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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“—my body lights up for life / like all the wishes being granted in a fountain / at the same instant—” Max Ritvo reads his poem “Afternoon” in a short video animated by Nate Milton for WNYC’s Only Human podcast. Ritvo’s debut collection, Four Reincarnations, is forthcoming in November by Milkweed Editions.
Tags: animation | Milkweed Editions | WNYC | 2016 | Max Ritvo | Afternoon | Four Reincarnations | Poetry -
“I hope, Maxes, some good in you is of me.” The late Max Ritvo reads “Poem to My Litter” in a short video animated by Nate Milton for WNYC’s Only Human podcast. Ritvo’s debut poetry collection, Four Reincarnations (Milkweed Editions, 2016), is featured in Page One in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: short film | animation | Milkweed Editions | WNYC | 2016 | Max Ritvo | Four Reincarnations | Poem to My Litter | Poetry -
Rick Moody reads an excerpt from his new novel, Hotels of North America (Little, Brown, 2015), at a recording of WNYC's "Answer Songs" show, accompanied by artist Michael Arthur's real-time illustrations.
Tags: 2015 | reading | Little, Brown | illustration | Rick Moody | WNYC | Michael Arthur | Hotels of North America | Answer Songs | Fiction -
Samuel Menashe, the first poet to receive the Neglected Masters Award from the Poetry Foundation in 2004, died Monday night in his sleep on August 22, 2011. He was eighty-five years old. In this clip, from the WNYC series “Know Your Neighbor,” Menashe is seen in his New York City apartment, where he lived for fifty years.
Tags: Poetry | New York City | 2004 | Poetry Foundation | Samuel Menashe | Neglected Masters Award | WNYC | Know Your Neighbor | in memoriam
