Poets & Writers Theater
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"Reading and writing allows us to be empathic. And without empathy, I think, our society would be at a total loss. I think in that way, writing can affect great change." Poets Nathaniel Mackey and Cathy Park Hong answer questions from New York City high school students about writing and inspiration at a live Writers at Work event hosted by 92nd Street Y with the Paris Review.
Tags: interview | Nathaniel Mackey | 92NY | Paris Review | Writers at Work | Cathy Park Hong | Poetry -
"The lessons in tone, rhythm, cadence that you can learn from listening [to music] are important as a poet." Nathaniel Mackey, winner of the 2015 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry, describes how listening to international music has influenced his writing process.
Tags: talk | Nathaniel Mackey | Bollingen Prize for American Poetry | Duke University | music | Poetry