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Dennis Held lives in the Vinegar Flats neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, where he is a book editor and community organizer. His first book of poetry, Betting on the Night, was published by Lost Horse Press; his second, Ourself, by Gribble Press. His most recent collection, Not Me, Exactly, was published in 2020 by Hand to Mouth Press. His essay: What I'll Miss, is published in Pushcart Prize 2022, the best of the small press. He lives along Hangman Creek and watches for kingfishers.
Teresa K. Miller discusses “Borderline Fortune,” which won her the National Poetry Series, when she was about ready to give up on herself.
Recorded by Carol Muske-Dukes for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 12, 2021. www.poets.org
This episode explores new research, which has found that logging is partly responsible for worsening the recent Australian wildfires. --- Read this episode's science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘Wildfire Moon' by Carol Muske-Dukes here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: sam.illingworth@gmail.com Twitter: @samillingworth
Carol Muske-Dukes discusses her book, Blue Rose. The poetry is written at the highest level but it's about daily life: poetry as life story.
Hass, a Pulitzer Prize winning poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate, is also a luminous essayist. In this talk and discussion with poet Carol Muske-Dukes, he considers the claims on a poet’s attention as he explores art, imagination, and the natural world.
An evening of Russian poetry read in both English and Russian by distinguished poets. Russian poets Vera Pavlova, Irina Mashinski, Vladimir Gandelsman and Julia Kunina read their works. Translators Richard Sieburth, Professor of Comparative Literature NYU; and Steven Seymour translate. American poets Mark Strand, Carol Muske-Dukes (2006 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence) and Grace Schulman read excerpts of their favorite Russian poems. Dean Myrna Chase of the Weissman School of Arts and Science introduces the event. The event takes place April 3, 2006 at the William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus as part of the 2006 Russian Festival at Baruch College.
Award winning poet and novelist Carol Muske-Dukes reads an excerpt from her upcoming novel Channeling Mark Twain. Muske-Dukes is Baruch College's Spring 2006 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence. The reading takes place March 14, 2006 at Baruch College's Engleman recital hall.
Award winning poet and novelist Carol Muske-Dukes reads an excerpt from her upcoming novel Channeling Mark Twain. Muske-Dukes is Baruch College's Spring 2006 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence. The reading takes place March 14, 2006 at Baruch College's Engleman recital hall.
An evening of Russian poetry read in both English and Russian by distinguished poets. Russian poets Vera Pavlova, Irina Mashinski, Vladimir Gandelsman and Julia Kunina read their works. Translators Richard Sieburth, Professor of Comparative Literature NYU; and Steven Seymour translate. American poets Mark Strand, Carol Muske-Dukes (2006 Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence) and Grace Schulman read excerpts of their favorite Russian poems. Dean Myrna Chase of the Weissman School of Arts and Science introduces the event. The event takes place April 3, 2006 at the William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus as part of the 2006 Russian Festival at Baruch College.
Poet Carol Muske-Dukes appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Carol Muske-Dukes is poet laureate of California and a 1998 winner of the Witter Bynner award from the Library of Congress. She is the author of many books of poetry, including "Sparrow,"which was a National Book Award finalist. Her newest works are "Twin Cities" and "Crossing State Lines" (co-edited with Bob Holman). Her work appears widely as a critic for The New York Times Book Review and in The New Yorker and Los Angeles Magazine. Muske-Dukes is a Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellow and has been published in Best American Poems. For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5389.
Twin Cities (Penguin) California Poet Laureate Carol Muske-Dukes returns to Skylight to read and sign her new poetry collection, Twin Cities. Carol Muske-Dukes is the current Poet Laureate of California and a professor at the University of Southern California. She is also a co-editor of two anthologies and an author of eight books of poetry, four novels, and two essay collections. She is a regular critic for the New York Times Book Review and the LA Times Book Review. Her work appears everywhere from the New Yorker to L.A. Magazine and she is anthologized widely, including in Best American Poems, 100 Great Poems by Women and many others. She is professor of English and Creative Writing and founding Director of the new PhD Program in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Southern California. She has received many awards and honors, including a Guggenheim fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, an Ingram-Merrill, the Witter Bynner award from the Library of Congress, the Castagnola award from the Poetry Society of America and several Pushcart Prizes. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS SEPTEMBER 7, 2011.
Imagination. Luminosity. Mystery and grief. Ghost landscapes. Joy and celebration. Join us for a reading by three award-winning California poets.
Channeling Mark Twain (Random House)This novel revives the belief that poetry has a close connection to personal and political liberation.
Sparrow (Random House)This collection of elegies for actor David Dukes, the poet's late husband, inspires a conversation about death, role-playing and ghosts. Most surprising, we discover an unexpected spectral visitation in one of the poems.
Life after Death (Random House)Carol Muske-Dukes began to write a dark comedy about death. Slowly, she discovered that compassion was reshaping her book, giving it depth and complexity...
Poet and novelist Carol Muske-Dukes reads a chapter from her novel, “Saving St. Germ” and selected poetry from “Red Trousseau.” The author accompanies these readings with comments on her work and the creative process. Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge" [Humanities] [Show ID: 2608]
Saving St. Germ Author Carol Muske-Dukes discusses her humorous novel about a scientist who explores the nature of creation, inspiration, nuclear chemistry and feminism.