The New Yorker: Poetry

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  • Readings and conversation with The New Yorker's poetry editor, Kevin Young.
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Episodes
  • Jericho Brown Reads Elizabeth Alexander

    Jericho Brown Reads Elizabeth Alexander
    Feb 26 2025

    Jericho Brown joins Kevin Young to read, “When,” by Elizabeth Alexander, and his own poem, “Colosseum.” Jericho Brown, who received the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for his collection “The Tradition.” He’s a 2024 MacArthur Fellow and a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.

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    36 mins
  • Kevin Young and Deborah Garrison Discuss “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker”

    Kevin Young and Deborah Garrison Discuss “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker”
    Jan 29 2025

    This year, The New Yorker turns one hundred years old, and, to celebrate the occasion, we’re publishing an anthology: “A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker, 1925-2025.” Deborah Garrison, a poet and an editor at Knopf, who worked closely with The New Yorker on this exciting project, joins Kevin Young to discuss the anthology.

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    36 mins
  • Dobby Gibson Reads Diane Seuss

    Dobby Gibson Reads Diane Seuss
    Dec 25 2024

    Dobby Gibson joins Kevin Young to read “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Wireless Warning System.” Gibson is the author of five poetry collections, including, most recently, “Hold Everything.” He’s also the recipient of fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.

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    30 mins

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