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A Sprinkle of Poetry in April
WNYC brings you today's acclaimed young poets to celebrate April as National Poetry Month
Listen to the sassy simile or profound praise found in some award-winning twenty-first century poems. Hear interviews with upcoming poets during broadcasts on Morning Edition, All Things Considered and newscasts throughout the day. For selections from twentieth-century poet icons reading their work, look for the Historic Moments poetry page in the Arts & Culture section.
Dr. Maya Angelou
April 23, 2008
Maya Angelou, the Grammy-nominated author, actor, teacher and activist, enjoys a lifetime position as the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University. She is only the secon....
Robert Frost
April 23, 2008
Frost began writing poetry while still a schoolboy in New England, where he stayed for college and most of his life. He published his first poem, "Butterfly" in 1894 and went on to win the Pulitzer P....
Carl Sandberg
April 22, 2008
Illinois-born Carl Sandberg was one of eight children in a Swedish immigrant family living in Galesville. Carl worked as a jack-of-all-trades after graduating from eighth grade. He delivered milk, l....
Baruch "Baba" Israel
April 22, 2008
Baruch “Baba” Israel has taken his Hip Hop performance across the USA, Europe, Japan, Brazil, New Zealand, S.E. Asia and Australia. He is an emcee, producer, poet, theater artist, and beatboxer.....
Dante Micheaux
April 15, 2008
Micheaux has taught poetry at the Frederick Douglas Creative Arts Center in New York and he has been a guest poet of the LouderArts Project, The Church of St. John the Divine, the Publishing Triangle....
Aracelis Girmay
April 15, 2008
Aracelis Girmay writes poetry, fiction, & essays. Her book of poems, Teeth, was published by Curbstone Press in June, 2007, for which she was awarded a Pan African Literary Forum Fellowship. Girmay'....
