Vijay Seshadri Reads Sylvia Plath Vijay Seshadri joins Kevin Young to discuss “The Moon and the Yew Tree,” by Sylvia Plath, and his own poem “Cliffhanging.” October 31, 2019 Eliza Griswold Discusses “First Person” Eliza Griswold joins Kevin Young to discuss her poetry sequence “First Person.” September 20, 2019 Ariel Francisco Reads James Wright Ariel Francisco joins Kevin Young to discuss “By a Lake in Minnesota,” by James Wright, and his own poem “Along the East River and in the Bronx Young Men Were Singing.” August 28, 2019 Campbell McGrath Reads Czeslaw Milosz Campbell McGrath joins Kevin Young to discuss “Realism,” by Czeslaw Milosz, and his own poem “The Human Heart.” July 17, 2019 Natasha Trethewey Reads Charles Wright The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Charles Wright’s “Toadstools,” and her own poem “Repentance.” June 19, 2019 Safiya Sinclair Reads Natalie Diaz Safiya Sinclair joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Natalie Diaz’s poem “From the Desire Field” and her own poem “Gospel of the Misunderstood.” May 22, 2019 Rachel Eliza Griffiths Reads W. S. Merwin Rachel Eliza Griffiths joins Kevin Young to discuss “Rain Light,” by W. S. Merwin, and her own poem “Heart of Darkness.” April 17, 2019 Peter Balakian Reads Theodore Roethke Peter Balakian joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Theodore Roethke’s poem “In a Dark Time” and his own poem “Eggplant.” March 20, 2019 Craig Morgan Teicher Reads Forrest Gander Craig Morgan Teicher joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Forrest Gander’s poem “Son,” and his own poem, also titled “Son.” February 20, 2019 Deborah Landau Reads Anne Sexton Deborah Landau joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Anne Sexton’s poem “Little Girl, My Stringbean, My Lovely Woman” and her own poem “Solitaire.” November 30, 2018
