Poets & Writers Theater

In this video from 2013, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet James Tate reads a selection of poems for the Mishi-Maya-Gat series at Manchester Community College.

In this short film, part of the Poetry Everywhere series produced in association with the Poetry Foundation, a poem by James Tate is animated by Steven Wells.

James Tate reads from his chapbook The Zoo Club (Rain Taxi, 2011) at an event for the Free Verse series with poet Dara Wier at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In this interview with James Tate, presented by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, the poet speaks about his writing process, his work, and what it means to be a writer.

"One night I thought I saw a llama cross the road." James Tate reads "Llamas" at an event with poets Marilyn Hacker and Paul Muldoon for Bryant Park Reading Room's Word for Word Poetry reading series in 2010.