Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellerström discuss Swedish poetry and the challenges of translation, and they read some poems in both Swedish and English from their anthology, The Star By My Head.
Nov 22, 2015
39 min
Christopher Merrill speaks with Harris Khalique about literary traditions in Pakistan, the cultural influences of different cities, and the important role of women in Pakistani literature.
Nov 2, 2015
40 min
Kwame Dawes speaks with Matthew Shenoda about Shenoda's poetry and identity as an Egyptian American, and the poetry of the African diaspora.
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Feb 19, 2014
37 min
South African poet Gabeba Baderoon speaks with Matthew Shenoda about poetry and apartheid in South Africa.
Dec 10, 2013
34 min
American poet Kevin Young talks to Les Murray about Australian poetry and culture.
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Nov 18, 2013
43 min
Burmese poet Zeyar Lynn and English poet and translator James Byrne speak with Ilya Kaminsky about poetry from Burma.
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Oct 16, 2013
44 min
Irish poets Patrick Cotter and Matthew Sweeney discuss the history and current state of Irish poetry.
Sep 17, 2013
32 min
Matthew Shenoda talks with Chris Abani about poetry in Nigeria, the oral and religious traditions in African poetry, and the one-sided conversation between African and European poets.
Aug 12, 2013
42 min
Italian poet Patrizia Cavalli and American poet Geoffrey Brock speak with Ilya Kaminsky about Contemporary Italian Poetry and translation.
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Jul 7, 2013
28 min
Vera Pavlova from Russia and Valzhyna Mort from Belurus speak with the director of the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute, Ilya Kaminsky.
Jun 9, 2013
29 min
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