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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“One of the reasons that we write is to see the world reflected in a way that makes sense to us.” In this Furious Flower interview from 2015, Camille T. Dungy speaks about how editing the anthology Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry (University of Georgia Press, 2009) helped articulate her views on nature poetry. A profile of Dungy by Renée H. Shea appears in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Camille T. Dungy | Furious Flower | Black Nature | University of Georgia Press | 2015 | nature writing | May/June 2023 -
“Green spring grass on / the hills had cured / by June and by July,” reads Forrest Gander from his poem “Wasteland: on the California Wildfires” for Dear Poet, the Academy of American Poets’ educational project for National Poetry Month.
Tags: Poetry | Forrest Gander | Dear Poet | Academy of American Poets | 2021 | nature writing | National Poetry Month -
In this NEW INC virtual event, Brain Pickings founder Maria Popova speaks with Patrick Rosal about art, cities, and nature and how poetry helps connect people to the natural world. Rosal’s latest collection, The Last Thing: New & Selected Poems (Persea Books, 2021), is featured in Page One in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Patrick Rosal | Maria Popova | Brain Pickings | NEW INC | Page One | September/October 2021 | nature writing -
“This brown girl from Chicago also loves the outdoors.” In the book trailer for her fourth poetry collection, Oceanic (Copper Canyon Press, 2018), Aimee Nezhukumatathil describes her motivation for writing and her passion for the natural world. Her illustrated collection of nature essays, World of Wonders, is forthcoming from Milkweed Editions.
Tags: Poetry | Aimee Nezhukumatathil | Oceanic | Copper Canyon Press | 2018 | book trailer | nature writing | World of Wonders | Milkweed Editions | Chicago