Dana Gioia
The former poet laureate of California talks about his life in poetry and chooses favourites from amongst listener requests. His selection includes poetry by Charles Bukowski, Li Bo, and his former teacher and friend, Elizabeth Bishop.
Producer Sally Heaven
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This Week's Poems
Annabel Lee
By Edgar Allen Poe
From The Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Published by Collins Classics
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Poem 101 - By Strangers' Coasts and Waters
By Catullus
Translated by Robert Fitzgerald
From Spring Shade Poems 1931-1970
Published by New Directions
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The Emperor of Ice Cream
By Wallace Stevens
From The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens
Published by Alfred A. Knopf /Random House
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Autumn Day
By Rainer Maria Rilke
Translation by Dana Gioia
Unpublished
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Tragedy of the Leaves
By Charles Bukowski
From The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993
Published by Canongate
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Drinking Alone by Moonlight
By Li Po
Translation by Arthur Waley
From More Translations From the Chinese
Pub: Alfred A. Knopf
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Poem
By Elizabeth Bishop
From Elizabeth Bishop - Complete Poems
Published by Chatto and Windus
Broadcast
- Sun 23 Jan 2022 16:30大象传媒 Radio 4