Topic: Poetry New & Featured Articles Videos Podcasts Topics List of posts Showing 43 - 56 of 142 posts Listen Episode 51: Natasha Trethewey Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Natasha Trethewey’s poem "Elegy" from her collection Thrall. Date: March 16, 2022 Natasha Trethewey, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 50: Patricia Smith Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Patricia Smith’s "Thankful" from her collection Blood Dazzler. Date: March 10, 2022 Patricia Smith, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 49: Ilya Kaminsky Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ilya Kaminsky's poem "We Lived Happily During the War." Date: March 3, 2022 Ilya Kaminsky, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 48: Carl Phillips Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Carl Phillips's poem "Little Winter." Date: February 23, 2022 Carl Phillips, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 47: Kiki Petrosino Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Kiki Petrosino's poem "Prelude." Date: February 16, 2022 Kiki Petrosino, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 46: Jaki Shelton Green Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jaki Shelton Green's poem "i know the grandmother one had hands." Date: February 10, 2022 Jaki Shelton Green, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 45: Tyehimba Jess Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Tyehimba Jess' poem "Fort Mose." Date: February 3, 2022 Tyehimba Jess, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 44: Chloe Martinez Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Chloe Martinez's poem "To the Fossils Embedded in the Floor of the Met’s Medieval Galleries." Date: January 27, 2022 Chloe Martinez, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 43: Cece Peri Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Cece Peri's poem "It’s Noir." Date: January 20, 2022 Cece Peri, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 42: Henry Morro Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Henry Morro's poem "Any Job." Date: January 13, 2022 Henry Morro, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 41: Suzanne Lummis Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Suzanne Lummis's poem "Why I Am Not the Los Angeles River." Date: January 5, 2022 Suzanne Lummis, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 40: W. S. Merwin Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads W. S. Merwin's poem "To the New Year ." Date: December 30, 2021 W. S. Merwin, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 39: Toi Derricotte Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Toi Derricotte's poem "Christmas Eve: My Mother Dressing." Date: December 23, 2021 Toi Derricotte, Lynne Thompson Poetry Listen Episode 38: Derek Walcott Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Derek Walcott's poem "The Season of Phantasmal Peace." Date: December 16, 2021 Derek Walcott, Lynne Thompson Poetry Browse Popular Topics En español Central 100 LGBTQIA Los Angeles History View All Topics
Listen Episode 51: Natasha Trethewey Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Natasha Trethewey’s poem "Elegy" from her collection Thrall. Date: March 16, 2022 Natasha Trethewey, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 50: Patricia Smith Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Patricia Smith’s "Thankful" from her collection Blood Dazzler. Date: March 10, 2022 Patricia Smith, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 49: Ilya Kaminsky Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ilya Kaminsky's poem "We Lived Happily During the War." Date: March 3, 2022 Ilya Kaminsky, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 48: Carl Phillips Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Carl Phillips's poem "Little Winter." Date: February 23, 2022 Carl Phillips, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 47: Kiki Petrosino Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Kiki Petrosino's poem "Prelude." Date: February 16, 2022 Kiki Petrosino, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 46: Jaki Shelton Green Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jaki Shelton Green's poem "i know the grandmother one had hands." Date: February 10, 2022 Jaki Shelton Green, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 45: Tyehimba Jess Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Tyehimba Jess' poem "Fort Mose." Date: February 3, 2022 Tyehimba Jess, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 44: Chloe Martinez Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Chloe Martinez's poem "To the Fossils Embedded in the Floor of the Met’s Medieval Galleries." Date: January 27, 2022 Chloe Martinez, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 43: Cece Peri Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Cece Peri's poem "It’s Noir." Date: January 20, 2022 Cece Peri, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 42: Henry Morro Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Henry Morro's poem "Any Job." Date: January 13, 2022 Henry Morro, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 41: Suzanne Lummis Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Suzanne Lummis's poem "Why I Am Not the Los Angeles River." Date: January 5, 2022 Suzanne Lummis, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 40: W. S. Merwin Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads W. S. Merwin's poem "To the New Year ." Date: December 30, 2021 W. S. Merwin, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 39: Toi Derricotte Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Toi Derricotte's poem "Christmas Eve: My Mother Dressing." Date: December 23, 2021 Toi Derricotte, Lynne Thompson Poetry
Listen Episode 38: Derek Walcott Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Derek Walcott's poem "The Season of Phantasmal Peace." Date: December 16, 2021 Derek Walcott, Lynne Thompson Poetry
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