Coming soon to National Public Radio ...
A New Radio Series on American Poets and Their Art
Rita Dove
Allen Ginsberg
Maxine Kumin
James Merrill
W.S.
Merwin
Sharon Olds
Adrienne Rich
Karl Shapiro
Gary Soto
Charles Wright
I
Hear 12 of today's most influential
and engaging poets
• read and discuss the origins and meaning of
their most famous and favorite works
• reveal their beginnings as writers and the
turning points in their careers
• trace the changing styles in
American poetry since the Fifties
Broadcasts begin
July
1991 on NPR
member stations nationwide- check
local listings for dates and times
Produced, written, and hosted by
Joseph Parisi, Editor of
POETRY
Magazine
For more information on
Poets in Person
contact
POETRY
The Modern Poetry Association
60
West Walton Street
Chicago, IL 606 10.
312-280-4870
POETS IN PERSON is made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Additional suppport is made possible from NPR member stations and the NPR Arts and Performance Fund.
