Speech by Kevin Young
Kevin Young reads the poem “Speech” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).
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Choir (Morning) by Kevin Young
Kevin Young reads the poem “Choir (Morning)” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).
Choir (Dusk) by Kevin Young
Kevin Young reads the poem “Choir (Dusk)” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).
Ash Wednesday by Kevin Young
Kevin Young reads the poem “Ash Wednesday” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).
Witness by Kevin Young
Kevin Young reads the poem “Witness” from his book Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels (Knopf, 2011).
Attributed to the Harrow Painter by Nick Twemlow
Nick Twemlow reads two poems from his new collection, Attributed to the Harrow Painter, published in November by the University of Iowa Press.
Barbie Chang by Victoria Chang
Victoria Chang reads four poems from her new collection, Barbie Chang, published in November by Copper Canyon Press.
Witch Wife by Kiki Petrosino
Kiki Petrosino reads three poems from her new collection, Witch Wife, published in December by Sarabande Books.
The Wrong Way to Save Your Life by Megan Stielstra
Megan Stielstra reads an excerpt from “I Am Still Fighting With My Big and Small Fears,” from her new essay collection, The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, published in August by Harper Perennial. Recorded live in August 2017 at Women and...
Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
Ayobami Adebayo reads an excerpt from her debut novel, Stay With Me, published in August by Knopf.
The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
Eleanor Henderson reads an excerpt from her new novel, The Twelve-Mile Straight, published in September by Ecco.
The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro
Julia Fierro reads from her novel, The Gypsy Moth Summer, published in June by St. Martin’s Press.
Prologue
Before that summer of ’92, when the gypsy moths swarmed Avalon Island and Leslie Day Marshall, golden-headed...
Made for Love by Alissa Nutting
Alissa Nutting reads from her new novel, Made for Love, published in July by Ecco.
Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camille T. Dungy
Camille T. Dungy reads an excerpt from her new essay collection, Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History, published in June by Norton.
from Lap Child
If I keep the baby with...
Lessons on Expulsion by Erika L. Sánchez
Erika L. Sánchez reads two poems from her debut poetry collection, Lessons on Expulsion, published in July by Graywolf Press.
Forty-Three
The moment before death the air—inexplicably—tastes of wet horse. The chest expands...
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie reads an excerpt from his new memoir, You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me, published in June by Little, Brown.
Somebody With a Little Hammer by Mary Gaitskill
Mary Gaitskill reads from her new essay collection, Somebody With a Little Hammer, published in April by Pantheon.
The Standard Grand by Jay Baron Nicorvo
Jay Baron Nicorvo reads an excerpt from his new novel, The Standard Grand, published in April by St. Martin's Press.
The Trembling Answers by Craig Morgan Teicher
Craig Morgan Teicher reads three poems from his new collection, The Trembling Answers, published in April by BOA Editions.
Every Turning
Every turning toward is a turning away:poets have always known the truthof this. I...
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
Hannah Tinti reads from her new novel, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, published in March by Dial Press.
Incendiary Art by Patricia Smith
Patricia Smith reads two poems from her new collection, Incendiary Art, published in February by TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press.
Incendiary Art: The Body
I’ve nightmared your writhe, glumfists...
Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarello
Elena Passarello reads from her new essay collection, Animals Strike Curious Poses, published in February by Sarabande Books.
excerpt from War Pigs
CHER AMIBy the second day under mortar fire, the 77th Division—...
Abandon Me by Melissa Febos
Melissa Febos reads from her new essay collection, Abandon Me, published on February 28 by Bloomsbury.
Call My Name
When I was seven, my sea captain father at sea, my mother a strobing lighthouse of missing, I stood alone in...
Sirens by Joshua Mohr
Joshua Mohr reads from his new memoir, Sirens, published in January by Two Dollar Radio.
Everything We Don’t Know by Aaron Gilbreath
Aaron Gilbreath reads from the title essay of his new collection, Everything We Don't Know, published in November by Curbside Splendor.
Everything We Don't Know
On Friday March 23, 2012, a year after Japan's Fukushima...