Radical Imagination: Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes on Poetry in Our Times In a special episode of the Poetry Podcast, Tracy K. Smith, Marilyn Nelson, and Terrance Hayes join Kevin Young to read their work, and to discuss its relationship to protest and liberation. July 24, 2020 Clarence Major Reads Billy Collins Clarence Major joins Kevin Young to discuss “Downpour,” by Billy Collins, and his own poem “Hair.” June 24, 2020 Elisa Gonzalez Reads Czeslaw Milosz Gonzalez joins Kevin Young to discuss “Gathering Apricots,” by Milosz, and her own poem “Failed Essay on Privilege.” April 29, 2020 Ben Purkert Reads Jorie Graham Purkert joins Kevin Young to discuss “Notes on the Reality of the Self,” by Graham, and his own poem “News.” March 25, 2020 Kwame Dawes Reads Derek Walcott Dawes joins Kevin Young to discuss “The Season of Phantasmal Peace,” by Walcott, and his own poem “Before Winter.” February 26, 2020 Ellen Bass Reads Frank X. Gaspar Bass joins Kevin Young to discuss “Quahogs,” by Frank X. Gaspar, and her own poem “Because.” January 22, 2020 Mary Jo Bang Discusses Purgatorio Bang joins Kevin Young to discuss her translation of the second part of Dante’s Divine Comedy. December 23, 2019 Shane McCrae Discusses “Jim Limber in Heaven” Shane McCrae joins Kevin Young to discuss his poetry sequence “Jim Limber in Heaven.” November 22, 2019 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