John Ashbery

David Lehman joins Kevin Young to read and discuss John Ashbery's 'Worsening Situation' and his poem 'Stages on Life's Way.' They explore Ashbery's unique writing style, themes of detachment and clarity, connections with New York School poets, and delve into love, memory, and fantasy in poetry.

Poetry-focused episode featuring poets Pattiann Rogers, John Ashbery, Coral Bracho, Forrest Gander, and Lucille Clifton. They discuss personal journeys into poetry, the transformative power of Walt Whitman's work, Mexican poet Coral Bracho's unique poetry, themes of love and the natural world, finding one's unique voice in poetry, and the language of poetry and American identity.