Poetry in America for Teachers

December 7, 2016 Leave a comment

Poems present a unique set of challenges to readers—and to teachers.  They look and often sound different from prose, for one thing, and they sometimes require that we use a special … … Read more

Poetry, Podcasting, and the Problem of Audience

October 28, 2016 Leave a comment

What if poetry content was something that everyone could easily follow without taking notes, a succession of complex ideas that unfolded themselves to the listener intuitively? Summer intern Brieanna Martin tries to answer this question as she works on the Poetry in America podcast, currently in production. … Read more
Richard Dawkins, clad in a gray suit, is seated and gesturing with his left hand while engaged in conversation with Elisa New.

Nautilus Features Poetry in America Conversation with Richard Dawkins

October 27, 2016 Leave a comment

What are the forces that shape us, that make us the way we are?  How much control do we have over the decisions we make each day?  Are we mere products of our environment, or do we have the power to transform the world around us? Questions like these have long guided research by scientists, social scientists, and philosophers.  But, as this Nautilus feature on Poetry in America’s conversation with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins demonstrates, such questions also lend themselves to poetic inquiry. … Read more
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