The New Yorker: Poetry

Yusef Komunyakaa Reads Marilyn Hacker

Jun 24, 2014
Yusef Komunyakaa reads Marilyn Hacker's poem 'Names' and his own work, exploring themes of absence in poetry and the influence of early 20th-century poets like the Imagists. The discussion with Paul Muldoon delves into poetic craft, storytelling voices, and the significance of names in evoking emotions.
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