

Eliza Griswold discusses "First Person"
11 snips Sep 19, 2019
Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and poet, discusses her 'First Person' poetry series on New Yorker.com. She explores themes of ambition, motherhood, and identity. Griswold reflects on personal inspirations behind the poems, like a car being towed, and the intersection of self, society, and poetry as a transformative ceremony.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Exploring Self and Identity in Poetry
02:12 • 13min
Exploring Self and Poetry as Ceremony
15:22 • 2min
Exploring Land-Days: Afghan Poems and Miramanda
17:48 • 7min
Exploring Identity Through Poetry and Journalism
24:20 • 10min
Discussion with Eliza Griswold on Poetry and Publications
33:56 • 2min