Ellen Bass Reads Frank X. Gaspar Bass joins Kevin Young to discuss “Quahogs,” by Frank X. Gaspar, and her own poem “Because.” January 22, 2020 Mary Jo Bang Discusses Purgatorio Bang joins Kevin Young to discuss her translation of the second part of Dante’s Divine Comedy. December 23, 2019 Shane McCrae Discusses “Jim Limber in Heaven” Shane McCrae joins Kevin Young to discuss his poetry sequence “Jim Limber in Heaven.” November 22, 2019 Vijay Seshadri Reads Sylvia Plath Vijay Seshadri joins Kevin Young to discuss “The Moon and the Yew Tree,” by Sylvia Plath, and his own poem “Cliffhanging.” October 31, 2019 Eliza Griswold Discusses “First Person” Eliza Griswold joins Kevin Young to discuss her poetry sequence “First Person.” September 20, 2019 Ariel Francisco Reads James Wright Ariel Francisco joins Kevin Young to discuss “By a Lake in Minnesota,” by James Wright, and his own poem “Along the East River and in the Bronx Young Men Were Singing.” August 28, 2019 Campbell McGrath Reads Czeslaw Milosz Campbell McGrath joins Kevin Young to discuss “Realism,” by Czeslaw Milosz, and his own poem “The Human Heart.” July 17, 2019 Natasha Trethewey Reads Charles Wright The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Charles Wright’s “Toadstools,” and her own poem “Repentance.” June 19, 2019 Safiya Sinclair Reads Natalie Diaz Safiya Sinclair joins Kevin Young to read and discuss Natalie Diaz’s poem “From the Desire Field” and her own poem “Gospel of the Misunderstood.” May 22, 2019 Rachel Eliza Griffiths Reads W. S. Merwin Rachel Eliza Griffiths joins Kevin Young to discuss “Rain Light,” by W. S. Merwin, and her own poem “Heart of Darkness.” April 17, 2019