Three poets celebrate the freedom of poetry

This hour, as National Poetry Month comes to a close, we celebrate the form with three contemporary poets.

GUESTS:

• Matthew Zapruder: Professor, poet, whose most recent collection is Father’s Day, and author of the book Why Poetry.
• Margaret Gibson: Poet laureate of Connecticut, whose most recent collection is The Glass Globe. 
• Yanyi: Poet, whose most recent collection is Dream of the Divided Field, and writer of the advice column “The Reading,” for creative writers.  

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