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Kory Stamper: 11-29-2017
(2017-11-29)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. -
Kyle Baker: 12/1/2021
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti: 3/12/1973
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Lewis Turco: 2/22/1968
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Lola Haskins: 10-25-1995
(1995-10-25)Lola Haskins discusses her love of poetry and her sense of what she is good at and what she is not good at. Haskins reads her poem “Forty-Four Ambitions for the Piano.” -
Lucien Stryk: 09-16-1976
(1976-09-16)In a conversation recorded September 16th, 1976, Lucien Stryk describes his time in Japan and Italy and his interest in Buddhist poetry. Poems read include "Hearn in Matsue," "To a Japanese Poet," and "Burning Oneself to Death." -
Lucille Clifton: 11-12-1987
(1987-11-12)Lucille Clifton was one of America's leading poets.She was the author of six collections of poetry as well as more than a dozen books of fiction and poetry for children. She is interviewed by Stan Rubin and Anthony Piccione. -
Lyn Lifshin: 03-09-1977
(1977-03-09)Lyn Lifshin, in an interview recorded September 30th, 1977, reads her poems “Thaw,” “For a Friend,” “But Instead She has Gone into Woods,” and “Two Poem.” She talks about poetry’s ability to work out feelings and how the ... -
Margaret Atwood: 09-12-1979
(1979-09-12)Margaret Atwood, an award-winning Canadian poet and novelist, begins the interview by reading her poem “You Begin.” She continues by discussing the oral experience of poetry as well as outlining the distinction between the ... -
Margaret Walker: 04-05-1978
(1978-04-05)The poet and novelist Margaret Walker discusses her work in an interview recorded April 5, 1978. -
Marilynne Robinson: 02-23-1989
(1989-02-23)In an interview conducted on February 23, 1989, Marilynne Robinson reads from her novel Housekeeping and discusses her characters Ruth, Lucille, and Sylvie. She recalls writing the novel while teaching in France, and her ... -
Mary Oliver: 07-14-1981
(1981-07-14)The poet Mary Oliver discusses her work in an interview recorded July 14, 1981. -
Mary Oliver: 7/14/1981
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Michael Horovitz: 05-12-1978
(1978-05-12)In a recording made May 12, 1978, Michael Horovitz reads from The Wolverhampton Wanderer, The New Departures Anthology, and Growing Up: Selected Poems & Pictures. Poems read include “Highland Rhapsody,” “Western Train,” ... -
Miller Williams: 10/15/1969
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Mitchell Jackson: 2/26/2020
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Molly Haskell: 03-10-1977
(1977-03-10)Molly Haskell, film critic for the Village Voice and author of From Reverence to Rape discusses the ways women are portrayed in both film and television. Haskell describes how culture and male influence shape that portrayal ... -
Nadine Gordimer: 01-24-1986
(1986-01-24)Gordimer calls herself a "natural writer" and speaks about the influence that growing up in a South African mining town had on her writing. She responds to questions about voice, rhythm, audience, narrative techniques, and ... -
Nadine Gordimer: 02-22-1972
(1972-02-22)Nadine Gordimer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize for literature, discusses her work in an interview recorded February 22, 1972. -
Natasha D. Trethewey: 2/12/2003
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