The Poet and the Poem
| Genre | Poetry |
|---|---|
| Running time | ca. 50 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Hosted by | Grace Cavalieri |
| Recording studio | Washington, DC |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Website | Poet and the Poem |
| Podcast | Podcast |
The Poet and the Poem is an hour-long radio interview program hosted by Grace Cavalieri featuring with leading poets and sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Witter Bynner Foundation.
The program was started in 1977 by the poet and playwright Grace Cavalieri. The program was first broadcast from WPFW in Washington, DC. Cavalieri brought the program to the Library of Congress in 1997. The programs archives are stored at the Gelman Library at George Washington University
The show regularly features interviews with writers from across the country. Poets featured have included Francisco Aragón, Margaret Atwood, Sandra Beasley, Lucille Clifton, Cornelius Eady, Forrest Gander, Allen Ginsberg, Terrance Hayes, Major Jackson, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Richard McCann, E. Ethelbert Miller, Naomi Shihab Nye, Linda Pastan, Kim Roberts, Henry Taylor, Emma Trelles, David Tucker, Dan Vera, and Alice Walker.
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