journal premieres his book, "Guest of Time; A Memoir in Poems."

Singer, songwriter, photographer, poet shares his new work.

Physician/Poet/Science Writer premieres her poetry book "Woman at the Crossing."

Trans queer poet Tonee Moll reads from their award winning poetry book.