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The New Yorker: Poetry

Readings and conversation with The New Yorker's poetry editor, Kevin Young.

Episodes

Total: 115

Megan Fernandes joins Kevin Young to read “Half-Life in Exile,” by Hala Alyan, and her own poem “On

Erika Meitner joins Kevin Young to read “What Work Is,” by Philip Levine, and her own poem “To Gathe

David St. John joins Kevin Young to read “Picking Grapes in an Abandoned Vineyard,” by Larry Levis,

Edward Hirsch joins Kevin Young to read, “96 Vandam,” by Gerald Stern, and his own poem “Man on a Fi

Jericho Brown joins Kevin Young to read, “When,” by Elizabeth Alexander, and his own poem, “Colosseu

This year, The New Yorker turns one hundred years old, and, to celebrate the occasion, we’re publish

Dobby Gibson joins Kevin Young to read “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that en

Rae Armantrout joins Kevin Young to read “Mother,” by Dorothea Lasky, and her own poem “Finally.” Ar

Jim Moore joins Kevin Young to read “I wonder if I will miss the moss,” by Jane Mead, and his own po

Amber Tamblyn joins Kevin Young to read “The Dahlias,” by Didi Jackson, and her own poem “This Livin

Valzhyna Mort joins Kevin Young to read “Testimonies” by Victoria Amelina, which Mort translated fro

Raymond Antrobus joins Kevin Young to read “A Protactile Version of ‘Tintern Abbey,’ ” by John Lee C

Amy Woolard joins Kevin Young to read “Via Negativa,” by Charles Wright, and her own poem “Late Shif

We have a special episode to share with you today of the daily poetry podcast, “The Slowdown.” “The

José Antonio Rodríguez joins Kevin Young to read “[World of the future, we thirsted](https://www.n

Ada Limón joins Kevin Young to read “You Belong to The World,” by Carrie Fountain, and her own poem

Donika Kelly joins Kevin Young to read “One Hundred White-Sided Dolphins on a Summer Day,” by Mary O

Richie Hofmann joins Kevin Young to read “Twilight” by Henri Cole, and his own poem “French Novel” H

Bianca Stone joins Kevin Young to read “Learning to Read,” by Franz Wright, and her own poem “What’s

Evie Shockley joins Kevin Young to read “Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut Grove,” by Rita Dove