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Joshua Kryah is a contemporary poet in Las Vegas. But his poems "would be just as at home in the mouth of a monk in medieval France, a Brazilian…

Poet, teacher and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni joins us to talk about a lifetime of letters and activism. Her poems range from the black power…

Ishmael Reed is one of the most prolific African-American poets and essayists to date, known for stirring controversy when it comes to politics and black…

David Lee is a poet and author with a colorful past that has helped him create some unique poetry. Lee has been a boxer, war veteran and former…

"Tomorrow begins with shrapnel and blood...." That's the line Brian Turner wrote - about death he saw firsthand. Brian Turner was a soldier in Iraq when…

Pablo Medina left Cuba when he was 12, but he still remembers Havana and the salty breeze off the ocean. He lives in New York now. The poet joins us to…