Poet Robert Bly reads from a selection of his poems against the Vietnam War, including “Counting Small Bodies”, followed by an interview and discussion about his poetry and his feelings about the war. There are also some ...

E. M. Broner was a Jewish-American feminist writer, best known for her books Weave of Women, Her Mothers, Journal-Nocturnal and Seven Stories, and Summer is a Foreign Land. She begins the interview by reading a passage ...

The poet Adrienne Rich discusses her work in an interview conducted November 13, 1973 on the Brockport campus.

The poet Mary Oliver discusses her work in an interview recorded July 14, 1981.

Calvin Forbes reads his poems "Kindness" and "Mama's Boy." He discusses the influences of John Donne, metaphysical poetry, public libraries, and music, especially jazz, on his work. The interview ends with a discussion of ...

Poet and editor Kevin Young discusses his work in an interview conducted November 30, 2016.

Essayist Elena Passarello discusses and reads from her work in an interview conducted October 3, 2018.

Memoirist and novelist Anne Panning discusses her work in an interview recorded November 28, 2018.

Edward Albee was an American playwright, best known for plays such as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Delicate Balance, and Seascape. The interview begins with a discussion about creative art and its usefulness in sending ...

Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper discusses the creation and editing of dictionaries. Stamper reads aloud from her book Word By Word and notes the flaws, virtues, and quirks of a few sample dictionaries.