Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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In this 2017 interview at Claremont Graduate University, Marianne Boruch talks about her 2011 collection, The Book of Hours, for which she won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and how poetry remains a “mysterious form” and creates a space where “it’s a pleasure to be elsewhere.” Boruch is the recipient of the 2026 Jackson Poetry Prize.
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Phillip B. Williams discusses his use of “the grotesque” in his poetry, the relationship between poetry and the internet, and how to foster literary community at the Tufts poetry library at Claremont Graduate University. Williams is the winner of the 2017 Kate Tufts Discovery Award for his debut collection, Thief in the Interior (Alice James Books, 2016).
