You know by now that poets can turn their eyes and pens to the ordinary as well as the sublime... but how many poems have you read about WORK? Keith Hansen brings us three of those today.
I'm a little jealous that Keith beat me to sharing "What Work Is" by Philip Levine. That one's a mysterious gem.
Clemens Starck "Slab on Grade"
Philip Levine "What Work Is"
Marge Piercy "To Be Of Use"
Episode 25: The Star Market
Episode 24: The Ordinary
Episode 23: Sea Fever
Episode 22: "Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins
Episode 21: Poetry Transplanted
Episode 20: Good Mail
Episode 19: "Memorial" by A.E. Stallings
Episode 18: A Child's Garden of Verses
Episode 17: Why Poetry?
Episode 16: O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!
Episode 15: What Does a Six Year Old Love?
Episode 14: "These Days" by Sharon Olds
Episode 13: Two Love Poems from the Middle
Episode 12: The Gift of Hopkins
Episode 11: A Teacher's Gift
Episode 10: Mailbag Poetry Reading
Episode 9: A Poet Reads: Bethany Lee
Episode 8: "Recitation"
Episode 7: Lost Love In Medieval Ireland
Episode 6: "If it ain't a pleasure it ain't a poem"
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