American poetry
The Pain of Watching Our Loved Ones Age
Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz changes hats and becomes poet Lloyd Schwartz and reads a poem about his mother. (Rebroadcast)
The Pain of Watching Our Loved Ones Age
Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz is also a poet. Today, he reads an autobiographical poem called "She Forgets."
Lloyd Schwartz Read His Poem "Leaves."
Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz is also a poet, and today he reads one of his poems about leaves changing color.
Sharon Olds On Beds, Love, and Death
Olds reads a poem about her father, centered around his bed -- the site of his romances and, ultimately, his passing.
Mark Halliday Plans a New Book to Save the Elephants
The Fresh Air poet-in-residence reads a new work, "The Ivory Novel," in which he dreams of writing a novel about saving African elephants from poachers.
Sharon Olds On Beds, Love, and Death
Olds reads a poem about her father, centered around his bed -- the site of his romances and, ultimately, his passing.
A Boy Gets Lost, and Loses Himself, in Music
Poet Mark Halliday reads a poem about being a young boy in school and failing to learn how to play the tonette.
Mark Halliday Reads His Poems "64 Elmgrove" and "Already in 1927."
Poet Mark Halliday reads two of his poems.
A Boy Gets Lost, and Loses Himself, in Music.
Poet Mark Halliday reads his poem "Tonette" about one of life's lessons that he learned via the tonette.
Mark Halliday Reads his Poem "Fort Brag."
Poet Mark Halliday reads a short work titled "Fort Brag." The poem is an ode to people who are absolutely certain about most everything. Halliday, an English professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is a regular contributor to Fresh Air.