The New Yorker: Poetry

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

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Edward Hirsch Reads Gerald Stern

Edward Hirsch joins Kevin Young to read, “96 Vandam,” by Gerald Stern, and his own poem “Man on a Fire Escape.” Hirsch's honors include a MacArthur Fellowship, a National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pablo Neruda International Presidential Medal of Honor, and a National Jewish Book Award.

31 min
FEB 26

Jericho Brown Reads Elizabeth Alexander

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.

36 min
JAN 29

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

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.

36 min
12/25/2024

Dobby Gibson Reads Diane Seuss

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.

30 min
11/27/2024

Rae Armantrout Reads Dorothea Lasky

Rae Armantrout joins Kevin Young to read “Mother,” by Dorothea Lasky, and her own poem “Finally.” Armantrout’s many books include “Go Figure,” “Finalists,” “Conjure,” and “Wobble.” Her collection “Versed” won a National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

29 min
10/23/2024

Jim Moore Reads Jane Mead

Jim Moore joins Kevin Young to read “I wonder if I will miss the moss,” by Jane Mead, and his own poem “Mother.” Moore has published eight poetry collections, including, most recently, “Prognosis.” He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and multiple Minnesota Book Awards.

23 min
09/27/2024

Amber Tamblyn Reads Didi Jackson

Amber Tamblyn joins Kevin Young to read “The Dahlias,” by Didi Jackson, and her own poem “This Living.” Tamblyn, a writer, director, and actor, is the creator of the newsletter “Listening in the Dark” and the editor of an anthology of the same title.

31 min
07/24/2024

Valzhyna Mort Reads Victoria Amelina and Wisława Szymborska

Valzhyna Mort joins Kevin Young to read “Testimonies” by Victoria Amelina, which Mort translated from the Ukrainian, and “Map,” by Wisława Szymborska, which was translated, from the Polish, by Clare Cavanagh. Mort’s collection “Music for the Dead and Resurrected” won the 2021 International Griffin Poetry Prize and the 2022 UNT Rilke Prize. Her other honors include a 2021 Rome Prize in literature and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Lannan Foundation, and the Amy Clampitt Fund.

44 min

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Kevin Young

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Poetry and soul

09/17/2021

vanishingpoet

Quite a marked shift from the original poet to the present. Just as the New Yorker has shifted greatly so does the podcast. Both are knowledgeable and insightful but I hope the New Yorker stays true to art and poetry and not modern political divisions, pseudo activism and identity politics. Poetry tends to the soul not the ego.
Poetry as political statement

Mar 9

GrumpyCat01

I am incredibly distracted by the need of poets to be focused primarily on the blackness or the queerness of their “work”. They focus on their uniqueness which is not universal, but is often mediocre art.
Wonderful!

Feb 28

chocolatecityusa

Beautiful interview with Jericho Brown.
Favorite podcast

11/18/2023

MaxMarshal

Just re-listened to Kwame Dawes episode re the Walcott poem- such a lovely interlude- Kevin Young draws out the sublime and humane from the poets and it’s just a reward to listen to gorgeous poems and smart and sometimes joyful commentary
Great !

04/03/2023

Le Pew el Pepé

Bravissimo!!!!
Sound Quality

11/05/2022

honolululistenet

Yikes. It’s Radio. Sounds like talking in a tin can! Fix the Sound Quality
Poems are good, could use a new host

08/01/2022

Sigrid710

Love Kevin but a podcast host he is not. Ars poetica, the beloved, embodying—that’s the three things he repeats ad nauseam. Be better
I miss The New Yorker poetry.

03/06/2022

Lmskills

Please bring it back! There are lots of Poetry podcasts but you did it best.
Limited scope

01/30/2022

Crowbar Man

Kevin Young is very good as a replacement for Paul Muldoon. The quality of the program continues to be excellent. However, the program’s subject matter and discussions are too frequently focused on race…. and only one race. At least the Poetry Foundation’s podcast commonly showcased the experiences of many races. In the end, the focus of the New Yorker podcast is too narrow for my interest. I understand that there is a large audience for this, but 3-stars for me. Poetry encompasses far more concepts in the human experience.
Please continue

08/20/2021

Deanna in Tokyo

I love Kevin Young. Please keep the podcast alive. You have awakened me to the magic of poetry.